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| Title | Edwards Block, 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. The Edwards building includes a cupola on the corner above the third story with a clock. The business on the corner of the building is the Golden Rule, a dry goods store operated by Elsinger & Co. A banner is hanging on the building stating "All Painting in this building done by Ashelman Bros. & Prescott, 114 Broadway". A campaign banner is hanging over Broadway with American flags, and it states "Republican Headquarters. Protect Sound Money Prosperity. McKinley and Roosevelt". A man and a dog are visible on the street. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
Politics & Government
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Business districts
Dry goods stores
Cupolas
Clock towers
Commercial streets
Commercial facilities
Awnings
Campaign headquarters
Political posters
Banners
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| Personal Name | McKinley, William, 1843-1901
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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| Organization Name | Edwards Building (Fargo, N.D.)
Golden Rule (Fargo, N.D.)
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
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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 | 51.7.29 |
| Format of Original | Gelatin silver prints
Copy photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 21 x 26 cm. |
| 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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| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (51.7.29) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs007174 |
| Original Source | Photograph |
