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| Title | Thomas Moodie and Ole H. Olson shaking hands in the Governor's Office, Bismarck, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1935? |
| Description | Thomas Moodie and Ole H. Olson shake hands in the Governor's Office in Bismarck, either after Moodie's election, or upon taking office in 1935. Papers and photographs are visible on a desk, and flags are visible in the background. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Politics & Government
People
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Governors
Flags
Desks
Paper
Photographs
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| Personal Name | Moodie, Thomas H., 1878-1948
Olson, Ole H., 1872-1954
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| Organization Name | North Dakota. Governor (1934-1935 : Olson)
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| Location | Bismarck (N.D.)
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| Address | Bismarck (N.D.) - Boulevard Avenue E.
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| Decade | 1930-1939
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| Item Number | 00823-06 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | Ole H. Olson moved to North Dakota in 1892. He homesteaded, and was later elected to the state house of representatives, and later the senate. Upon the removal of William Langer as governor in 1934, Olson became governor on July 19 1934.
Thomas Moodie was born in Winona Minnesota and worked as a reporter and brakeman for the Northern Pacific Railroad before moving to North Dakota and reporting for the Bismarck Tribune. He edited and wrote for newspapers throughout the state and received the Democratic nomination for Governor in 1934. He beat Lydia Langer, and was inaugurated in January 1935 before it was discovered that he had voted in a 1932 municipal election in Minnesota. Not having lived in North Dakota for five consecutive years before the election, he was deemed ineligible to hold the governorship. He only served for five weeks. He later became an administrator for the North Dakota Federal Housing Administration. |
| External Resource | http://www.history.nd.gov/exhibits/governors/governors18.html
http://www.history.nd.gov/exhibits/governors/governors19.html |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | A.C. Townley and Thomas Moodie Photograph Collection 00823
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (00823-06) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | sh0082306 |
