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| Title | Wreckage of train collision, Wahpeton, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1932-01-31 |
| Creator | Anderson, David, 1883-1962
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| Creator Role | Photographer
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| Description | Elevated view of wreckage after train collision. Smoke rising from the scene. Several people walking along side of track through debris. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Transportation
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Railroads
Railroad accidents
Railroad cars
Debris
Smoke
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| Organization Name | Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company
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| Location | Wahpeton (N.D.)
Richland County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Decade | 1930-1939
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| Item Number | 2023.L-118 |
| Negative Number | 2023.L-118 (5x7 plastic) |
| Format of Original | Film negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 13 x 17 cm. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff. |
| Biography/History | Railway collision took place at 5:54 p.m. on Jan. 30, 1932, two and a half miles north of Wahpeton at the junction of the Milwaukee Road and Great Northern Railroad lines. A Great Northern train plowed into a Milwaukee Road train killing three railroad workers, Gerald O. Ostrander, Albert M. Tipping and Timothy O'Connor. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | David Anderson Photograph Collection 2023
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/912 |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2023.L-118) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs002189 |
| Original Source | Negative |
