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Box 3

 Container

Contains 2 Collections and/or Records:

Advertising Signs and Logos (346)

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Oscar Forness Photograph Collection originally consisted of eight albums that contained detailed images of Fargo-Moorhead through the medium of photography. The albums were purchased by the donor at a Fargo antique store and then presented to the Institute. They had been sold to the store by a grandson of Mr. Forness. There is no indication of original ownership within the albums themselves, and the original ownership information was provided by the antique store owner. It is believed there...
Dates: 1960s-1970s

Natural Disasters (171)

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Oscar Forness Photograph Collection originally consisted of eight albums that contained detailed images of Fargo-Moorhead through the medium of photography. The albums were purchased by the donor at a Fargo antique store and then presented to the Institute. They had been sold to the store by a grandson of Mr. Forness. There is no indication of original ownership within the albums themselves, and the original ownership information was provided by the antique store owner. It is believed there...
Dates: 1960s-1970s