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| Title | Workmen with picks, axes and spades by bank of river |
| Date of Original | 1937 |
| Creator | Scherling, A. R. (Arvid R.), 1898-1972
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| Creator Role | Photographer
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| Description | Large group of men wearing winter coats standing in snow by bank of river. Most men holding or leaning on spade, ax, or pick and one with a saw visible. In background is river bed with small flow of water. Across river are several buildings, and in far distance are people walking along the bank. Likely a WPA work crew clearing the river banks of trees. Location likely in Fargo on the Red River. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Work life
People
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Laborers
Winter
Snow
Rivers
Woodcutting
Woodcutters
Axes
Shovels
Saws
Men
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| Organization Name | United States. Work Projects Administration (N.D.)
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| Location | Fargo (N.D.)
Cass County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
Red River of the North
Moorhead (Minn.)
Clay County (Minn.)
Minnesota
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| Decade | 1930-1939
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| Item Number | 2065.35.1 |
| Format of Original | Gelatin silver prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 29 x 31 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | A. R. Scherling (Fargo, N.D.)
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| Place of Publication | Fargo (N.D.)
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| Transcription | "Red River Fargo, 2 [illedgible] PM 1937, WPA or CWA" - Handwritten in pen and covered with clear tape on Cardboard mount.
"William J. Clemmer, 216 1/2 Broadway, Room 21, Fargo, ND 51802" - On label affixed to cardboard mount. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff.
Photographic print in folding cardboard mount. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Fargo Public Library Photograph Collection 2065
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/979 |
| Credit Line | Fargo Public Library Photograph Collection, NDIRS-NDSU (2065.35.1) |
| Language | eng; |
| Digital ID | rs000697.jpg |
| Original Source | Photograph |
