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Collection Summary
Collection: 2014P025 - Shane Balkowitsch Photograph Collection
Folder: 0075
Item: 01059
Title: The Baton
Date: 12/20/2024
Creator: Balkowitsch, Shane B
Summary: Dr. Thomas Jay Porter with baton used since 1979. Director of Bismarck-Mandan Civic Chorus (1993-present), Professor of Music at Bismarck State College (1994-2008), Professor of Music at University of Mary (2008-2024), and composer of "Let Us Be Bread" and "O Nata Lux".
Red ID: PH_I_267116 Image ID: 518265 Image Notes: 2014-P-025-01059

Collection: 2014P025 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: Shane Balkowitsch Photograph Collection
Date: 2014-2024

Summary: Wet collodion ambrotype images of North Dakotans and North Dakota scenes. Includes portraits taken for the series “Northern Plains Native Americans: A Modern Wet Plate Perspective.” The collection also includes publications that document Balkowitsch's artistic endeavors. Starting in 2018, Balkowitsch created audio files to describe or interview the sitters of his portrait. These audio files are also included in this collection.

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