Jews of North Dakota Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: Photo 424
Scope and Content
The collection consists entirely of copy photographic prints, which appear to have been copied from the collection of Sam Geller. They feature families prominent in the Fargo and Grand Forks Jewish community, including the Rabbi’s Papermaster and Lesk. The photos also include both the interior and exterior of the Fargo Hebrew Synagogue, and the exterior of the Children of Israel Synagogue in Grand Forks.
Dates
- ca. 1900-1946.
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Copyrights
The NDSU Archives owns the copyright to the collection.
History
There have been small pockets of Jewish individuals in Dakota Territory as early as 1880. Some early settlements included Painted Woods, Devils Lake, and Ashley, North Dakota. The growth of the railroad continued to bolster the communities and a permanent congregation was established in Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1892. A synagogue was charged in 1896 in Fargo, North Dakota. According to city-data.com there were 730 Jews in North Dakota in 2000.
Extent
11 Photographic Prints (11 photographic prints.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection of photographs related to the Jewish people and community in the Fargo and Grand Forks, N.D. area.
Provenance
Photographs copied from Sam Geller, date unknown.
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Jews of North Dakota Photograph Collection
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu