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| Title | Main Street, Rugby, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1912 |
| Description | A broad, unpaved street with storefronts on both sides. There are large groups of people on both sides of the street in the distance. In the middle of the road, a tent has been set up for an event. Several carriages are parked near the tent. There is a fire hydrant on the left corner of the street, and a utility pole on the right. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | City & Town Life
Business & Industry
People
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Dirt roads
Fire hydrants
Utility poles
Crowds
Tents
Hotels
Cafes
Billiard parlors
Carriages & coaches
Carts & wagons
Storefronts
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| Organization Name | The Cramond Hotel (Rugby, N.D.)
Cafe Goetze (Rugby, N.D.)
A. T. Solie Billiards (Rugby, N.D.)
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| Location | Rugby (N.D.)
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| Address | Rugby (N.D.) - Main Street
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| Decade | 1910-1919
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| Item Number | A7171-1 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | Rugby was founded in 1886 as a station on the Great Northern Railroad, and is the seat of Pierce County. The town's claim to fame is being the geographical center of the North American continent. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Wick, Douglas A. North Dakota Place Names. Sweetgrass Communications, Bismarck, ND: 1989. 168. |
| 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 (A7171-1) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | shA7171-1 |
