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| Title | Fire Festival, Fargo, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1899? |
| Description | As part of the Fargo Fire Festival, which celebrated Fargo's rebuilding after the devastating fire of June 1893, a man has stopped his buggy to watch a hot air balloon being inflated. The photograph is probably taken on Roberts Street, looking toward the southeast. The first building is the Hotel Boulger located on 223 Broadway and the building in the background is the Fargo Linseed Oil Mills, located at the east end of 1st Avenue North. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Social Life & Customs
City & Town Life
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Celebrations
Balloons (Aircraft)
Horses
Carriages & coaches
Buildings
Spectators
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| Organization Name | Hotel Boulger (Fargo, N.D.)
Fargo Linseed Oil Mills (Fargo, N.D.)
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| Location | Fargo (N.D.)
Cass County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Address | Fargo (N.D.) - Roberts Street
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| Decade | 1890-1899
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| Negative Number | GPN F-6 |
| Format of Original | Glass negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 10 x 13 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | North Dakota Agricultural College (Fargo, N.D.)
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| Place of Publication | Fargo (N.D.)
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| Transcription | ""Hall-Fire fest' Scene of Fargo Fire Festival (1899?) crowd around hot-air ballon on ground." |
| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title supplied by staff. |
| Biography/History | The Fargo Fire of June 7, 1893 started in the rear of Mrs. Rosa Herzman's dry goods store at 512 Front Street (Main Avenue). The fire spread over much of downtown Fargo, burning nearly 200 buildings. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, University Archives
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| Repository Collection | NDSU University Archives Glass Negative Collection
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| Credit Line | University Archives, NDSU, Fargo (GPN F-6) |
| Rights Management | Copyright held by the University Archives. |
| Language | eng; |
| Digital ID | ua000441 |
| Original Source | glass negative |
