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| Title | Tragedy |
| Date of Original | 1952-08-31 |
| Creator | Olson, Cal, 1924-2009
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| Creator Role | Photographer
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| Description | View showing three women and a Fargo police officer. Image taken at night. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | People
Law
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Spectators
Women
Tragedies
Police
Victims
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| Personal Name | Fick, Florence
Perkins, Frances
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| Organization Name | Fargo (N.D.). Police Dept.
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| Location | Fargo (N.D.)
Cass County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Decade | 1950-1959
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| Item Number | 2098.303 |
| Negative Number | 2098.303 |
| Format of Original | Acetate negatives
Safety film negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 7 x 13 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 | "Face drawn with shock, Mrs. Francis Perkins, right, watched her home go up in flames. With her is Mrs. Robert Fick, who reported the fire." - caption with image published in The Fargo Forum, September 2, 1952, p. 14. |
| Notes | Title created by photographer. |
| Biography/History | This image taken of spectators of a house fire happened in the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, August 31, 1952. The home, located at 1405 17th Street S., Fargo, N.D. was owned by Mrs. Francis Perkins. Cal Olson was awarded 3rd place in the spot news classification for this image he entitled "Tragedy" at the Kent State University's 12th annual Short Course in Press Photography, in March 1953. |
| 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 (2098.303) |
| Rights Management | Copyright held by Institute for Regional Studies. |
| Language | eng; |
| Digital ID | co000542 |
| Original Source | Negative |
