Albert Swanson
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Albert Swanson, a 20-year-old mold caster from Sweden, was killed in a strange accident. A St. Paul Globe headline summarized, “Passing Wagon Drives Over Rope Used to Hoist Material, and Scaffolding, on Which Men Stood, Falls.” Swanson and fellow worker Frank Thiery both plunged forty feet. Swanson collided with timbers and died before hitting the ground. But Thiery landed in a pile of sand and miraculously got away with only a broken leg and he checked himself out of the hospital and went home that night.
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Image1 scaffolding Image courtesy of the New York History Society. Used with permission. |
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Place where Albert Swanson fell Image courtesy of the New York History Society. Used with permission. |
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Image3 note on the backside of the photograph Image courtesy of the New York History Society. Used with permission. |
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Albert Swanson-Scaffolding PhotographsAlbert Swanson-Albert Swanson, a 20-year-old mold caster from Sweden, was killed in a strange accident. A St. SEE MORE |
Minnesota Capitol Report-Albert Swanson Dies in FallThis report briefly mentions the death of Albert Swanson on the work site. An immigrant from Sweden, Albert Swanson was born c. 1870 and worked as a mold caster on the work site. SEE MORE |
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Minnesota Capitol Report-Fall of Albert SwansonIn this report, Gilbert makes a brief entry about the accident that killed Albert Swanson and injued another man. SEE MORE |
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One Dead, One Injured, St. Paul Globe 4/28/1900A St. SEE MORE |
