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| Title | Solider William Olson on crutches by the Mississippi River |
| Date of Original | no earlier than 1918 |
| Description | William Olson standing on one leg with his crutches wearing a military uniform. Standing along the Mississippi River banks. He was wounded at Argonne-Muese Sept. 29th, 1918 and lost his right leg from the knee down. |
| General Subject | People
Military
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| Subject (LCTGM) | People
Men
Soldiers
Legs
Wounds & injuries
Uniforms
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| Personal Name | Olson, William, 1895-1980
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| Location | Mississippi River
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| Decade | 1910-1919
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| Item Number | PCHS5061 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 14 x 9 cm. |
| Transcription | "taken by the Mississippi"--Handwritten on back of photograph. |
| Notes | Title created by staff.
Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | "9. Private Willmar (William) Olson, Cavalier, son of Mrs. Olson. Entered the service April 12, 1918. Was wounded at Argonne-Muese Sept. 29th, 1918."
William "Bill" Olson - father of: Robert Olson, Mayor of Cavalier many years, Richard, Ralph, Gordon, Ethyl, Mabel - written on the back of another photograph of the same man.
obit: "William Olson, 84, Cavalier, died Thur. Jan. 17, 1980… Mr. Olson was born April 19, 1895 to Mr. and Mrs. Hans Olson, at Akra. He married Mean Andrews at Cavalier on May 2, 1920. … He grew up in the Cavalier area and served in the U.S. Army in World War I. He worked as a car salesman and operated an ambulance service in Cavalier." |
| Bibliographic Reference | Some information from the book - Pembina County in the World War. Published by James A. Minder, Roy H. Minder, and Fred J. Minder, Crystal, N.D. p. 38 |
| Repository Institution | Pembina County Historical Society
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| Repository Collection | Pembina County Historical Society Photograph Collection
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| Credit Line | Pembina County Historical Society Photograph Collection (PCHS5061) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown.
Owned by Pembina County Historical Society. |
| Ordering Information | Pembina County Historical Society
Address: 13572 Hwy 5
Cavalier, N.D. 58220
Phone number: 701-265-4941 or 701-265-4691
Email address: pchsm@polarcomm.com |
| Grant | NHPRC SNAP Grant 2008-2009, NAR08-RC-10021-08 |
| Digital ID | dmPCHS5061 |
