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| Title | Four car accident near Amenia, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1956-12-29 |
| Creator | Olson, Cal, 1924-2009
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| Creator Role | Photographer
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| Description | Image taken at night showing three of four automobiles involved in an automobile accident. The covered body of a victom is visible under the automobile in the distance. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Transportation
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Automobiles
Accidents
Dead persons
Night photographs
roads
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| Personal Name | Olson, Donald L., 1937-1956
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| Location | Amenia (N.D.)
Cass County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Decade | 1950-1959
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| Item Number | 2098.107 |
| Negative Number | 2098.107 |
| Format of Original | Acetate negatives
Safety film negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 6 x 6 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | Forum Publishing Company (Fargo, N.D.)
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| Place of Publication | Fargo (N.D.)
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| Transcription | "Highway death scene - Shown here are three of four cars involved in a series of accidents which brought death to a 19-year-old Casselton soldier. The blanket-wrapped body of Donald L. Olson lies at the right of the center car. The front bumper of the car was raised with a jack so the body could be extricated from under the vehicle." - caption with photograph published in the Fargo Forum & Daily Republican, December 29, 1956, p. 1. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff. |
| Biography/History | The accident occurred on State Highway 18, three miles north of Amenia, N.D. on December 29, 1956 at 2:45 a.m. Involved in the accident were Donald L. Olson, Dennis Quittschreiber, William J. Parkhouse, and Bonnie Scherweit, and Ralph Parkhouse. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Cal Olson Photograph Collection 2098
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/12634 |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2098.107) |
| Rights Management | Copyright held by Institute for Regional Studies. |
| Language | eng; |
| Digital ID | co000007 |
| Original Source | Negative |
