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| Title | Patterson Hotel billboard, Bismarck, N.D. |
| Date of Original | between 1928 and 1935 |
| Creator | Risem, Andreas, 1876-1957
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | A billboard for the Patterson Hotel in Bismarck advertises "Rooms with bath $1.50 and up" and "Special rates to tourists with families." The sign also proclaims the Patterson to be "positively the only fireproof hotel in Bismarck." |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | City & Town Life
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Hotels
Advertisements
Billboards
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| Organization Name | Patterson Hotel (Bismarck, N.D.)
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| Location | Bismarck (N.D.)
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| Address | Bismarck (N.D.) - Main Avenue - 400 block
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| Decade | 1920-1929
1930-1939
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| Item Number | 00070-3 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Notes | Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | The Patterson Hotel, originally named the McKenzie Hotel, was built in 1910 by Edward G. Patterson. It opened on January 1, 1911 in time for the legislative sessions that year. It was renamed the Patterson Hotel in 1928. Originally it was eight stories high and topped with a roof garden, but two complete and two partial floors were later added, bringing the total height to 12 stories. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | Patterson Hotel Photograph Collection 00070
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (00070-3) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
| Digital ID | sh000703 |
