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| Title | Aerial over collapsed Fargo Grain Terminal, Fargo, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1955-08-05 |
| Creator | Olson, Cal, 1924-2009
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| Creator Role | Photographer
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| Description | Aerial looking west over the ruins of the collapsed Fargo Grain Terminal. Several railroad cars are visible on the railroad tracks at left, and several automobiles are visible parked on road in foreground. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Aerials
Business & Industry
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Grain elevators
Ruins
Railroad freight cars
Railroad tracks
Roads
Automobiles
Building failures
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| Organization Name | Fargo Grain Terminal Elevator
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| Location | Fargo (N.D.)
Cass County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Address | Fargo (N.D.) - 2nd Avenue S.
Fargo (N.D.) - 2nd Avenue S. - 3800 block
Fargo (N.D.) - 2nd Avenue S. - 3900 block
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| Decade | 1950-1959
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| Item Number | 2098.117 |
| Negative Number | 2098.117 |
| Format of Original | Acetate negatives
Safety film negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 10 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 | "Salvage operations are progressing rapidly at the site of the Fargo Grain Terminal which collapsed early in the morning of June 12, shown as it looked Friday in this Fargo Forum aerial photo. The operations are being conducted by the Morrison Grain Co. of Salina, Kan., to whom the Commodity Stabilization Service sold for $60, 000 what grain remained after the government ceased its salvage work. Clyde O. Whelan, superintendent for the Morrison firm, estimated when its work was begun that at least 100, 000 bushels of grain remained in the pile of broken concrete. Whelan declined Saturday to reveal how much grain had been recovered, but commented that 'we're very happy.'" - caption with image published in The Fargo Forum, August 7, 1955, p. D-8. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff. |
| Biography/History | The Fargo Grain Terminal Elevator collapsed around midnight, June 12, 1955. The elevator was opened in August 1954, and was designed to hold 800, 000 bushels of grain. At the time of the collapse it was filled to 600, 000 bushels. The collapse was due to subsurface soil failure. |
| 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 (2098.117) |
| Rights Management | Copyright held by Institute for Regional Studies. |
| Language | eng; |
| Digital ID | co000536 |
| Original Source | Negative |
