Special Collections Finding Aids

Scope and Contents The Arneson Family Photograph Collection contains a rich variety of images of the Fargo area as well as some images from Moorhead, and other areas in North Dakota and Minnesota. Some were accumulated by the W. J. Lane Co. and later by Harry R. Arneson, Jr., as well as personally accumulated by the Arneson family. The photographs have been organized into two series: Fargo, and Topical. The original glass negatives have been linked to photographic copies that are interfiled in the appropriate...

Scope and Contents The Fargo Homes Photograph Collection provides a rich record for the built history of Fargo, N.D. Through these photographs and negatives the researcher gains a sense of popular architectural design in this community, and how it evolved from the 1910s to 1950s. The collection is arranged in two series: Negatives Series and Photographic Prints Series. The Negatives Series is arranged numerically under the order originally created by the W. J. Lane Co.. The numbering scheme follows a...

Abstract The W. J. Lane Company photograph collection gives an insight into the broad involvement of William J. Lane in the community of Fargo, N.D. and the State of North Dakota. William J. Lane was not only involved in real estate, but he was involved in politics, and many groups and organizations in the city.