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| Title | Patterson Hotel billboard, outside Fargo, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 192-? |
| Description | A billboard likely located outside Fargo, N.D. advertises the Patterson Hotel located in Bismarck. The billboard reads "200 miles west you will find the only fireproof hotel in Bismarck. Ed. Patterson, follow the big letter "P." Special rates to tourists, rooms with bath $1.50 up." A barn and field with crops are visible in the background behind the billboard. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Agriculture
Business & Industry
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Billboards
Hotels
Barns
Plants
Advertisements
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| Organization Name | Patterson Hotel (Bismarck, N.D.)
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| Location | Fargo (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1920-1929
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| Item Number | 10989-09-01 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Notes | Photographer unknown.
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 | Edward G. Patterson Papers Mss 10989
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult http://history.nd.gov/archives/manuscripts/inventory/10989.html |
| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (10989-09-01) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
| Digital ID | sh109890901 |
| OCLC number | 17950120 |
