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| Title | Aerial of Great Northern Railroad 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 | Aerial looking down on a railroad line with seven cars off the tracks. Numerous people can be seen on the left side of the image. There is a road that runs parallel to the tracks with several automobiles park on it. Further down the tracks in the upper right corner of the image is visible another train. |
| Ordering Information | http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndirs/collections/photography/Reproductions.htm |
| General Subject | Transportation
Aerials
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Railroad accidents
Railroad cars
Railroad passenger cars
Railroad rails
Aerial photographs
Aerial views
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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 | 2035.984 |
| Negative Number | 2035.984 |
| 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 | "Aerial view of seven derailed Oriental Limited cars." - Caption with image, Fargo Forum & Daily Tribune, Aug. 18, 1948, p. 1. |
| 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. Orental 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 (2035.984) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs000165 |
