Every Place with a Name Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: Photo 2201
Scope and content
The photographic prints in the Every Place with a Name Photograph Collection were used in the publication of a book by the same title, published by State Historical Society of North Dakota. The collection is organized alphabetically by location for each subject except for a few photos that didn’t have a location identified in their description; therefore, they go alphabetically by the last name of the person identified in the photo. If unidentified they are organized by subject. There are also a few photos that were in North Dakota History: Jounal of The Northern Plans, v. 56, no. 1.
The photographers who documented this project in 1976 were Todd Strand, Fred Schumacher, DuWayne Rude, Bruce Severy, Jerry Anderson, Ken Jorgensen, James Dean, and Mark Strand. A copy of the book Every Place with a Name can be found in the Institute for Regional Studies book collection (F637 .E93 1993).
The photographers who documented this project in 1976 were Todd Strand, Fred Schumacher, DuWayne Rude, Bruce Severy, Jerry Anderson, Ken Jorgensen, James Dean, and Mark Strand. A copy of the book Every Place with a Name can be found in the Institute for Regional Studies book collection (F637 .E93 1993).
Dates
- 1976
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection remain with the creators, with the exception of those items created by Mark Strand. Contact information for participating photographers on file at the Archives.
History
In 1976 the Dakota photographers dedicated the project Every Place with a Name to Dr. Harley E.Straus, a photographer, and professor at the University of North Dakota School of Communication. The project’s main focus was to share the daily lives of people in North Dakota. The project’s goal was to compare the towns in North Dakota back then to the way they appear today.
The research for this project is from North Dakota History magazine and North Dakota History. The North Dakota History magazine was printed during the state’s centennial celebration. There is an acknowledgment to Marcia Walter Britton, who was the director of education for the state Historical Society of North Dakota, and Virginia Heidenreich, the editor for the North Dakota History.
The primary source of information is Larry Woiwode’s The Street and Beyond the Bedroom Wall. Larry talks about how things change in time, for example, how a John Deere machine shed was turned in to a Town Hall, and the old Town Hall turned in to a roller skating rink. Places transform just as quickly as the seasons, and as the years go by, the buildings may stay the same, but the surroundings and contents change.
The research for this project is from North Dakota History magazine and North Dakota History. The North Dakota History magazine was printed during the state’s centennial celebration. There is an acknowledgment to Marcia Walter Britton, who was the director of education for the state Historical Society of North Dakota, and Virginia Heidenreich, the editor for the North Dakota History.
The primary source of information is Larry Woiwode’s The Street and Beyond the Bedroom Wall. Larry talks about how things change in time, for example, how a John Deere machine shed was turned in to a Town Hall, and the old Town Hall turned in to a roller skating rink. Places transform just as quickly as the seasons, and as the years go by, the buildings may stay the same, but the surroundings and contents change.
Extent
79 Photographic Prints (79 Photographic Prints)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
In 1976 seven North Dakota photographers collaborated on a project called Every Place with a Name. The project’s main focus was to share the daily lives of people in North Dakota. The project’s goal was to compare the towns in North Dakota back then to the way they appear today.
Provenance
Dontated by Mark Strand 2018 (Acc. 2018-026irs)
Separation record
The following books are in the Institute book collection:
Every place with a name : photographs from the Dakota Photo Documentary Project (F637 .E93 1993)
Dakota photo documentary project, 1976 (F637 .D3)
Minneapolis Tribune Jan. 23, 1977 “The Dakota Photo Documentary Project” (North Dakota Newspaper Collection Mss 1574)
North Dakota History : Journal of the Northern Plains, v. 56, no 1 (F631 .N862)
Fargo on Broadway (F644.F2 F359 2000)
Dakota photo documentary project, 1976 (F637 .D3)
Minneapolis Tribune Jan. 23, 1977 “The Dakota Photo Documentary Project” (North Dakota Newspaper Collection Mss 1574)
North Dakota History : Journal of the Northern Plains, v. 56, no 1 (F631 .N862)
Fargo on Broadway (F644.F2 F359 2000)
Property Rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Every Place with a Name 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