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| Title | Judge Adolph M. Christianson announcing program at North Dakota State Capitol cornerstone laying, Bismarck, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1932-10-08 |
| Description | Supreme Court judge Adolph M. Christianson stands at a podium and announces the program for the cornerstone laying ceremony at the North Dakota State Capitol building. Two KFYR microphones are visible in front of him. The crowd and the remains of the original capitol building are visible in the background. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Awards and ceremonies
Law
People
Politics & Government
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Judges
Cornerstones
Cornerstone laying
Flags
Public speaking
Crowds
Capitols
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| Personal Name | Christianson, Adolph M., 1877-1954
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| Organization Name | North Dakota State Capitol (Bismarck, N.D.)
North Dakota. Supreme Court
KFYR (Radio station : Bismarck, N.D.)
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| Location | Bismarck (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1930-1939
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| Item Number | 10121-63 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | Adolph M. Christianson was born in Brunmundalen, Norway, in 1877. He came to the United States with his parents in 1882. He spent his childhood days in Polk County, Minnesota, and received his early education in the Minnesota public schools. He was, for the most part, self-educated; but he attended the Law Department of the University of Tennessee and was admitted to the Bar in 1889. He moved to North Dakota in 1900 and was admitted to the North Dakota Bar on March 27th of that same year. Justice Christianson immediately opened an office in Towner, North Dakota, where he practiced until his election to the Supreme Court. During his practice in Towner he served as State's Attorney from 1901 until 1905. He was elected to the Supreme Court in 1914 at age 37. He was reelected to the Court in 1920, 1926, 1932, 1938 and 1948. Justice Christianson died in office at the age of 76 on February 11, 1954, after serving on the Court for 39 years and one month. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | Alexander G. Burr Papers Mss 10121
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (10121-63) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | sh1012163 |
