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2017-P-001 Marion M. Gackle
  ca. 1895-1988
 Images of the Phillip and Matilda Jantz family and of people, places and events in Kulm (N.D.). (18 digital scans)
2017-P-002 Brian and Elaine (Resler) Berkowitz
ca. 1915
Black and white postcards of residences, businesses and  streets in Willow City (N.D.) (4 items).
2017-P-003 Northern Plains Railroad
  2/5/1997
   Image by Robert Irwin of First Day of Operations on the Northern  Plains Railroad. On February 5, 1997, the Devils  Lake Daily Journal carried this image of the North Dakota’s newest regional  railroad, the Northern Plains Railroad in Fordville (N.D.). To open this granger line, the Northern  Plains crew of Robin Omdahl and Mike Liden bucked snow ranging from two to  twenty feet in depth, using a Russell snowplow, with motive power provided by  four GP9's. (1 digital file)
2017-P-004 David Chesanow
   1896
 
     Cabinet card of Asian child  seated on posing bench in photo studio, taken by A. F. and G. A. Parkinson in  Mayville (N.D.) (1 item)
2017-P-005 Alice Lorraine (Jakway) and Grafton Leslie Powell  Bowman
 
  ca. 1926
   Panoramic portraits of the North Dakota Fireman's Association  annual meeting at Hillsboro and the North Dakota Fireman's Convention Civic  Banquet at Kilburn Park. (2 items)
2017-P-006 Bismarck Global  Neighbors
2017
Images  of new Americans in various settings in North Dakota taken by a variety of  photographers. (8 digital images)
2017-P-007 Jason Sawicki
    ca.  1930
    Glass  plate negatives of Wilton (N.D.) businesses, students, and residents, and  advertising slides used by Wilton (N.D.) businesses. (25 items)
2017-P-008 Curt Olson
    ca. 1930
    Consists of images of North Dakota CCC Camp  2771 in Grand Marais (Minn.), Watford City (N.D.) and the North Dakota  badlands, and miscellaneous images around North Dakota, including at a circus  (8 items, including 1 oversize).
2017-P-009 Portrait of the Independence  baseball team
    ca. 1915
    Computer generated print, for reference use  only (1 item).
2017-P-010 Judge Jacob B. Sonderall
1907-1930
Two panoramas of Hettinger (N.D.), two portraits  of judges, clerks and jurors of Adams County district court, and a portrait of  Hettinger residents having a picnic (5 items). 
2017-P-011 John M. Herm
    1926-ca. 1945
    Panorama of attendees at the 1926 Stavanger-Laget meeting in Fargo,  portraits of John M. Herm in uniform, and an album of snapshots of Herm and his  fellow soldiers at Hamilton Field (Calif.), en route to Fort Richardson  (Alaska) aboard the St. Michel, at Fort Richardson and Fort Mason (San  Francisco, Calif.). Images depict buildings, people, recreational activities,  scenery, and the living environment for these soldiers during World War II (33  items).
2017-P-013 Edna Schwab
ca. 1925.
Panoramic portrait of Ludwig and  Christina Schwab Welk standing in front of their house (1 item).
2017-P-014 Evelyn Schwab
    2017
    Contemporary panoramic  photograph of the Welk farm (1 item).
2017-P-016 Barnes County  Historical Society
1918-1934
Postcards of prohibition  (including Bismarck police locating, dumping and cleaning up alcohol and liquor  stills), St. Alexius nurses in a World War I parade, images of the railroad  bridges over the Missouri River and steamboats along the shore, and the  exterior of the St. Alexius Hospital (10 items).
2017-P-017 Mavis  Jundt
    1950-1953
    Consists of postcards of the Garrison Dam. (2 items)
2017-P-018 Terri Amochowski 
1913-1914
Contains   postcards related to the town of Reeder (N.D.), including the high  school, a private residence, and a group of people. (3 items)
2017-P-019 Denzer Family
n.d.
Contains a photograph of the Denzer family and an other of Mr. Denzer,  who owned and operated the Durbin Hotel & Pub in the town. (2 items)
2017-P-020—Cindy Wheeler
    Contains one postcard of the Loma (N.D.) baseball team. (1 item)
2017-P-021 Missouri River  Intercultural Festival
    2016
    Consists of digital photos taken  at the 2016 Missouri River InterCultural Festival at Gateway Mall in Bismarck  (N.D.) (5 items).
2017-P-022 Portrait of  Chester Nelson Jr.
    ca. 2010
    Studio portrait of State  Historical Society of North Dakota board member (2009-2011) Chester (Chet)  Nelson (1 item).
2017-P-023 Hettinger (N.D.)
  n.d.
Contains photographs  related to Hettinger (N.D.), including Adams County (N.D.) Courthouse. (2  items)
2017-P-024 North Dakota Centennial 
    1989
    Contains photographs  related to the celebrations on the Capitol mall in Bismarck (N.D.) during the  North Dakota centennial celebrations, specifically related to automobile  history. (9 items)
2017-P-025 Maynard and Doris Baun
    1949
  Contains photographs related to a March 1949 snowstorm in the Devils Lake  (N.D.) region. (4 items)
2017-P-026 Jane Osowski
    ca. 1940
    Contains one  photograph of the North Dakota capitol building. (1 item)
2017-P-027 Jacob Erstad Family
ca. 1910
Contains  postcards of various images, including North Dakota communities, prominent  buildings in the state, wildlife, family and friends, and nature scenes from  North Dakota. (38 items)
2017-P-028 Breien Elevator
    2003
    Contains negative  images of the Breien Elevator on thirteen 35mm film strips. (52 items)
2017-P-029 Williston Congregational Church
    1913
    Contains  postcard of a photograph of the laying of the cornerstone of the Williston  (N.D.) Congregational Church in September 1913. (1 item)
2017-P-030 Jack Buchold
1915
A snapshot of Clarence Archie  McIntyre and Chief Drags Wolf at Fort Berthold, and a 1915 panorama of Fort  Berthold (2 items).
2017-P-031 John Toman
    1913
    Print of a panorama of Flasher  (N.D.). FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY (1 item).
2017-P-032 Philip Seidl, Jr.
1918-1948
Contains photographs  of Philip Seidl, Jr., including his Army photograph from World War I. (4 items)
2017-P-033 Panorama of Ray  (N.D.)
    1915
    Consists of a postcard with a  panoramic view of Ray (N.D.) (1 item).
2017-P-034 Holly Rieger
    ca. 1910
    Black and white photograph of  workers outside Delaney Bros. Elevator (Williston, N.D.) (1 item).
2017-P-035 Harold and Geraldine Haskins
  1905-1957
  Contains postcards of various locations and landmarks across North Dakota, including the Badlands, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, the Capitol Building, Fargo, Bismarck, and Grand Forks. (49 items)
2017-P-036 Elevator fire, Mylo (N.D.)
  1935
  Images of an elevator fire in Mylo (N.D.), including men working to put out the fire. (8 items)
2017-P-037 Valerie Albrecht
  1950
    Color slides with images of bands, floats, and royalty from a parade in Bismarck (N.D.) (88 items)
2017-P-038 Douglas Ellison
    1934-1942
      Panoramas of Co. 2767 CCC Badlands Battalion at Medora (N.D.) and Company C 337th Infantry at Camp Shelby (Miss.). A CCC history is located in the collection case file. (3ft.)
  
2017-P-039 Charles Benjamin  Schneider  
1906-1962
Images of  flooding in Minot (N.D.), train wrecks, Schneider family, and agricultural  scenes, including steam tractors, Ray and Minot (N.D.). (41 items)
2017-P-040 Susan Mitchell
1908-ca.  1968
Includes  photographs of the Oppegard, Watne and Skofstad families, Cooperstown (N.D.),  an unidentified group outside a church, wearing ethic clothing, and a souvenir  postcard booklet from Tyrol School No. 3, Griggs County (N.D.). The booklet  includes a photograph of teacher Ilma Tracey Peabody. (16 items)
2017-P-042 Peg Reuther
1963-1995
Prints and  slides of celebrations, rodeos, and events across North Dakota, especially in  Morton County (N.D.). (293 items)
2017-P-046 Iver A. and Christine  Madson family
ca. 1890-ca.  1920
Includes  images of Iver A. and Christine Madson, their Wheatland (N.D.) home and family.  Also includes images of members of the McFall family. (8 items)
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