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Remains of bank after 1895 fire in Neche, N.D.
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| Title | Remains of bank after 1895 fire in Neche, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1895-03 |
| Description | View of the bank after it had burned down in the 1895 fire in Neche, N.D. There is a lot of rubble and debris, and a few bits of wall still stand. There are other buildings and roofs in the distance. One building on the left has a ladder against it. About twenty people stand around or on the debris from the fire. There is some smoke and a windmill on the far right. |
| General Subject | Pioneer Era
Business & Industry
Rural views
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Ruins
Windmills
Banks
Debris
Destruction & pillage
Fires
People
Boardwalks
Buildings
Roofs
Ladders
Men
Coats
Smoke
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| Personal Name | Symington, James Leslie, 1896-1984
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| Location | Neche (N.D.)
Pembina (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1890-1899
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| Item Number | PCHS5097 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 21 x 23 cm. |
| Transcription | "Bank burned, Mch 1895"--Handwritten on front of photograph.
"about 1895 …"--Handwritten on photograph.
"James L. Symington, Neche, North Dakota"--Stamped on back of photograph.
"J.C. Voigt, Gretna. Man"--Stamped on back of photograph. |
| Notes | Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | "James L. Symington was born April 11, 1896 to Wm., Jr., and Susannah Symington, who homesteaded five miles southwest of Neche. He has spent his entire life in the Neche area except for the past few years where he is making his home at the Pioneer Rest Home in Bathgate, N. Dak. As a young man, Jim began work at the Neche Bank. July 25, 1926 he married Kathleen Jean Park of Hamilton, N. Dak. at Forest River, N. Dak. Kathleen was a school teacher in Neche. Jim was very active in community affairs, especially sports. Jim started the Symington Insurance Agency which he operated for many years and when he retired he sold it to his son, David. Kathleen passed away June 19, 1974. Jim and Kathleen had four children; Beverly, Owen, David and Beryl. Beverly married Russell H. Schler in 1947 and they graduated from U.N.D. in 1948 and 1949, respectively. Their daughter, Barbara, was born June 1, 1951. They moved to Marshall, Minn. March, 1953. Beverly was killed in a car accident June 7, 1953. Russell died of cancer Oct. 26, 1967. Barbara was raised by her grandparents, the James L. Symingtons, after the death of her mother." |
| Bibliographic Reference | Information regarding James L. Symington from http://www.geocities.com/symingtonfhs/Iss5m.htm
More information in Proudly We Speak: A History of Neche, Park Center, and Bruce. Vol. 2. 1983. |
| 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 (PCHS5097) |
| 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 | dmPCHS5097 |
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