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General store and post office


Title	General store and post office
Date of Original	190?
Description	Wood framed building with a porch and false front. Signs in the windows state "Fishing Tackle, Post Office" and Provisions and Groceries", "Cigars". Also hanging in the window is a newspaper entitled "The Pioneer Press". There is a man seated on the stoop with a dog. There are three boys and one girl on the porch. One boy is standing next to a bicycle. There is a picket fence by the building and trees in the background.
Ordering Information	Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services
General Subject	Business & Industry People
Subject (LCTGM)	General stores Grocery stores Newspapers Post offices Men Children Dogs Bicycles & tricycles Fences False fronts Porches
Location	Minnesota United States
Decade	1900-1909
Item Number	2042.39.5
Negative Number	5x7G-29
Format of Original	Gelatin silver prints Glass negatives
Dimensions of Original	13 x 18 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by staff. Photographer unknown. Location and identity of people unknown, but likely taken in Minnesota.
Repository Institution	North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
Repository Collection	Arneson Family Photograph Collection 2042
Collection Finding Aid	Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/914
Credit Line	Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2042.39.5)
Language	eng
Digital ID	rs000834
Original Source	Glass negative

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