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Fires -- North Dakota -- Fargo -- Photographs.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Fargo, N.D. Folio Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Photo Folio 71
Scope and Contents These photographs from the Fargo Forum newspaper company have been arranged alphabetically by topic. They comprise the oversize photographs of a larger donation by the Forum. There are aerial views of the Fargo area, downtown Fargo, Great Northern Railroad, and residential areas. Views of Broadway, an early birds eye view engraving from 1882, fire of 1893, Gunkelman & Sons Seeds plant-fire on November 30, 1958, the Forum building, and harness racing at the fairgrounds.
Dates: Majority of material found within 1890s-1960s

Fargo (N.D.) Homes Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Photo 2007
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...
Dates: 1910s-1960s

Frank W. Meyer Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Photo 2110
Scope and Contents The Frank W. Meyer Photograph Collection spans two decades from the early 1950s to the late 1960s; including photos of Fargo winters and summers, parades, floods, tornado pictures, and even a downtown fire. The collection consists of 51 images, all slides or digital scans from the original slides. These photographs were acquired by the Institute from Frank’s son Raymond and have been organized into two series: Digital Scans and Slides. The Digital Scans Series consists of ten digital scans...
Dates: 1952-1969

Oscar Forness Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Photo 2054
Abstract 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. The photographer attempted to capture as many storefronts and streets as appeared during the 1960s and early 1970s.
Dates: 1960s-1970s