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Train wreck on April 17, 1953
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| Title | Train wreck on April 17, 1953 |
| Date of Original | 1953-04-17 |
| Creator | Burkum, Lester, 1912-2001
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | A view looking down railroad tracks where a train wreck occured. On the left are parts from the train and a train car sits upright but diagonal to the tracks. On the right is a railroad crane on another track to move the railroad cars, it has the number X2392 on the side. In the distance down the railroad tracks is a pile of debris, another train car off the track and smashed up, and a few people. |
| General Subject | Transportation
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Railroad accidents
Railroad cars
Railroad construction & maintenance
Railroad rails
Railroad travel
Railroad tracks
Railroads
Accidents
Hoisting machinery
People
Debris
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| Location | North Dakota
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| Decade | 1950-1959
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| Item Number | 001.40.07 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 9 x 16 cm. |
| Transcription | "2. April 17, 1953, crane is on side track, (south) track, roof of section house visible, north side of R.R."--Handwritten on back of photograph. |
| Notes | Other photographs taken of this railroad wreck had information written on them saying, "Grand truck western boxcar…" and "4 cars rolled on ties until 4 unit diesel and 20 cars stopped east of wreck scene. Train was't (west?) going east. 7:00 A.M."--Handwritten on the back of photographs. |
| Repository Institution | Manfred Heritage Museum
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| Repository Collection | Manfred Heritage Museum Photograph Collection
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| Credit Line | Manfred Heritage Museum, Manfred, N.D. (001.40.07) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Ordering Information | Manfred Heritage Museum
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| Grant | NHPRC SNAP Grant 2008-2009, NAR08-RC-10021-08 |
| Digital ID | dm0014007 |
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