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| Title | Pure Oil fuel station scene of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota murder |
| Date of Original | 1954-12-19 |
| Creator | Olson, Cal, 1924-2009
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| Creator Role | Photographer
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| Description | Exterior of a Pure Oil automobile service station, taken in winter with snow on the ground. Gasoline pumps are visible in the foreground, and Christmas trees are lined up along the side of the building. Several men are standing beside the gasoline pumps. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | City & Town Life
Business & Industry
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Automobile service stations
Gasoline pumps
Christmas trees
Snow
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| Organization Name | Pure Oil Company
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| Location | Pelican Rapids (Minn.)
Otter Tail County (Minn.)
Minnesota
United States
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| Decade | 1950-1959
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| Item Number | 2098.s629 |
| Negative Number | 2098.s629 |
| 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 | "Scene of tragedy - This Pure Oil filling station in Pelican Rapids was the scene of a double crime Saturday night, when its co-owner was killed and the money till robbed of $195 and a $5 check." - caption with image published in The Fargo Forum, December 20, 1954, p. 6. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff. |
| Biography/History | Rodney Gilberts, a Pure Oil filling station operator in Pelican Rapids, Minn. was gunned down on December 18, 1954, by Donald Lee Fruhrman, during robbery. Fruhrman made off with about $195 from the cash register. Shortly after the robbery Gilberts body was discovered by a trucker, Calmer Kjono. Upon approaching the station, Mr. Kjono had noticed a young man leave the station and get into a Cadillac automobile parked nearby. Mr. Kjono's approached the car, and as he reached for the door a shot rang out and Mr. Kjono was wounded in the left hand. Mr. Fruhrman then sped off in the car, shooting at Mr. Kjono as he drove away. Mr. Kjono then summoned authorities who formed a posse, and Donald Fruhrman was captured three hours later on a road five miles northwest of town where he had run out of gas. |
| 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.s629) |
| Rights Management | Copyright held by Institute for Regional Studies. |
| Language | eng; |
| Digital ID | co000194 |
| Original Source | Negative |
