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| Title | N.P. Ave. and Broadway, looking south, Fargo, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1900 |
| Description | Diagonal view from across street of the Edwards building on the corner of Broadway and N.P. Avenue with Broadway visible to Main Ave. People crossing street and utility poles in view. The Edwards building includes a cupola on the corner above the third story with a clock. In far distance at end of Broadway is the Fargo College building. The business on the corner of the building is the Golden Rule, a dry goods store operated by Elsinger & Co. Luger Furniture building located in the distance. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | City & Town Life
Business & Industry
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Business districts
Dry goods stores
Cupolas
Clock towers
Commercial streets
Commercial facilities
Utility poles
Awnings
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| Organization Name | Edwards Building (Fargo, N.D.)
Golden Rule (Fargo, N.D.)
Luger Furniture Co. (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.) - Broadway
Fargo (N.D.) - Broadway - 0-25 block
Fargo (N.D.) - N.P. Avenue
Fargo (N.D.) - N.P. Avenue - 600 block
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| Decade | 1900-1909
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| Item Number | 51.26.2 |
| Format of Original | Gelatin silver prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 9 x 13 cm. |
| Transcription | "N.P. Ave & Bwdy looking Soth 1900" - Handwritten on back of cardboard mount. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff.
Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | The Edwards Building at 24-26 Broadway was designed by the Hancock Brothers. The corner stone was laid on May 5, 1900, and named for Major A. W. Edwards by Alex Stern, the building owner. The Bowers Brothers were the contractors responsible for the construction. The first building was destroyed by fire on January 9, 1903. A second Edwards Building replaced the destroyed first. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Fargo, N.D. Photograph Collection 51
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/archives/collections-institute/photography/holdings/fargo-photograph-holdings |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (51.26.2) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs005458 |
| Original Source | Photograph |
