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| Title | Horseshoes at Chautauqua, Lakewood Hotel, Devils Lake, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1900? |
| Description | A group of men in front of a wooden hotel building. The man furthest to the left holds a horseshoe in each hand. The man furthest to the right hold a sign that reads "Big program tonite. Olsen Concert Co. Mange Stevens, S. Platt Jones. Pictures, stories." |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | People
Social Life & Customs
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Chautauquas
Horseshoe pitching
Men
Hotels
Trees
Postcards
Signs (Notices)
Wooden buildings
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| Organization Name | North Dakota Chautauqua
Lakewood Hotel (Devils Lake, N.D.)
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| Location | Devils Lake (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1900-1909
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| Item Number | 0032-RY-01-10 |
| Format of Original | Postcards
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| Transcription | "Hotel at Lakewood about 1900"--Handwritten on back of postcard. |
| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | The first North Dakota Chautauqua was held in 1892. In 1893 the permanent Chautauqua site on Rock Island, Devils Lake, was established. After the Chautauqua started to decline in the 1920s, the area became residential, and changed its name to Lakeview Park. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | Oral History Project Photograph Collection 00032
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (0032-RY-01-10) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | sh0032RY0110 |
