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Salvation Army Disaster Canteen at the scene of the Earle Hotel fire, Fargo, N.D.
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| Title | Salvation Army Disaster Canteen at the scene of the Earle Hotel fire, Fargo, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1951-12-13 |
| Description | A trailer with "Salvation Army Disaster Canteen" and "Service with a smile", painted on it, parked on Main Avenue near the scene of the Earle Hotel fire. A man is standing next to the trailer in a coat and hat, serving drinks out of a large coffee pot. Emergency and firefighting equipment, hoses and vehicles visible in the background. Water is being shot onto the burning building in background. Christmas decorations hang over the street. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Social Life & Customs
City & Town Life
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Firefighting equipment
Fires
Commercial streets
Hotels
Canteens (Wartime, emergency, etc.)
Men
Coffeepots
Trailers
Christmas decorations
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| Organization Name | Earle Hotel (Fargo, N.D.)
Waldorf Hotel (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-414 |
| Negative Number | 4x5P-414 neg. |
| Format of Original | Film negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 10 x 13 cm. |
| 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-414) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs005281 |
| Original Source | Negative |
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