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N.P. Ave. looking west, Fargo, No. Dak.
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| Title | N.P. Ave. looking west, Fargo, No. Dak. |
| Date of Original | 1929? |
| Description | Photographic postcard of the 500 block of N.P. Avenue, with numerous automobiles and a street railroad car visible. Some business signs visible are Webster Hotel, Webster Cafe, American Chow Mein Cafe, El Verso Cigar, Postal Telegraph and Metropole Hotel visible on the north side of the street. Liberty Garage, State Theatre whose marquee states "Now Playing All Talking Stark Mad", and Western Union on the south side of the street. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Streets
Street railroads
Hotels
Theaters
Marquees
Automobile service stations
Cafes
Automobiles
Chinese restaurants
Telegraph offices
Business districts
Motion picture theaters
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| Organization Name | Webster Hotel (Fargo, N.D.)
State Theater (Fargo, N.D.)
Hotel Metropole (Fargo, N.D.)
American Cafe (Fargo, N.D.)
Elgin Hotel (Fargo, N.D.)
Postal Telegraph-Cable Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Liberty Garage (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.) - N.P. Avenue - 500 block
Fargo (N.D.) - N.P. Avenue
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| Decade | 1920-1929
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| Item Number | 2006.19.10
2001.45.11 |
| Format of Original | Photographic postcards
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| Dimensions of Original | 9 x 14 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | Co-Mo Company (Minneapolis, Minn.)
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| Place of Publication | Minneapolis (Minn.)
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| Transcription | "Sep. 3 /31. Dear friend. We finnally got threw threshing. We came up here yesterday. Sure some fine country. Cliff & Louis." - Postmarked from Fargo, N. Dak. Sep. 3, 1931. Addressed to Mr. William Duba, Academy, So. Dak. Transcribed from image (2006.19.10)
"Dear Dad:- Arrived here in Fargo at 11 P.M. Everything going fine. Take good care of yourself & Nick" - Postmarked from Fargo, N. Dak. Jul. 13, 1930. Addressed to Mr. J. Nordstrom, 3224-18 Ave. So., Mpls, Minn. Transcribed from image (2001.45.11) |
| Notes | Title printed on front of postcard.
"N870" - Printed on front of postcard.
Photographer unknown.
Date based upon the release of the movie playing at the State Theater "Stark Mad" released in 1929, by Warner Brothers Pictures. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | John Caron's Fargo, N.D. Photograph Collection 2006
Ronald Olin's Fargo, N.D. Photograph Collection 2001
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/936 |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2006.19.10) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs000057 |
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