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| Title | Ringling Bros. Monument, Wahpeton, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1909 |
| Creator | Olson, W. O.
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| Creator Role | Photographer
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| Description | Stone monument, in the form of a broken wooden pole over a circus tent. Inscriptions on the monument state "Erected by the employees of Ringling Bros. Circus" and "Chas. E. Walters, Sept. 15, 1870, June 10, 1897." |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Landmarks
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Circuses & shows
Monuments
Stonework
Tombs & sepulchral monuments
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| Organization Name | Ringling Brothers
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| Location | Wahpeton (N.D.)
Richland County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Decade | 1900-1909
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| Item Number | 2000.509.196 |
| Format of Original | Photographic postcards
Gelatin silver prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 14 x 9 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | Olson, W. O., photographer
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| Transcription | "Dear Mother: I send you the pitcher of the monument theat I said I seen. Mary Lausten" - Handwritten on back of postcard. |
| Notes | Title printed on front of postcard. |
| Biography/History | On June 10, 1897, the Ringling Brothers Circus was setting up a tent in Wahpeton, N.D. during a thunderstorm. Lightening struck a tent pole, and killed two workers, Charles Smith and Charles Walters. A third man died from his injuries a year later. They were buried in a pauper's cemetery south of town. The monument that marks their grave, is an exact replica of the damage post, rope and chain. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Ronald Olin North Dakota Postcard Collection 2000
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/1115 |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2000.509.195) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs004549 |
| Original Source | Postcard |
