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| Title | Dedication of Ten Commandments Monument and urban renewal project, Fargo, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1958-03-08 |
| Description | View of crowd gathered around a platform decorated in patriotic bunting. On the platform are seated dignitaries, with a man standing by the podium. It appears the man is giving a prayer, with most participants visible with their heads bowed. A color guard is visible to the right of the platform. The Ten Commandments monolith is partially visible at left draped in an American flag. The view is looking east on 2nd Avenue N., near the intersection with 3rd Street. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Social Life & Customs
Politics & Government
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Dedications
Monuments
Ground breaking ceremonies
Flags
Podiums
Stages (Platforms)
Government officials
Urban renewal
Public speaking
Prayer
Flag bearers
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| Organization Name | Fargo Urban Renewal Agency. Fourth Street (ND R-1) Project.
Fraternal Order of Eagles
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| Location | Fargo (N.D.)
Cass County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Address | Fargo (N.D.) - 2nd Avenue N.
Fargo (N.D.) - 2nd Avenue N. - 300 block
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| Decade | 1950-1959
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| Item Number | 2007.2129 |
| Negative Number | 2007.2129 |
| Format of Original | Film negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 9 x 15 cm. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff.
Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | Fargo's 4th Street Urban Renewal Project was dedicated March 8, 1958, in a ceremony attended by, Sen. William Langer; Mayor Herschel Lashkowitz; George H. Wilson, Fargo Eagles vice president; Judge E. J. Ruegemer of St. Cloud, Minn.; Ivan D. Carlson and Stephen Bates, of the Urban Renewal Agency; Francis Schroeder, Eagles Grand Aerie judiciary committee chairman; John W. Hanson, Fargo Aerie president, Earl Stewart, Fargo URA director; Rev. C. Maxwell Brown; Rt. Rev. Msgr. L. J. Arrell; Rev. Nelson F. Preus, and Rabbi A. Krantz. The Ten Commandments Monolith was presented as a gift of the Fargo Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. |
| Bibliographic Reference | "Eagles Present Huge Monolith At Urban Renewal Dedication", Fargo Forum & Daily Republican, March 9, 1958, p. 1. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Fargo Homes Photograph Collection 2007
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| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2007.2129) |
| Rights Management | Copyright held by the Institute for Regional Studies. |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs005369 |
| Original Source | Negative |
