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Collection Summary
Collection: D - D Collection
Folder: 0000.000
Item: 0448-00002
Title: Auto wreck on Liberty Memorial Bridge, Bismarck (N.D.)
Date: circa 1928
Creator: Rembrandt Studio (Bismarck, N.D.)
Summary: A car rests on its side and car parts litter the deck of the Liberty Memorial Bridge after a car accident. A group of bystanders look toward the wreck and the camera. In the distance, the Milwaukee brewery is visible on the river bank.||As the driver of this 1928 Franklin car can attest, accidents can happen on any bridge. With better roads and bridges, automobile traffic and speed increased, which also increased the rate of accidents.The Liberty Memorial Bridge crossing the Missouri River between Bismarck and Mandan opened in 1922. The bridge was demolished and replaced in 2008.
Red ID: PH_I_88987 Image ID: 52052 Image Notes: D0448-00002

Collection: D Digitized Images from Collection
Title: D Collection
Date: circa 1874-circa 1960

Summary: At some point in time the State Historical Society separated photographs into collections by size. The A collection consists of items 4 X 5” or less, the B collection consists of items 5 X 7” or less, the C collection consists of items 8 X 10” or less, the D collection consists of items 11 X 14” or less, and the E collection consists of items larger than 11 X 14”.

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