Details

This image may be restricted. Contact reference staff for assistance.
Collection Summary
Collection: 00055 - Arthur Benson Gilbert Photograph Collection
Folder: 0003
Item: 00074
Title: Andrew P. Hollis poses with boxes of motion picture paraphernalia
Date: 1917
Creator: Gilbert, Arthur Benson
Inscription/Marks: [front] Crop lines 1 Col 2901/3 [back] 00055-0074 A7080 [crossed through] (From Non-Partisan League Collection) Donor: A. B. Gilbert Mound, Minnesota. [back-red ink stamp] RECEIVED BY MUSEUM FEB 25 1935 MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY [back printed in black] POST CARD CORRESPNDENCE HERE / NAME AND ADDRESS HERE AZO PLACE STAMP HERE AZO.
Summary: Andrew P. Hollis, a staff member at North Dakota Agricultural College in 1917, poses with trunks and boxes containing film equipment. This young man developed the first Lyceum Circuit for Country Schools in North Dakota, including motion pictures in his educational presentations. American lyceums contributed to the broadening of school curricula and the development of institutions of education and literacy.
Red ID: PH_I_144621 Image ID: 105648 Image Notes: 00055-00074

Collection: 00055 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: Arthur Benson Gilbert Photograph Collection
Date: 1880-1920

Summary: Images of agriculture, the Nonpartisan League, and buildings. Many of the images were used in the Nonpartisan Leader. Photographs were taken in Bismarck, Brantford, Buffalo Spring, Esmond, Fargo, Hekton, McKenzie, Pretty Rock, Williston and Wyndmere (N.D.).

Enter a subject or term in one or both of the “Search” boxes.

  • “Item Detail” searches the Title, Creator and Summary fields of all item-level records.
  • “Collection Number” searches the Collection Number field only and requires an exact match.

The “DETAILS” button provides additional information about an item, as well as the following options:

  • “Collection Summary” details the contents of the entire collection in which the selected item is located.
  • You can print the image and its corresponding details by selecting “Print".
  • “Digitized Images from the Collection” returns a list of all digitized items within that collection (available from the “Collection Summary” screen).

Click on image to expand/zoom the image view.

“Photobook home” takes you back to the main Photobook page where you can start a new search.

“Featured Collections” showcases new and/or popular collections and the digitized images within those collections.

Information on how to order copies is located here.

The collections preserved in the North Dakota State Archives include over a million images. Only a small percentage of these images have been digitized. This photo gallery provides a preview of the images that have been digitized.

For more information on the non-digitized images, please refer to the finding aids found on our website at history.nd.gov, or ask a member of our reference staff for assistance.