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| Title | Munson family funeral scene, Trinity Lutheran Church, Moorhead, Minn. |
| Date of Original | 1957-06-24 |
| Creator | Olson, Cal, 1924-2009
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| Creator Role | Photographer
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| Description | Elevated view looking down at Rev. Oscar Anderson standing in front of altar inside Trinity Lutheran Church, Moorhead, Minn. during funeral for the Gerald Munson children killed in the 1957 Fargo tornado. Six small caskets are lined up in the front of the church. Also visible are a large number of floral arrangements. People are visible seated in the pews. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Religion
Social Life & Customs
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Funeral rites & ceremonies
Flower arrangements
Preachers
Lutheran churches
Coffins
Pews
Interiors
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| Personal Name | Anderson, Oscar A., 1916-2005
Munson family
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| Organization Name | Trinity Lutheran Church (Moorhead, Minn.)
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| Location | Moorhead (Minn.)
Clay County (Minn.)
Minnesota
United States
Fargo (N.D.) - Tornado, 1957
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| Address | Moorhead (Minn.) - 7th Street S.
Moorhead (Minn.) - 7th Street S. - 200 block
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| Decade | 1950-1959
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| Item Number | 2098.a9 |
| Negative Number | 2098.a9 |
| Format of Original | Acetate negatives
Safety film negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 35mm |
| Transcription | "The funeral for the Munson children at Trinity Lutheran Church, Moorhead, June 24, 1957." - caption with image published in Fargo : 1957, An Elegy" by Jamie Parsley, p. 39. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff. |
| Biography/History | Six members of the Gerald Munson family were killed in the June 20, 1957 tornado that struck north Fargo, N.D. |
| 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.a9) |
| Rights Management | Copyright held by Institute for Regional Studies. |
| Language | eng; |
| Digital ID | co000413 |
| Original Source | Negative |
