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| Title | Removing Capitol cornerstone, Bismarck, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1931-01-24 |
| Creator | Reid, Russell, 1900-1967
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | A crew of men work to extract the cornerstone from the original North Dakota State Capitol building after it was destroyed by fire. The men use sledgehammers in an attempt to release the stone. One man wears overalls with the name "Packard" written on the back. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Politics & Government
People
Work Life
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Capitols
Government facilities
Cornerstones
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| Organization Name | North Dakota State Capitol (Bismarck, N.D.)
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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 | 00200-4x5-0147 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Notes | Title created by staff. |
| 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 | Russell Reid Photograph Collection 00200
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (00200-4x5-0147) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
| Digital ID | sh002004x50147 |
