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Edwards Building, 20-26 Broadway, Fargo, N.D.
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| Title | Edwards Building, 20-26 Broadway, Fargo, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1904? |
| Description | Front and north side of three-story brick building, taken from center of Broadway and N.P. Ave. Primary business is Alex Stern & Co. Other business include the Big 5, 10 & 15 Store, Fargo Shoe Shop, Leo Zekman Fur Co. and on second floor are signs for Drs. E.C. Wheeler, G.A. Carpenter and T.H. Sherman, and Freeman's Studio. To far left is the Herbst Dept. Store building with a going out of business banner on front. On corner is barber pole and sign for "J. J. Furlong, Turkish & Plain Baths." Also visible are overhead street light, utility pole and lines, post office box, wooden bicycle racks, bicycles, sign for JB Cigars, and several persons on sidewalk. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
City & Town Life
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Commercial facilities
Business districts
Clothing stores
Variety stores
Signs (Notices)
Bicycles & tricycles
Barber poles
Mailboxes
Awnings
Utility poles
Street lights
Streets
Fire escapes
Window displays
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| Subject (LCSH) | Building, Brick
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| Personal Name | Stern, Alex, 1857-1934
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| Organization Name | Alex Stern & Co. (Fargo, N.D.)
Herbst Department Store
Edwards Building (Fargo, N.D.)
Big 5, 10 & 15 Store (Fargo, N.D.)
Leo Zekman Fur Co. (Fargo, N.D.)
Fargo Shoe Shop
Freeman's Studio (Fargo, N.D.)
John J. Furlong (Firm : 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 | 2047.4 |
| Format of Original | Gelatin silver prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 21 x 26 cm. |
| Transcription | "The Edwards Building" - Handwritten on front and back of image. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff.
Photographer unknown.
Photographic print mounted on cardboard. |
| Contributor | Beebe, Milton E., 1840-1922
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| Contributor Role | architect |
| Biography/History | Milton E. Beebe designed this building for Alex Stern, to replace an earlier Edwards Building that burned on January 9, 1903. |
| Bibliographic Reference | "The New Building - Architect Beebe is preparing plans and specifications for the new structure to replace the burned Edwards Building", Fargo Forum & Daily Republican, Feb. 7, 1903, p. 8. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Fargo Business Photograph Collection 2047
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| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2047.4) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs000572 |
| Original Source | Photograph |
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