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| Title | Wreck from auto accident at Tower City, N.D. on display at Fargo, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1956-08-27 |
| Creator | Torgerson, Ben
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | Two cars displayed on a trailer after being in an accident. The car on the left has "Super" on it. The trailer is being supported by a barrel that says "High HP, Perelube, The high horsepower motor oil." |
| General Subject | Transportation
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Accidents
Automobiles
Trailers
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| Location | Tower City (N.D.)
Fargo (N.D.)
Cass County (N.D.)
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| Address | Fargo (N.D.) - Broadway - 800 block
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| Decade | 1950-1959
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| Item Number | 2070.170.3 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 13 x 18 cm. |
| Transcription | "Tower City acci - 8/27/56 These pictures taken by Ben Torgerson at Pure Oil on B'wy."-- Handwritten on front of photograph. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff. |
| Biography/History | Two cars displayed on a trailer in Fargo, N.D. on August 27, 1956 after a collision in Tower City earlier that year. Ben Torgerson worked at Pure Oil Company which was located at 815 Broadway, Fargo, N.D. He also lived on Broadway in 1956. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Tom Hoheisel and Andrew R. Nielsen. Images of America: Cass County. (Chicago: Arcadia, 2007), 39. |
| Repository Institution | Cass County Historical Society
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| Repository Collection | Cass County Historical Society Photography Collection 2070 (Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo)
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| Credit Line | Cass County Historical Society, Bonanzaville, West Fargo (2070.170.3) |
| Ordering Information | http://www.bonanzaville.org/main.php (701) 282-2822 Cass County Historical Society 1351 West Main Ave. West Fargo, ND 58078 |
| Language | eng; |
| Grant | NHPRC SNAP Grant 2008-2009, NAR08-RC-10021-08 |
| Digital ID | dm20701073 |
