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| Title | Griggs House, Grand Forks, Dakota Territory |
| Date of Original | 1882 |
| Creator | Blackburn, George F.
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | A large brick hotel building. There are four visible second story balconies. People stand on two of the balconies and on the sidewalk in front of the building. A horse and coach is parked on the street. A streetlight is on the corner. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
City & Town Life
People
Pioneer Era
Transportation
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Hotels
Hotel employees
Balconies
Coach drivers
Carriages & coaches
Streets
Street lights
Sidewalks
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| Subject (LCSH) | Building, Brick
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| Personal Name | Ingalls, C. B.
Ingalls, Mable
Ingalls, Arthur
Platt, Mabel
Shaw, Charles H.
Moran, Mike
Dunn, Arthur W.
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| Organization Name | Griggs House (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 | B0462 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Transcription | "Griggs House 1882 on DeMers Ave C. B. Ingalls, Proprietor & Mrs. Ingalls on Middle porch Children on porch. Mable & Arthur Ingalls, Mabel Platt & playmate. Chas. H. Shaw & Mrs. Shaw on East Porch. Mike Moran standing forward of Corner Entrance with straw hat. Arthur W. Dunn at extreme right by lamp post, with low derby hat. Frank W. Woolley on hotel bus."--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 Griggs House was the first modern hotel in Grand Forks. It was built in 1882 on Demers Avenue next to the Great Northern Railroad Depot. The hotel eventually changed its name to The Imperial and was torn down after World War II. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Tweton, D. Jerome. Grand Forks : A Pictorial History. Donning Co., Norfolk: c1986. 30-31. |
| 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 (B0462) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | shB0462 |
