Abstract Bill Rudd was an amateur photographer and took many shots during his youth of events and scenes in the Fargo, N.D. area. There are a number of images of Rudd and friends in their canoes enjoying themselves on the Red River. In several images is a victola record player on one of the canoes. There are scenes of skating, swimming and cutting ice on the Red River. There are construction scenes of the downtown dam on the Red River, the footbridge across the river and scenes of the Red River flood of...

Scope and Contents The Fargo Water Treatment Plant Photograph Collection consists of images primarily from the period when the plant was first constructed in 1911 and 1912, although they do extend into the 1970s. Most of the images are of construction scenes of the treatment plant from initial construction to later additions; and also of the Fourth Street Dam. Images are also included that depict later additions to the facility as well as additional property, such as vehicles and water towers. The collection also...

Abstract The Red River Flood & Urban Development Photograph Collection is made up mostly of aerial photographs taken by the company Appraisal Services, Inc. based in Fargo, N.D. They give a record of areas of the Red River Valley affected by flooding between 1969 and 1989, and areas of North Dakota urban development and growth from the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Abstract The Robert G. Foss Glass Negative Collection consists of 301 4x5 inch glass plate negatives and eleven 5x7 inch glass plate negatives (these are filed at the end of the collection, numbered 302-312). Very few of the negatives are identified and thus the collection has been arranged alphabetically by topic. The negatives consist mostly of images of animals, children, farm scenes, funerals, outdoor scenes, people, river scenes, threshing, and towns. Likely most or all were taken in the...