Collection

Collection: 10190 - Will Family Papers
Folder: 0115.000
Item: 02838
Date: circa 1880
Title: View of Main Avenue near Third Street looking east, Bismarck (D.T.). Contains Merchants Hotel, The Peoples General Supply Store, McLean & Macnider Store, Liquor Store, Opera House
Collection: 10190 - Will Family Papers
Folder: 0115.000
Item: 02840
Date: 1879
Title: Wagon advertising O.S. Goff, Views Indian Pictures and Dakota Scenery, Ft. Lincoln and Bismarck.
Collection: 10190 - Will Family Papers
Folder: 0116.000
Item: 02854
Date: 1905
Title: Will School under construction, Bismarck (N.D.)
Collection: 10190 - Will Family Papers
Folder: 0116.000
Item: 02858
Date: Circa 1898
Title: Dakota Block, Main Avenue and First Street, O. S. Goff studio
Collection: 10190 - Will Family Papers
Folder: 0120.000
Item: 02922
Date: circa 1930
Title: View of Missouri River and bluffs. Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge in background
Collection: 10190 - Will Family Papers
Folder: 0120.000
Item: 02940
Date: circa 1928
Title: Landscape with snow on Ward Hills
Collection: 10190 - Will Family Papers
Folder: 0120.000
Item: 02942
Date: circa 1932
Title: Landscape of Ward Hills
Collection: 10190 - Will Family Papers
Folder: 0120.000
Item: 02944
Date: circa 1932
Title: Landscape of mound with Missouri River in background
Collection: 10190 - Will Family Papers
Folder: 0120.000
Item: 02946
Date: circa 1932
Title: Landscape with snow on Ward Hills
Collection: 10190 - Will Family Papers
Folder: 0120.000
Item: 02948
Date: 1932
Title: Landscape with snow on Ward Hills
Collection: 10190 - Will Family Papers
Folder: 0121.000
Item: 02964
Date: circa 1920
Title: University of North Dakota library
Collection: 10190 - Will Family Papers
Folder: 0121.000
Item: 02966
Date: circa 1920
Title: University of Minnesota Library and Budge Hall
Collection: 10190 - Will Family Papers
Folder: 0132.000
Item: 03412
Date: circa 1935
Title: Oscar H. Will & Company Greenhouse and Store. In the background is house on left
Collection: 10190 - Will Family Papers
Folder: 0133.000
Item: 03421
Date: circa 1953
Title: Will's Garden & Flower Shop at 309 Third Street in Bismarck (N.D.)
Collection: 10190 - Will Family Papers
Folder: 0134.000
Item: 03475
Date: circa 1915
Title: George F. Will Sr. smoking pipe while holding stalk of corn on street
Collection: 10190 - Will Family Papers
Folder: 0134.000
Item: 03483
Date: 1881
Title: Drawn picture of Bismarck Greenhouses and house
Collection: 10190 - Will Family Papers
Folder: 0136.000
Item: 03547
Date: circa 1958
Title: Men repairing roof of Oscar H. Will & Company Seed House
Collection: 10190 - Will Family Papers
Folder: DIG.001
Item: 05396
Date: circa 1910
Title: Norm Exton Album (digital only): Album p001-01 Mountain towering over trees and meadow
Collection: 10190 - Will Family Papers
Folder: DIG.001
Item: 05398
Date: circa 1910
Title: Norm Exton Album (digital only): Album p001-03 Mountains with meadow in foreground
Collection: 10190 - Will Family Papers
Folder: DIG.001
Item: 05400
Date: circa 1910
Title: Norm Exton Album (digital only): Album p002-02 Katherine Sterrett Will standing in meadow
Collection: 10190 - Will Family Papers
Folder: DIG.001
Item: 05402
Date: circa 1910
Title: Norm Exton Album (digital only): Album p003-01 Cliff side
Collection: 10190 - Will Family Papers
Folder: DIG.001
Item: 05404
Date: circa 1910
Title: Norm Exton Album (digital only): Album p003-03 Bear in trees
Collection: 10190 - Will Family Papers
Folder: DIG.001
Item: 05406
Date: circa 1910
Title: Norm Exton Album (digital only): Album p004-02 Hot Springs formation and steam vent
Collection: 10190 - Will Family Papers
Folder: DIG.001
Item: 05408
Date: circa 1910
Title: Norm Exton Album (digital only): Album p005-01 Steam vents
Collection: 10190 - Will Family Papers
Folder: DIG.001
Item: 05410
Date: circa 1910
Title: Norm Exton Album (digital only): Album p005-03 Old Faithful geyser, Yellowstone National Park

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