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| Title | Soldier's Monument and Walsh County Courthouse, Grafton, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1908-03-09 |
| Description | A tall monument with a statue of a soldier standing atop a column with the courthouse in the background. Several people are in the park around the monument. A small girl is standing holding a bicycle in the foreground. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Art & Architecture
City & Town Life
Parks and forests
People
Statues and monuments
Court houses
Law
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Bicycles & tricycles
County government
Postcards
Towers
Columns
Monuments & memorials
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| Subject (LCSH) | Building, Brick
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| Organization Name | Walsh County Courthouse (Grafton, N.D.)
United States. Army. North Dakota Infantry Regiment, 1st
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| Location | Grafton (N.D.)
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| Address | Grafton (N.D.) - 6th Street
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| Decade | 1900-1909
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| Item Number | B0755-19 |
| Format of Original | Color postcards
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| Transcription | "Soldiers' Monument and Court House, Grafton, N.D. Pub. by H. L. Haussamen Co., Grafton, N.D. Printed in Germany"--Printed on front of postcard.
"Miss Florence Phair, Crystal, N. Dak."--Handwritten on back of postcard. |
| Notes | Two publishers are listed, H. L. Haussamen Co. (Grafton, N.D.) and St. Paul Souvenir Co. (St. Paul, Minn.).
Photographer unknown.
Title created by staff. |
| Contributor | Croser, F. C.
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| Contributor Role | Architect |
| Biography/History | The Walsh County Courthouse, designed by F.C. Croser, was erected in 1886. The Soldiers' Monument was constructed in 1900 as a tribute to the men of Company C, First North Dakota Regiment, and their participation in the Philippine Insurrection campaign. The monument bears an quote of General Lawton: "You can't stampede the First North Dakota". |
| 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 (B0755-19) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | shB0755-19 |
