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	North Dakota State Capitol ground breaking ceremony Title North Dakota State Capitol ground breaking ceremony Date of Original 1932-08-13 Description A man speaking into a microphone at North Dakota State Capitol groundbreaking ceremony. Three women seated on bench behind him and a crowd of spectators in the background. Ordering Information Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services General Subject Politics & Government Social Life & Customs Subject (LCTGM) Ground breaking ceremonies Public speaking Crowds Subject (LCSH) Microphone Organization Name North Dakota State Capitol (Bismarck, N.D.) Location Bismarck (N.D.) Burleigh County (N.D.) North Dakota United States Decade 1930-1939 Item Number 477.12.19 Format of Original Gelatin silver prints Dimensions of Original 10 x 13 cm. Notes Title supplied by staff. Photographer unknown. Biography/History The North Dakota State Capitol groundbreaking ceremony took place August 13, 1932, with Gov. George F. Shafer turning the first sod. The ceremony featured chief justice of the State Supreme Court A. M. Christianson as master of ceremonies. The Rev. Opie S. Rindahl gave the invocation. Mrs. James H. Cooper led the crowd in singing "America". Elita McArdle, of the North Dakota Federation of Women's Clubs presented 50 volumes on the lives of pioneer mothers to the State Federation president, Mrs. A. E. Jones and Col. C. B. Little of the State Historical Society. The benediction was given by Rev. Walter E. Vater. Repository Institution North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies Repository Collection Frank Anders Photograph Collection 477 Collection Finding Aid Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/910 Credit Line Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (477.12.19) Language eng Digital ID rs004821 Original Source Photograph
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