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Collection Summary
Collection: 00032 - North Dakota Oral History Project Photograph Collection
Folder: RI-17
Item: 00026
Title: Main Street looking north Lidgerwood (N.D.)
Date: 6/25/1902
Creator: Movius, Gilbert H
Inscription/Marks: [on caption on bottom of photograph] Col. 32-RI/17-26 [Embossed below photo on card] Panoramic Photo by McDonald June 25, 1902 [facsimile file] Written in ink on reverse: Lidgerwood, N.D. Livery stable owned by Will F. Howard with windmill on roof. Main Street of Lidgerwood looking North. Black smith shop of Mr. Oss (Father of Arnold Oss who was famous athlete at University of Minnesota). Across street North from Livery Stable, Will Howard in center of street holding horse - photo gallery on right later taken over by Mr. Gertson. This taken June 25, 1902 by McDonald.
Summary: Panorama of Main Street in Lidgerwood (N.D.) looking north. Will F. Howard, owner of the livery with the wind mill on the roof, stands in the middle of the dirt road holding bridle of horse in the middle of the photograph. First building, photo right, is the McDonald Photo Gallery which became the Gertson Photo Gallery. The photographer stands in front of the building that has a display of photographs in the windows.The facade of the Photo Gallery has "ASK FOR VIEWS WE TAKE HERE ON SHORT NOTICE" painted on it. The blacksmith shop of Mr. Ole Able Oss, father of athlete Arnold Oss at University of Minnesota, is seen on the photo right side beyond the livery. Other businesses line the street. Photograph taken by McDonald.[Howard, William F—1871-1933; Oss, Ole Able—1866-1935]
Red ID: PH_I_119564 Image ID: 170908 Image Notes: 00032-RI-17-00026

Collection: 00032 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: North Dakota Oral History Project Photograph Collection
Date: 1880-1977

Summary: Consists of copies of photographs belonging to people interviewed for the North Dakota Oral History Project. The Project was undertaken by Larry Sprunk, with the cooperation of the North Dakota American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, the North Dakota Farmers Union, and the State Historical Society of North Dakota. The primary objective of the North Dakota Oral History Project was to conduct oral tape recorded interviews with North Dakotans who lived through the state's history and who could speak of this history from a first-hand basis. Interviewees were photographed at the time of their interviews. In addition, the project borrowed over 6,000 historical photographs which were copied and added to the State Historical Society's collection. Many interviewees also donated family histories, documents, letters, ledgers, books, and artifacts.

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