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Mark Kempenich Slide Collection

Collection

Identifier: Photo 2105

Scope and Contents The Mark Kempenich Slide Collection documents fort sites in North Dakota as they appeared in the 1970s, as well as some other general views of Fargo and North Dakota. Mark Kempenich was an accomplished amateur photographer, with a good sense of composition and documentation. The collection, consisting of 398 slides, has been organized into two series: Forts of North Dakota and a Topical Series. All the images were taken in the early 1970s, possibly all the summer of 1971. These slides came in...

Dates: 1970 - 1979

Found in: Institute for Regional Studies

Martin N. Johnson Family Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: Photo Mss 85

Scope and Contents The Martin N. Johnson Family Photograph Collection consists of family photographs of Senator and Mrs. Johnson’s extended families. The photographs were acquired as part of a collection of papers donated to the Institute by Virna Johnson. The manuscript collection has been processed as Institute collection 85. The printing processes and formats include a few tintype, numerous albumen prints, cartes-de-visite, cabinet photographs, photographic postcards plus a stereograph, three cyanotypes, and...

Dates: 1860 - 1927

Found in: Institute for Regional Studies

Masonic Grand Lodge of North Dakota Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: Photo 1942

Scope and Contents The Masonic Grand Lodge of North Dakota Photograph Collection reflects images acquired by the Grand Lodge Library over many years prior to its donation to the Institute. Thus the subjects of the images are very diverse. They have been organized into seven files based upon the subject of the images. The Badlands file includes both color postcards and photographic prints of Badland scenes and the Theodore Roosevelt cabin. It includes a postcard booklet containing 18 images, a map and short...

Dates: 1888 - 1950

Found in: Institute for Regional Studies

Matthew F. Steele Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: Photo 2103-Folio 92.1

Scope and Contents The Matthew F. Steele Photograph Collection spans his entire life from the 1860s to 1953; including family portraits, vacation snapshots from his trips to San Francisco and Yosemite National Park, plus amateur photos from his committal in 1953. The collection consists of seventy-six images, to include gelatin silver and albumen prints. These photographs were accessioned as part of the Steele papers that have been organized as Manuscript Collection 128. The collection was organized into three...

Dates: 1861 - 1953

Found in: Institute for Regional Studies

Milton R. Young Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: Photo 2045-Photo Folio 85

Abstract Milton R. Young, native of Berlin-La Moure, N.D., served in the North Dakota Legislature from 1932 until being appointed to the U.S. Senate in 1945. He served there until his retirement in 1981. This extensive collection of photographic prints document the long political career of Senator Milton R. Young.

Dates: 1945-1980.

Found in: Institute for Regional Studies

Minnie D. Craig Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: Photo 2094

Abstract The Minnie D. Craig photograph collection consists mainly of portraits and photographs from the farm at Spiritwood, North Dakota. There is a portrait from Mrs. Craig's political career in North Dakota, while the other portraits deal with the Craig family, beginning with Virgil L. Craig, who managed the 4,000 acre farm at Spiritwood, North Dakota. There is a numbered descriptive list written by Minnie D. Craig in October of 1954 that gives information on most of the photographs. She numbered the...

Dates: 1880 - 1949

Found in: Institute for Regional Studies

Missouri River Aerial Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: Photo 2059

Scope and Contents The Missouri River Aerial Photograph Collections contains 737 glass plate negatives, each 21 x 16 cm. Although there was no identification included with these negatives; painstaking research has determined that the series of images cover an area of the Missouri River Valley affected by the building of Garrison Dam and subsequent creation of Lake Sakakawea. All images were taken prior to the dam’s construction. Each negative has a number printed on the upper right corner, all of which start with...

Dates: 1940s

Found in: Institute for Regional Studies

Moorhead, Minnesota Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: Photo Folio 73

Scope and Contents The Moorhead Photograph Collection from a Fargo Forum collection, containing photographs of Moorhead in the early 1900s. There are aerial views of the area as well as a picture of a parade and the interior of a store. Two flood scenes are pictured. The majority of the collection is a series of unique social scenes likely taken by R. Grant Price. Many include young adults, some of whom are identified.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1870 - 1950

Found in: Institute for Regional Studies

Mott-Slingsby Family Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: Photo 2104

Scope and Contents The Mott-Slingsby Family Photograph Collection consists primarily of social and family related images surrounding the families of Henry V. and Margie (Slingsby) Mott, and Margie’s parents Floyd H. and Ida (Anderson) Slingsby. The majority of the photographs in this collection are unidentified, and they contain mostly of snapshots, rather than professional studio photographs. The collection has been broken arranged four series; Topical Series, People Series, Album Series, and Ephemera Series....

Dates: 1880 - 1959

Found in: Institute for Regional Studies

Myrtle Porterville Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: Photo Mss 296-Photo Folio 15-Photo Oversize Folder 11

Abstract Griggs County, N.D. native and resident whose avocation was collecting the history of Griggs County, amassing an amazing collection on the county's history and the people who lived there. The collection is a major genealogical resource for Griggs County.

Dates: 1880 - 1959

Found in: Institute for Regional Studies

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Mark Kempenich Slide Collection

Martin N. Johnson Family Photograph Collection

Masonic Grand Lodge of North Dakota Photograph Collection

Matthew F. Steele Photograph Collection

Milton R. Young Photograph Collection

Minnie D. Craig Photograph Collection

Missouri River Aerial Photograph Collection

Moorhead, Minnesota Photograph Collection

Mott-Slingsby Family Photograph Collection

Myrtle Porterville Photograph Collection

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