Item 88 - Car crash wreckage

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CA MHC 720-88

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Car crash wreckage

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  • February 28, 1953 (Creation)

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 X 6.4 cm

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(1876-1954)

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Wreckage from a Car accident on February 28, 1953. Nineteen-year-old Alvin Friesen, son of Rev. and Mrs. P. D. Friesen, was out with his friend Aubrey Reimer. The car hit a patch of ice just past Ste. Anne, MB and the car skidded into the oncoming lane. A tractor-trailer, coming from the opposite direction, swerved and the trailer jackknifed. The car hit the rear wheels of the tractor and then the side of the trailer, peeling back the roof of the car. Alvin suffered a cut across his forehead and Aubrey a fractured ankel. Both were hospitalized briefly and then released. The car, a 1952 Dodge, was a gift to Rev. Friesen from the Steinbach Evangelical Mennonite Church for his service as pastor.

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A similar photo was published of the car in the Carillon news March 6, 1953, p.1

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CA-MHC-2018

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Mennonite Heritage Archives

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Created by BWH Apr 13, 2018

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The Carillon News March 6, 1953, and Ralph Friesen, brother to Alvin Friesen.
Note: previously this photo was identified as from 1957 according to "Abraham S. Friesen: Steinbach Pioneer" p. 262.

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Price: 5.00
Megapixels: 0.8
Resolution: 1033x743

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