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| Title | Excavation for the Lincoln Mutual Life building, Fargo, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1955-09-20 |
| Description | Snapshot showing a backhoe digging the foundation of the Lincoln Mutual Life building. The backhoe has Emery Excavating Co. painted on it. It appears to be dumping dirt into the back of a dump truck. Two men are visible standing in the background. Also visible in the background it the First Presbyterian Church building. View likely taken on the day of groundbreaking, September 20, 1955. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
Work life
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Digging
Excavation
Construction
Construction equipment
Dump trucks
Presbyterian churches
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| Organization Name | Lincoln Mutual Life & Casualty Insurance (Fargo, N.D.)
First Presbyterian Church (Fargo, N.D.)
Emery Excavating Co. (Moorhead, Minn.)
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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. - 700 block
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| Decade | 1950-1959
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| Item Number | 51.234.1 |
| Format of Original | Gelatin silver prints
Snapshots
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| Dimensions of Original | 9 x 12 cm. |
| Transcription | "OCT 1955" - stamped on top of print. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff.
Photographer unknown.
Snapshot with other images taken on the day of groundbreaking, September 20, 1955. |
| Biography/History | The Lincoln Mutual Life & Casualty Insurance Co. building was designed by Harold Bechtel, architect. The general contractors were J. E. Krieg & Sons, Sornsin Co., and Reger Electric Construction Co. Ground was broken on September 20, 1955. In 1995, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota moved into the building. NDSU took over the building in 2007 to house the Department of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. A level was added to the top of the building, and it was completely renovated. In October 2008, Klai Hall was dedicated. |
| 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 (51.234.1) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs007292 |
| Original Source | Photograph |
