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| Title | Alvin H. Ode interview about destruction of North Dakota State Capitol building |
| Date of Original | 1989-09-21 |
| Creator | Neumann, Dennis
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| Creator Role | Interviewer |
| Description | Dennis Neumann interviews Alvin H. Ode, former Bismarck N.D. fire chief, and witness as a young boy to the destruction of the North Dakota State Capitol by fire in December 1930. Mr. Ode was hoisted into the burning capitol building by State Historical Society of North Dakota curator Russell Reid to rescue items from the capitol building. Mr. Ode also talks about the fire department in Bismarck and Bismarck and personal history. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/rscopypermission.html |
| General Subject | Politics & Government
People
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Fires
Capitols
Government facilities
Fire fighters
Interviews
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| Personal Name | Ode, Alvin H.
Neumann, Dennis
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| Organization Name | North Dakota State Capitol (Bismarck, N.D.)
Bismarck (N.D.). Fire Dept.
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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
1980-1989
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| Item Number | Mss 10464-02-06 |
| Format of Original | Audio cassettes
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| Relation | [Is Part Of] North Dakota history textbook materials |
| Biography/History | Early on Sunday morning, December 28, 1930, the capitol building's janitor heard a loud cracking noise. Looking around, he found nothing, but when he went outside, he saw flames leaping from the Senate Chambers on the fourth floor. Though he called the fire department right away, the building was much too engulfed in flames to be saved. The fire destroyed the building except for the two lower floors of the north wing. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | Dennis Neumann Papers Mss 10464
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (Mss 10464-02-06) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
| Language | English |
| Digital ID | shMss104640206 |
| Media Standard | MPEG Audio
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| Duration | 00:35:51 |
| Audio Tracks | 1 track mono
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| Data Rate | 128 kbps |