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Old Trading Post

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Description: An old trading post, built in 1843.
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Grand Forks Pavillion

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Description: Parkgoers relax by a pond and socialize in a classical-style pavilion set in the trees.
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Church and Home

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Description: A view of a church and home.
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Court House

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Description: Exterior view of the Valley City courthouse and the path leading up to it. Homes and other structures are visible in the background.
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The Footbridge leading to the Elks Home

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Description: View along the footbridge that leads to the Elks Home on the shoreline on the right. A long, low outbuilding is on the left.
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School on Bank of River

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Description: View from shoreline across water toward an unidentified school building with an ornate bell tower on the roof on the bank of a river or large pond. A hill ...
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Northern Pacific Railroad Depot

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Description: View of the Northern Pacific Railroad Depot, with three men standing in the empty train yard. In the distance is a water tower and other buildings.
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The Rudolf Hotel

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Description: View across intersection toward the Rudolf Hotel.
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Town and Railroad Bridge

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Description: Distant view of town from a bracken covered hillside. A water tower rises above the rural town and a railroad bridge stretches across the background.
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Interior of E.A. Arhart & Co's. Jewelry Store

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Description: Interior view of "E.A. Arhart & Co's. Jewelry Store" with display cases full of items for sale. Additional text reads, "A Safe Place to Buy Jewelry."
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State Normal School

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Description: A view of the entrance and foot bridge to the campus at State Normal School. A wrought iron gate surrounds the property, and a metalwork banner over the en...
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Lyric Theatre and Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows

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Description: View from street of two people walking on the sidewalk near an automobile parked at the curb. They are heading toward a street corner outside the Lyric The...
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Farm and Field

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Description: Composite view of a farm (above) and a view of cutting wheat in a field. Decorative elements appear on either side at the top.
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Town from Overlooking Hill

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Description: View of a town from an overlooking hill. Beyond dwellings, the Russell-Miller Milling Company is visible; it was built in 1906.
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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View of Main Street looking north across Central Avenue. The business district features several shops and small businesses.
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Business District

Date: 1910
Description: View down Main Street looking south across First Avenue. Automobiles park outside shops and small businesses.
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Street Scene

Date: 1910
Description: Street scene in front of a garage labeled Dolloff Block, 1906. Men stand outside Moore Motor Company and J.M. Deeter & Son's Pop Corn Crispetts stand. A si...
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Main Street

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Description: View down Main Street featuring Rathman Hall Company and small businesses.
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Business District

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Description: View of a business district intersection with a man climbing in the telephone wires overhead. An automobile is double-parked on the street.
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Business District

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Description: View of a business district intersection with a man perched in the telephone wires overhead. The Gladstone Hotel, built in 1908, is visible to his right.

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