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Bird's eye view of Fargo, Dakota, 1880
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| Title | Bird's eye view of Fargo, Dakota, 1880 |
| Date of Original | 1880 |
| Creator | Fowler, T. M. (Thaddeus Mortimer), 1842-1922
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| Description | Engraving of Fargo as it appeared in 1880. High elevation rendition looking over the town as viewed from the Red River looking west to the horizon. There are several steam boats on the river, a train crossing the railroad brige over the river and numerous building in the view. In the lower right corner is inset a smaller image entitled "Fargo in the Fall of 1872. From a photograph". The streets on the image are labeled. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Aerials
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Engravings
Bird's-eye view prints
Rivers
Cityscape drawings
Rivers
Railroads
Maps
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| Location | Fargo (N.D.)
Cass County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
Red River of the North
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| Decade | 1880-1889
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| Item Number | 2006.2.12 |
| Format of Original | Gelatin silver prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 10 x 18 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | Haynes Studio (Fargo, N.D.)
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| Place of Publication | Fargo (N.D.)
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| Transcription | "1. Court House, 2. Public School, 3. Moorhead, Minn., 4. Methodist, 5. Episcopal, 6. Presbyterian, 7. Lutheran, 8. Headquarters Hotel, W.H. Witt, 9. Sherman House, G.J. Kissner, 10. Merchants Hotel, Johan Kinan, 11. Reynolds House, B.P. Reynolds, 12. Park Hotel, John Pashley, 13. Skandinavian House, E.T. Moon, 14. Minnesota House, H.O. Kjos, 15. Lake Hotel, Butler & Peterson, 16. Farmers' Home, Frank Hunter, 17. J.S. Campbell's Planing Mill, 18. White Bro's, 19. Fargo Mills, Roberts & Perkins, 20. Custom Feed Mill, 21. Fargo Machine Shop, C.W. Rossiter, 22. William Aylmar, Soda Water Factory, 23. J.C. Winslow & Co's Lumber Yard, 24. Chesley & Lovejoy, 25. Crockett & Shotwell, Lumber & Coal Yard, 26. N.P. Stock Yards, 27. U.S. Land Office, 28. N.P.R.R. Roundhouse & Shops" - Identifying information printed along bottom front of image. Numbers corresponding with locations on image.
"Northern Pacific Views, Comprise views of Duluth, Brainerd, Fargo, Jamestown and Bismarck. At the crossings of the N.P.R.R., and the St. Louis, Mississippi, Red, Missouri, Little Missouri, and Yellowstone Rivers. Great Wheat Fields of the Red River Valley, Dalrymple and Grandin Farms. Also the Black Hills and Upper Missouri, and Bad Land Park. Finest Scenery in the Northwest. Published by F. Jay Haynes, Official Photographer, N.P.R.R., Fargo, D.T." - Printed on back of cardboard mount. |
| Notes | Title printed on front of image. |
| 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
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/936 |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2006.2.12) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs001020 |
| Original Source | Photograph |
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