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Earle Hotel fire survivors at Northern Pacific Depot, Fargo, N.D.
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| Title | Earle Hotel fire survivors at Northern Pacific Depot, Fargo, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1951-12-13 |
| Description | Mrs. Harold Johnson and two sons seated on a bench inside the Northern Pacific Depot. Mrs. Johnson is wearing a fur coat, and holding some clothing in her lap. Her two sons, Grant and Neil are seated next to her, with Neil looking at comic books. Several other people are visible in the room. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | People
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Mothers
Children
Boys
Comic books
Benches
Railroad stations
Refugees
Fur coats
Interiors
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| Organization Name | Earle Hotel (Fargo, N.D.)
Northern Pacific Depot (Fargo, N.D.)
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| Location | Fargo (N.D.)
Cass County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Address | Fargo (N.D.) - Main Avenue
Fargo (N.D.) - Main Avenue - 700 block
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| Decade | 1950-1959
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| Item Number | 4x5P-433 |
| Negative Number | 4x5P-433 neg. |
| Format of Original | Film negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 10 x 13 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | Forum Publishing Company (Fargo, N.D.)
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| Place of Publication | Fargo (N.D.)
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| Transcription | "Sanctuary - Fire-routed guests of the Earle hotel congregated in the Northern Pacific depot this morning. Above, Mrs. Harold Johnson, arms filled with clothes, sits with her sons, Grant, 13, and Neil, 7. Not even a fire could keep Neil, right, away from his comic books." - caption with image printed in the Fargo Forum & Daily Tribune, December 14, 1951, p. 14. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff.
Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | Hotel built originally as the Waldorf Hotel in 1899, and name changed to Earle Hotel close to time of fire. The four alarm fire started about 7 a.m., Thursday December 13, 1951, in the northwest corner of the third floor. Three people were killed, former Fargo postmaster Winfield S. Hooper, age 79; Mabel A. Sampson, age 76, and Catherine Morton, age 84. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Institute for Regional Studies Negative Collection
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| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (4x5P-433) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs005279 |
| Original Source | Negative |
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