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| Title | Syndicate block, Grand Forks, Dakota Territory |
| Date of Original | 1888? |
| Creator | Blackburn, George F.
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | A large brick building featuring stores on the ground floor and offices on the upper levels. Three other buildings are visible to the right. Men are scattered on the sidewalk in front of the storefronts. There is a wagon parked on the street at lower right. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
City & Town Life
People
Pioneer Era
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Carts & wagons
Horses
Men
Utility poles
Sidewalks
Streets
Storefronts
Window displays
Banking industry
Clothing stores
Hardware stores
Dental offices
Banks
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| Organization Name | S. C. Bjornstad Store (Grand Forks, N.D.)
The Minneapolis Store (Grand Forks, N.D.)
Chicago Clothing Store (Grand Forks, N.D.)
Selemery's Money To Loan (Grand Forks, N.D.)
Rand Brothers (Grand Forks, N.D.)
Vermont Loan and Trust Company (Grand Forks, N.D.)
Pringle's Hardware Store (Grand Forks, N.D.)
Magnussen & Wilson (Grand Forks, N.D.)
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| Location | Grand Forks (N.D.)
Dakota Territory
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| Address | Grand Forks (N.D.) - Demers Avenue
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| Decade | 1880-1889
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| Item Number | B0466 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Transcription | "Syndicate Block"--Handwritten on back of photograph.
"Geo. F. Blackburn, Photographer, Grand Forks, D.T."--Stamped on back of photograph. |
| Notes | Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | The Budge, Griggs & Co. Block, between the W. F. Perry Grocery store and the Herald building, was also known as the syndicate block. The Minneapolis Store, the Chicago Clothing House, S.C. Bjornstad's store, and Rand Brothers shared the building. There was office space on the upper levels. This block burned in 1897. None of the buildings still stand. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Tweton, D. Jerome. Grand Forks: A Pictoral History. Donning Co., Norfolk: 1986. 32, 48. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | State Historical Society of North Dakota Photograph Collection B
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (B0466) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | shB0466 |
