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Title: Turtle Mountain Star
Dates: 1893-1988
Collection Number: 2016-P-007
Quantity: 69 items
Abstract: Consists of photographs and postcards depicting businesses, fires, people and buildings in Rolla (N.D.), Rolette (N.D.), Cando (N.D.), Dunseith (N.D.), Butte Saint Paul, Bottineau County (N.D.), the International Peace Garden, Fish Lake (near St. John, Rolette County, N.D.). The images were collected and used by the Turtle Mountain Star.
Provenance: The collection was donated to the State Historical Society of North Dakota by Roger Bailey on February 5, 2016.
Property Rights: The State Historical Society of North Dakota owns the property rights to this collection.
Copyrights: Copyrights to materials in this collection remain with the donor, publisher, author, or author's heirs. Researchers should consult the 1976 Copyright Act, Public Law 94-553, Title 17, U.S. Code and an archivist at this repository if clarification of copyright requirements is needed.
Access: This collection is open under the rules and regulations of the State Historical Society of North Dakota.
Citation: Researchers are requested to cite the collection title, collection number, and the State Historical Society of North Dakota in all footnote and bibliographic references.
HISTORICAL SKETCH
The Turtle Mountain Star began November 1888, published by Parsons and Fritz. In 1917, the Star merged with the Rolette County Herald to form the Turtle Mountain Star and Rolette County Herald.
INVENTORY
2016-P-007-00001 Rolette County courthouse, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1915
2016-P-007-00002 Composite postcard of a family group, threshing scene and young child ca. 1915
2016-P-007-00003 Auditorium, Cando (N.D.) ca. 1915
2016-P-007-00004 Main Street, Rolette (N.D.) ca. 1910
2016-P-007-00005 Soo Depot and water tank, Rolette (N.D.) 1910
2016-P-007-00006 Exterior of the Wm. Widmeyer residence, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1915
2016-P-007-00007 Main Street, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1915
2016-P-007-00008 State Fish Hatchery, Fish Lake, near St. John (Rolette County, N.D.) ca. 1913
2016-P-007-00009 A house boat on Fish Lake, near St. John (Rolette County, N.D.) ca. 1909
2016-P-007-00010 Presbyterian Church, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1910
2016-P-007-00011 Aerial view of Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1988
2016-P-007-00012 Hotel Rolette, Rolette (N.D.) ca. 1910
2016-P-007-00013 City Park, Dunseith (N.D.) ca. 1912
2016-P-007-00014 Fire in business district, Rolla (N.D.) 1/7/1911
2016-P-007-00015 Main Street, Cando (N.D.) ca. 1915
2016-P-007-00016 Fish Lake, near St. John (Rolette County, N.D.) ca. 1910
2016-P-007-00017 School fire, Rolla (N.D.) 1920
2016-P-007-00018 Main Street, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1907
2016-P-007-00019 Main Street, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1907
2016-P-007-00020 Farmers and Merchants Bank, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1910
2016-P-007-00021 Rolette County courthouse, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1915
2016-P-007-00022 Taylor House, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1915
2016-P-007-00023 Main Street, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1915
2016-P-007-00024 Birds eye view, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1915
2016-P-007-00025 High School, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1910
2016-P-007-00026 School fire, Rolla (N.D.) 1920
2016-P-007-00027 Leonard School, Rolette (N.D.) ca. 1915
2016-P-007-00028 West side of Main Street, Rolette (N.D.) ca. 1915
2016-P-007-00029 East side of Main Street, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1915
2016-P-007-00030 Wm. O. DePuy and Company Store, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1915
2016-P-007-00031 Elevators, possibly in Rolette County (N.D.) ca. 1915
2016-P-007-00032 Methodist Episcopal Church, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1915
2016-P-007-00033 Catholic Church, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1915
2016-P-007-00034 High School, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1910
2016-P-007-00035 Celebration around cairn on top of Butte Saint Paul, Bottineau County (N.D.) 6/28/1933
2016-P-007-00036 Celebration on Butte Saint Paul, Bottineau County (N.D.) 6/28/1933
2016-P-007-00037 Fish Lake, near St. John (Rolette County, N.D.) ca. 1910
2016-P-007-00038 High School, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1909
2016-P-007-00039 Community Hospital, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1920
2016-P-007-00040 State Sanatorium, Dunseith (N.D.) 1910
2016-P-007-00041 Canadian customs office, International Peace Garden (Man. and N.D.) ca. 1940
2016-P-007-00042 Main Street, Dunseith (N.D.) ca. 1940
2016-P-007-00043 First plane that came into Rolla (N.D.) 7/4/1919
2016-P-007-00044 School after fire, Rolla (N.D.) 1920
2016-P-007-00045 Banking district, Rolla (N.D.) n.d.
2016-P-007-00046 J. R. Ashman music store, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1900
2016-P-007-00047 Rolette County courthouse, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1900
2016-P-007-00048 Main Street, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1900
2016-P-007-00049 Main Street, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1900
2016-P-007-00050 Main Street, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1900
2016-P-007-00051 Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fraser ca. 1900
2016-P-007-00052 Interior and staff of the Turtle Mountain Star newspaper office ca. 1980
2016-P-007-00053 Portrait of the Rolla (N.D.) High School basketball team 1914
2016-P-007-00054 Main Street, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1980
2016-P-007-00055 Celebration at Port of Entry, St. John (N.D.) 10/9/1931
2016-P-007-00056 U.S. Customs and immigration buildings, Port of Entry, St. John (N.D.) ca. 1930
2016-P-007-00057 Great Northern Railway Depot, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1911
2016-P-007-00058 Great Northern Railway Depot employees in office, Rolla (N.D.) 7/1911
2016-P-007-00059 St. Ann's Day celebration, Belcourt (N.D.) 1909
2016-P-007-00060 Interior of carriage shop, probably Rolette County (N.D.) ca. 1910
2016-P-007-00061 Students standing outside school, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1910
2016-P-007-00062 View of Main Street from the railroad depot in winter, Rolla (N.D.) 1893
2016-P-007-00063 Exterior of the Joan Mitchell Marchand and William J. Bateson residences, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1910
2016-P-007-00064 Rolla (N.D.) "Yeoman" marching band beside train on way to Grand Forks Fair, Devils Lake (N.D.) 7/1909
2016-P-007-00065 Portrait of the Rolla (N.D.) "Yeoman" marching band ca. 1910
2016-P-007-00066 Back room of printing office, Turtle Mountain Star newspaper, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1900
2016-P-007-00067 Exterior of the Turtle Mountain Star newspaper office, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1900
2016-P-007-00068 Panorama of Rolla (N.D.) postcard ca. 1910
2017-P-007-00069 Mr. and Mrs. Chris Fike standing outside homestead, Rolla (N.D.) ca. 1900
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