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Collection: 00032 - North Dakota Oral History Project Photograph Collection
Folder: BL-35
Item: 00004
Title: Birdseye view of Regan (N.D.)
Date: 1912
Creator: Uhde, F. C
Summary: A combination of businesses and houses are visible in this elevated view of Regan (N.D.) Some of the businesses seen are: A.V. Marcellus General Merchandise Store Regan (N.D.) (far photo left), Winner Adams Lumber Company, Regan (N.D.) (Middle of image), Lundberg Grocery Store, Regan State Bank, Posely and Homan Real Estate and Insurance, Charles Smith Billiard Parlor, Samuel Tolchinsky Meat Market, Hollingsworth and Dimond Livery, Mandan Mercantile Company, Stern and Werner Real Estate Company, Hotel Regan, Wilton Mercantile Company, Regan Congregational Church, Feed Mill, Homan Drug Store. __Regan is 35 miles from Bismarck (Hwy 83 north to Wilton then east on Hwy 36 for twelve miles). Named for J. Aus¬tin Regan, an official of the Dakota Land and Townsite Com¬pany, the town of Regan was founded in 1912. It was founded before the Northern Pacific Railroad came through. The final tracks on the NP- Pingree-Wilton line were laid in November of 1911 and coal trains from the Washburn-Lignite Coal Company in Wilton began running the next month. By December of 1912, Regan boast¬ed a Hotel, two general stores, a black¬smith, drug store, land office, pool hall, creamery, two banks, a lumberyard and more. In 1913 the Regan Headlight News¬paper was established. In 1917 the Headlight carried a list of 35 names of young men from Regan who were proudly serving their country. During the 1930’s Regan was hard hit by both the drought and the depression. Businesses closed, farms failed, people moved away seeking a better opportunity.
Red ID: PH_I_124527 Image ID: 182745 Image Notes: 00032-BL-35-00004

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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