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	Main Avenue, Bismarck, N.D. Title Main Avenue, Bismarck, N.D. Date of Original between 1879 and 1898 Creator DeGraff, William H. Creator Role Photographer Description A view of some of the buildings and businesses along Main Avenue in Bismarck. Several people stand on the sidewalk in front a building advertising Drugs on the awning out front. Two men stand in a wagon driving by on Main Avenue itself. The First National Bank building is visible in the distance. Advertisements are painted on many of the building walls. Ordering Information http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html General Subject Business & Industry City & Town Life People Transportation Subject (LCTGM) Drugstores Banks Carts & wagons Crowds Sidewalks Awnings Advertisements Organization Name First National Bank (Bismarck, N.D.) Location Bismarck (N.D.) Address Bismarck (N.D.) - 4th Street Bismarck (N.D.) - Main Avenue Item Number 2004-P-23-005 Format of Original Photographic prints Transcription "W.H. DeGraff Dakota Block Bismarck, N. Dak."--Printed on front of photograph. "First Natl. Bank on corner of 4th St. & Main Ave. before the big fire of 1898" "Mrs. S.S. (Dorothy Blunt) Hagen, Dr. J.K. Blunt"--Handwritten on back of photograph. Notes Title created by staff. Biography/History The First National Bank was established in Bismarck in 1879, and was the second oldest bank in the state. The original bank building burned in 1898 and was replaced with another building built in the same location at the corner of 4th Street and Main. Repository Institution State Historical Society of North Dakota Repository Collection First National Bank of Bismarck Photograph Collection 2004-P-23 Credit Line State Historical Society of North Dakota (2004-P-23-005) Rights Management Copyright status unknown. Digital ID sh2004P23005
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