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| Title | A.C. Townley addressing Nonpartisan League meeting, Glencoe, Minn. |
| Date of Original | 1917-08 |
| Description | A.C. Townley addresses a Nonpartisan League meeting crowd from a raised position, likely in Glencoe, Minn. An American flag hangs from the back of the building behind him, and cars and other buildings are visible beyond the crowd. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Politics & Government
People
Transportation
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Public speaking
Suits (Clothing)
Flags
Barns
Automobiles
Crowds
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| Personal Name | Townley, A. C. (Arthur Charles), 1880-1959
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| Organization Name | National Nonpartisan League
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| Location | Glencoe (Minn.)
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| Decade | 1910-1919
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| Item Number | B0921 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title created by staff. |
| Relation | [Is Part Of] North Dakota History textbook materials |
| Biography/History | A.C. Townley was the founder of the Non-partisan League in 1914. This party was socialistically minded, and focused on the needs of small farmers. The party was successful in producing a governor, Lynn Frazier, in 1916. Frazier was recalled, and the party dwindled throughout the 1920s. |
| 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 (B0921) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | shB0921 |
