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| Title | Black Building, Fargo, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 193-? |
| Creator | Anderson, David, 1883-1962
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| Creator Role | Photographer
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| Description | Elevated view of Broadway looking southwest from Second Avenue showing the Black Building, F.W. Peterson Co. jewelers and the Merchants National Bank in the 100 block. Automobiles and pedestrians also visible. One truck in front has "United Window Cleaners" and "Janitor Service" painted on the front and back. Warner and Company Insurance painted on window in second level of the Merchants National Bank building. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
City & Town Life
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Office buildings
Banks
Jewelers
Business districts
Insurance companies
Automobiles
Commercial facilities
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| Organization Name | Black Building (Fargo, N.D.)
F. W. Peterson Co. (Fargo, N.D.)
Merchants National Bank (Fargo, N.D.)
Warner and Company (Fargo, N.D.)
United Window Cleaning (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 - 100 block
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| Decade | 1930-1939
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| Item Number | Mss 48.1.2 |
| Format of Original | Gelatin silver prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 29 x 20 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | Anderson, David, 1883-1962
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| Place of Publication | Fargo (N.D.)
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| Transcription | "Exhibit (C) 2. The new Black Building, Fargo, N.D. Geo. M. Black, owner, Fargo, N.D. Lang, Raugland & Lewis, ) Assoc. Braseth & Houkom, ) Architects. Erected 1930-31 at a cost of approx. $450, 000. Thoroly modern and fireproof Store and Office Building. The structural frame work is of all re-inforced concrete." - typed on label affixed to back of photograph. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff. |
| Biography/History | "The Black building across the street at 114-18 Broadway, is not only Fargo's tallest downtown building in the historic district, but is an outstanding example of the Art Moderne style. It was built by the Minneapolis firm of Lang, Raugland, and Lewis with Braseth and Houkom of Fargo as associate architects. The Art Moderne interior lobby and elevator doors are worth seeing." - Fargo's Heritage, by Norene A. Roberts. 1983, p. 57.
"Across the street on the west side of Broadway at 122-23 is the Merchants National Bank building, built in 1921 from plans by the Hancock Brothers. It is decorated with cream-colored glazed tile trim and a name and date block '1890-1921' reminding passers-by of the founding date of the bank and the date of the building. the style is Commercial Colonial Revival with Jacobethan tabs around the windows." - Fargo's Heritage, by Norene A. Roberts. 1983, p. 58. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Braseth and Houkom Photograph Collection Mss 48
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/929 |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (Mss 48.1.2) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs010804 |
| Original Source | photographic print |
