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| Title | Early days of Kenmare, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1938-07-29 |
| Creator | Gross, E. H.
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | A composite postcard. The center picture is labeled "Kenmare in 1896 (First Post Office).", then going clockwise the pictures are labeled "West Side 1897", "South Side 1897", "South and West Sides 1897" and "South Side 1897." |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
City & Town Life
Pioneer Era
Politics & Government
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Post offices
General stores
Cityscape photographs
Postcards
Composite photographs
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| Organization Name | United States Post Office (Kenmare, N.D.)
Geo. A. Robertson General Merchandise (Kenmare, N.D.)
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| Location | Kenmare (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1890-1899
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| Item Number | B0756-22 |
| Format of Original | Composite photographs
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| Publisher of Original | Bloom Brothers (Minneapolis, Minn.)
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| Place of Publication | Minneapolis (Minn.)
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| Transcription | "Kenmare, N.D. in Early Days. Kenmare in 1896 (First Post Office), West Side 1897, South Side 1897, South and West Sides 1897, South Side 1897. Copyright 1913 by E. H. Gross"--Printed on front of postcard.
"Tonight I will be in Canada. Betty. Mrs. J. Potter Lee, 1054 Yellowstone Road, Cleveland, Ohio"--Handwritten on back of postcard. |
| Notes | Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | All of these pictures were taken between 1896 and 1897. Kenmare was founded officially in 1896, replacing the town of Lignite, founded in 1894 just off the present townsite. |
| 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 (B0756-22) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | shB0756-22 |
