Special Collections Finding Aids

Scope and Contents The Fargo Public Library Photograph Collection was semi-organized into folders when deposited at the Institute for Regional Studies. That basic arrangement was retained and refined. The collection is organized alphabetically by topic or, in several cases, geographic. To provide more detailed access, each photograph in the collection has been itemized in the Content section with a brief descriptive title. To search for topics or specific images the researcher should consult the Content section....

Abstract Jennings's photographic work consists primarily of social scenes, nature, personages and events that were taken for potential publication in the Fargo Forum newspaper. Among the more well-known persons represented are Mark Andrews, Jack Benny, William Guy, Robert Kennedy, William Langer, Arthur Link, Richard Nixon, Olav King of Norway and Bobby Vee. Some of the largest subject headings include accidents, automobiles, barns, Bonanzaville USA, children, farming, Forum Publishing Company, North...