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| Title | Ruins of North Dakota State Capitol building, Bismarck, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1931 |
| Description | The Sakakawea statue looks out over the ruins of the original North Dakota State Capitol building in Bismarck. Bricks and other building materials lie on the ground, suggesting the ruins have been partially dynamited. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Politics & Government
Statues and monuments
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Dynamite
Ruins
Capitols
Sculpture
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| Personal Name | Sacagawea
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| Organization Name | North Dakota State Capitol (Bismarck, N.D.)
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| Location | Bismarck (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1930-1939
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| Item Number | 2011-P-043-04 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | Early on Sunday morning, December 28, 1930, the capitol building's janitor heard a loud cracking noise. Looking around, he found nothing, but when he went outside, he saw flames leaping from the Senate Chambers on the fourth floor. Though he called the fire department right away, the building was much too engulfed in flames to be saved. The fire destroyed the building except for the two lower floors of the north wing. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | North Dakota Capitol Burning Collection 2011-P-043
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (2011-P-043-04) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | sh2011P04304 |
