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| Title | Churned railroad bed after train derailment, Fero, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1948-08-17 |
| Creator | Herron, Gifford, 1912-1969
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| Creator Role | Photographer
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| Description | View looking down a torn-up railroad bed, with five laborers standing on it. Several derailed railroad cars are off the track to the left. |
| Ordering Information | http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndirs/collections/photography/Reproductions.htm |
| General Subject | Transportation
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Railroad accidents
Railroad cars
Railroad passenger cars
Laborers
Railroad rails
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| Organization Name | Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)
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| Location | Fero (N.D.)
Rugby (N.D.)
Pierce County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Decade | 1940-1949
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| Item Number | 2035.991 |
| Negative Number | 2035.991 |
| Format of Original | 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 | "The roadbed was churned up by the derailed cars for a distance of about 550 feet." - Caption with image, Fargo Forum & Daily Tribune, Aug. 18, 1948, p. 4. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff. |
| Contributor | Forum Publishing Company (Fargo, N.D.)
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| Biography/History | One wheel leaving the track at a switch at Fero, N.D., five miles east of Rugby, was to blame for the derailment of the G.N. Oriental Limited on the evening of Monday, August 16, 1948. Forty passengers were injured in the accident. |
| Bibliographic Reference | "Wheel leaving switch blamed for GN wreck", by Lloyd W. Sveen, Fargo Forum & Daily Tribune, Aug. 18, 1948, p. 1. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Fargo Forum Negative Collection 2035
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/971 |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2035.991) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs000163 |
