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| Title | First brick schoolhouse, Beulah, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1927 |
| Description | At right, the first brick schoolhouse is visible in this photograph. It is up on a hill and snow covers the ground. The school house has a brick chimney, many windows, and a stairwell on the right side of the building. At left, the Mandan Mercantile Co. is visible with an automobile parked next to it. It is a wooden structure with a brick chimney. Several signs hang on the building reading "Minnesota Paints" and "Mandan Mercantile Co." At center a bare tree is located. |
| General Subject | City & Town Life
Education
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Schools
Trees
Snow
Mercantile facilities
Automobiles
Electric lines
Winter
Chimneys
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| Subject (LCSH) | Building, Brick
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| Location | Beulah (N.D.)
Mercer County (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1920-1929
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| Item Number | MH-43 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 6 x 8 cm. |
| Transcription | "Joyce Herman"
"Taken 1927"--Handwritten on back of photograph.
"PROPERTY OF MERCER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY"--Stamped on back of photograph. |
| Notes | Title created by staff.
Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | "The officials of the school district realized that they needed more room for their future expansion program. They purchased the entire Block #16 for their new brick school house. They started building in 1919 (this was the first brick building in Beulah), and finished in 1920. At the time it was considered quite elaborate, for it had four classrooms, a small library and an assembly room (that could be partitioned into two classrooms). Now Beulah School could offer a four year high school curriculum. In 1923 the Beulah High School graduated it's first class; Helen Moore (Tuskind) and Lee Perkins. By 1925 this building was filled to overflowing, and they had to use the old frame buildings again." |
| Bibliographic Reference | Jubilee Book Committee. Beulah, North Dakota Golden ("50 years") Anniversary, 1914-1964. Beulah, N.D.: Beulah Chamber of Commerce, 1964. P. 232. |
| Repository Institution | Mercer County Historical Society
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| Credit Line | Mercer County Historical Society (MH-43) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Ordering Information | Mercer County Historical Society
Attn: Leilani Meyhoff, Secretary
108 7th St. NE
P.O. Box 1134
Beulah, N.D. 58523
(701) 873-5070
lkittenn@westriv.com |
| Grant | NHPRC SNAP Grant 2008-2009, NAR08-RC-10021-08 |
| Digital ID | dmMH43 |
