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| Title | Looking west on Main Avenue, Bismarck, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1973-02-28 |
| Description | View of storefronts on right side of street. Cars are parked on both sides. Traffic lights stand at center. The first building on the right is J. C. Penney. The prominent building in the background is the Patterson Hotel. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
City & Town Life
Transportation
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Department stores
Hotels
Traffic signs & signals
Automobiles
Streets
Bars
Motion picture theaters
Jewelry stores
Storefronts
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| Organization Name | Patterson Hotel (Bismarck, N.D.)
J. C. Penney Co.
Hobby Shack (Bismarck, N.D.)
Patterson Lounge and Bar (Bismarck, N.D.)
Capitol Theatre (Bismarck, N.D.)
Walker's Jewelry (Bismarck, N.D.)
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| Location | Bismarck (N.D.)
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| Address | Bismarck (N.D.) - 6th Street
Bismarck (N.D.) - Main Avenue
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| Decade | 1970-1979
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| Item Number | A5513 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | The prominent building on the right is the Patterson Hotel, built in 1911 by Alexander McKenzie. Originally called the McKenzie Hotel, in 1923 the name changed to the Patterson Hotel, after then owner Edward G. Patterson. This building was the headquarters of the Non-Partisan League from 1915 until the party's dissolution in the late 1920s. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | State Historical Society of North Dakota Photograph Collection A
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (A5513) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | shA5513 |
