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| Title | Middlewest Trust Company building |
| Date of Original | 190-? |
| Description | Side and front view of the two story brick building, the Middlewest Trust Company. A street light is near the main entrance on the right. An American flag is raised on the roof. |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Banks
Banking industry
Buildings
Flags
Street lights
Industrial trusts
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| Subject (LCSH) | Building, Brick
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| Personal Name | White, Frank, 1856-1940
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| Organization Name | Middlewest Trust Company (Valley City, N.D.)
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| Location | Valley City (N.D.)
Barnes County (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1900-1909
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| Item Number | BC 1-48-2 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 16 x 10 cm. |
| Transcription | Colonel Frank "White, born in 1856 in Stillman Valley, IL. The son of Jasuah White, he was educated in the public schools and received a degree in civil engineering from the University of Illinois in 1880. Frank was sent to Valley City by his father to look after some property his father had acquired. Liking the country and the fine hunting he opened a surveyor's office in that city. Some months later, due to his reputation in the community, he was nominated for the State Legislature on the Republican ticket and was elected. Elsie Hadley, the daughter of Artemis Hadley, arrived in Valley City to teach mathematics at the new Normal School. She lodged and boarded at the same place as Frank White. In 1894 they were married. One son, Edwin Lee White, was born July 5, 1896. Frank White joined the local National Guard unit and was elected Captain. When the Spanish-American War broke out Frank was a Major was selected to command the ND Guard sent to the war.
Upon returning from war he was nominated for Governor and was elected in 1900 and 1902. He returned to organize the Middlewest Trust Company in Valley City. With the advent of World War I Frank White was commissioned a Colonel and he served in France. Upon returning to private life he was appointed in 1921 Treasurer of the United States in which position he served until 1928. He returned to private business but passed away five years later in 1939." -- Printed next to photograph.
"Colonel Frank White - Barnes Co., Farmer and business man. Governor of North Dakota 1901-1904. Treasurer of the United States 1920-1924. Served in the Spanish-American War and World War I. Buried in National Arlington Cemetary"--Handwritten next to photograph. |
| Notes | Title created by staff.
Photographer unknown.
Photograph next to Col. Frank White portrait, item number BC 1-48-1. |
| Repository Institution | Barnes County Historical Society
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| Repository Collection | Barnes County Historical Society Photograph Collection
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| Credit Line | Barnes County Historical Society (BC 1-48-2) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown.
Owned by Barnes County Historical Society. |
| Ordering Information | Barnes County Historical Society address:
315 Central Ave. N.
Valley City, ND 58072
Phone number: 701-845-0966
Fax: 701-845-4282
Email: bchistoricalsociety@hotmail.com |
| Grant | NHPRC SNAP Grant 2008-2009, NAR08-RC-10021-08 |
| Digital ID | dmBC1482 |
