Fred Irish Albums Collection
Collection
Identifier: Photo 2004
Scope and Content
The Fred Irish Albums Collection contain two photograph albums. The first album is dated from 1906 to 1922. They are filled with mostly unidentified people, and various trips. Some appear to be vacation photos to the west coast and includes, Pasco and Tacoma Bridge, in Washington state. the Golden Arrow Mine at Tonopath and Walker Lake in Nevada, Glacier National Park, Mt. Shasta, Hotel del Coronado in San Diego, and Sunny Dale in California. More locally there are photographs of Detroit Lakes, Lake Marion, and Fargo, including floods, snow, and homes on south 8th Street. There is also a set of photographs from Taylors Falls, Minnesota and the St. Croix River. At the beginning of the album are two cabinet card photographs, one identified as Mila Brown, Fred Irish's mother as a child.
The second album dates from 1917 to 1926. Mostly trips and social scenes. Some of the places identified are Taylors Falls, including Fred Irish’s birthplace. Various locations in the Minnesota lakes country, including Detroit Lake, Lake Melissa, Lake Marion, Lake Maud, Shell Lake, Lake Bemidji, Gull Lake, Big Stone Lake, Mille Lacs Lake, Pelican Lake, Itasca and the Ottertail River. There appears to be a trip to the East Coast, including Atlantic City, New Jersey, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, Carolina Hotel at Pinehurst, North Carolina, Lookout Mt. at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Florida, and another trip to Hot Springs, Arkansas, and another trip to the Black Hills in South Dakota. There is a series of photos of Fred Irish golfing with friends at the Fargo Country Club, and time a various lake cabins.
The second album dates from 1917 to 1926. Mostly trips and social scenes. Some of the places identified are Taylors Falls, including Fred Irish’s birthplace. Various locations in the Minnesota lakes country, including Detroit Lake, Lake Melissa, Lake Marion, Lake Maud, Shell Lake, Lake Bemidji, Gull Lake, Big Stone Lake, Mille Lacs Lake, Pelican Lake, Itasca and the Ottertail River. There appears to be a trip to the East Coast, including Atlantic City, New Jersey, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, Carolina Hotel at Pinehurst, North Carolina, Lookout Mt. at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Florida, and another trip to Hot Springs, Arkansas, and another trip to the Black Hills in South Dakota. There is a series of photos of Fred Irish golfing with friends at the Fargo Country Club, and time a various lake cabins.
Dates
- 1906-1926
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection remain with the creator or are in public domain.
Biography
Fred Abbott Irish was born in Taylors Falls, Minnesota on September 29, 1870, the son of John S. and Emma J. Irish. His family came to Moorhead, Minnesota in 1879, his father worked for the Kittson Company building boats on the Red River. In 1883, his father opened a grocery store.
In 1892, Fred started his banking career. He entered into the business with First National Bank, and in 1896 became an assistant cashier with the Red River Valley National Bank. In 1906, the two banks merged. Fred continued to raise up the ladder to cashier, then vice-president, and in 1937 became president. In 1944 he became chairman of the board. He was involved in many organizations including the American Bankers Association, United States Chamber of Commerce, Fargo Elks Club, Fargo Chamber of Commerce, El Zagal Temple, North Dakota Blue Cross, Greater North Dakota Association, Bachelors and Benedicts Club, and Fargo Kiwanis Club, Salvation Army, Pioneer Mutual Life Insurance Company, and North Dakota Committee of Economic Development.
He was married to Mila Brown of Aberdeen, South Dakota on October 22, 1904. They had one son, John born in 1916. Mrs. Irish died on March 6, 1955, and Fred Irish died on March 4, 1959 in Fargo. They are buried in the Riverside Cemetery Mausoleum in Fargo.
In 1892, Fred started his banking career. He entered into the business with First National Bank, and in 1896 became an assistant cashier with the Red River Valley National Bank. In 1906, the two banks merged. Fred continued to raise up the ladder to cashier, then vice-president, and in 1937 became president. In 1944 he became chairman of the board. He was involved in many organizations including the American Bankers Association, United States Chamber of Commerce, Fargo Elks Club, Fargo Chamber of Commerce, El Zagal Temple, North Dakota Blue Cross, Greater North Dakota Association, Bachelors and Benedicts Club, and Fargo Kiwanis Club, Salvation Army, Pioneer Mutual Life Insurance Company, and North Dakota Committee of Economic Development.
He was married to Mila Brown of Aberdeen, South Dakota on October 22, 1904. They had one son, John born in 1916. Mrs. Irish died on March 6, 1955, and Fred Irish died on March 4, 1959 in Fargo. They are buried in the Riverside Cemetery Mausoleum in Fargo.
Extent
1.25 Linear Feet (1.25 linear feet.)
Language of Materials
English
Provenance
Donated by the Fred Irish estate, 1959 (Acc. 987)
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Fred Irish Albums 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