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| Title | Dedication of City Auditorium, a WPA project, Cavalier, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1939-10-19 |
| Description | A large group of men, with a few boys and two women, standing in front of and on the steps of the new City Auditorium of Cavalier, N.D. which was a W.P.A. project. The men are mostly wearing suits, many are holding or wearing hats. One old woman stands on the far right in the back, and a young woman in a uniform stands in the front center. There is a group of boys on the steps on the right. On the left is the back end of an automobile. |
| General Subject | People
Portraits
WPA projects
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Group portraits
People
Automobiles
Men
Suits (Clothing)
Buildings
Clothing & dress
Auditoriums
Mustaches
Hats
Women
Older people
Boys
Uniforms
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| Location | Cavalier (N.D.)
Pembina County (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1930-1939
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| Item Number | PCHS5020 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 21 x 26 cm. |
| Transcription | "October 19, 1939, Dedication of City Auditorium"--Printed on front of photograph.
"Cavalier Whisker Club, Cavalier, N.D. Oct, 19, 1939." And "88.6.25.1JJ"--Handwritten on back of photograph. |
| Notes | Title created by staff.
Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | In 1938, with the assistance of federal funds and W.P.A. labor, the old city hall building was wrecked and a new reinforced concrete structure was built, the City Auditorium we have today. It was dedicated in 1939 with great fanfare and pictures. Since then the interior has been paneled and the windows have been replaced with glass block. There is a functional basement. Quarters for the National Guard business office are located there and a large room for city council meetings. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Information from page 43 from Cavalier, Voices from the Past & Present. Published by the Northeastern North Dakota Heritage Association in June 2000. |
| Repository Institution | Pembina County Historical Society
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| Repository Collection | Pembina County Historical Society Photograph Collection
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| Credit Line | Pembina County Historical Society Photograph Collection (PCHS5020) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown.
Owned by Pembina County Historical Society. |
| Ordering Information | Pembina County Historical Society
Address: 13572 Hwy 5
Cavalier, N.D. 58220
Phone number: 701-265-4941 or 701-265-4691
Email address: pchsm@polarcomm.com |
| Grant | NHPRC SNAP Grant 2008-2009, NAR08-RC-10021-08 |
| Digital ID | dmPCHS5020 |
