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| Title | Emporium fire at 10 Broadway, Fargo, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1936-11-29 |
| Description | Night view of the Emporium fire at 10 Broadway, Fargo, N.D. A fire engine and a fire fighter visible on a ladder fighting the fire. A crowd of spectators visible in the shadows. Luger Furniture store visible at right. Christmas decorations hang over the street. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
City & Town Life
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Fires
Firefighting equipment
Fire fighters
Department stores
Furniture stores
Christmas decorations
Night photographs
Street lights
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| Organization Name | Emporium (Fargo, N.D.)
Luger Furniture Co. (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.) - Broadway
Fargo (N.D.) - Broadway - 0-25 block
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| Decade | 1930-1939
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| Item Number | 4x5P-334 |
| Negative Number | 4x5P-334 neg. |
| Format of Original | Film negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 10 x 14 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | Forum Publishing Company (Fargo, N.D.)
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| Place of Publication | Fargo (N.D.)
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| Transcription | "At right is the way the fire appeared to the hundreds of Fargoans who braved the near zero temperature to watch the conflagration. Note the fireman atop the aerial ladder playing a line of hose on the building from above." - citation with image published in the Fargo Forum & Daily Republican, November 30, 1936, p. 1. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff.
Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | The Emporium store was destroyed by fire at 11:30 p.m., November 28, 1936. Killed in the fire was a fire fighter named James Wyckoff, age 34. Two other fire fighters were injured, they were Walter Byers and Patrick McGlynn. The store was completely gutted with $135, 000 in losses. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Institute for Regional Studies Negative Collection
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| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (4x5P-334) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs005295 |
| Original Source | Negative |
