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Fatal house fire at 1506 8th Street N., Fargo, N.D.
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| Title | Fatal house fire at 1506 8th Street N., Fargo, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1957-03-20 |
| Creator | Olson, Cal, 1924-2009
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| Creator Role | Photographer
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| Description | Fire fighters at doorway and alongside a one story wood frame house shortly after fire. Smoke emitting from windows and doorway. Fire hoses enter through the front door. A ladder is propped along the left side of the house. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | City & Town Life
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Houses
Fires
Fire fighters
Hoses
Smoke
Ladders
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| Personal Name | Sawrey, Douglas W., 1922-2001
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| Location | Fargo (N.D.)
Cass County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Address | Fargo (N.D.) - 8th Street N.
Fargo (N.D.) - 8th Street N. - 1500 block
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| Decade | 1950-1959
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| Item Number | 2098.s153 |
| Negative Number | 2098.s153 |
| 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 | "Four persons died when fire swept through this Fargo home ealry today. Father raised ladder at left in vain rescue attempt." - caption with photograph published in The Fargo Forum, March 20, 1957, p. 1. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff. |
| Biography/History | Fire broke out in the home of Douglas Sawrey at 1506 8th Street N., Fargo, N.D early in the morning of March 20, 1957. Four members of the family were killed in the fire, they were Mrs. Sawrey (Annette), age 30, sons William, age 10, and Wade, age 6, and Mrs. Sawrey's Mother Christina Lieb, age 66. Survivors were Douglas Sawrey, age 34, and daughter, Audrey, age 13. |
| 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.s153) |
| Rights Management | Copyright held by Institute for Regional Studies. |
| Language | eng; |
| Digital ID | co000097 |
| Original Source | Negative |
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