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Identification #
OGL291-30
Description
This photo shows the The Herald, Grand Forks' local newspaper building, near the corner of Kittson and South Third Street. It was a "two-story Art Moderne brick commercial building built in three parts, in 1939 (designed by Theodore B. Wells), 1949 and 1959. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The Grand Forks Herald won a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for its coverage of the 1997 flood although the Herald building had burned to the ground in the midst of the floodwaters. Despite losing its offices during the flood, the Herald never missed a single day of publication. They set up temporary offices at the University of North Dakota (UND) and nearby elementary school. Papers were distributed without charge to flood "refugees" in neighboring towns.
"Following the flood, the newspaper rebuilt its office building in downtown Grand Forks. Its distinctive features are a tall clock tower and the symbolism built into the structure, as well as parts of the old building that survived the fire. A new printing facility was also built in an industrial park in the western part of Grand Forks." Cited from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Forks_Herald#:~:text=The%20historic%20building%20was%20listed,Wells)%2C%201949%20and%201959).
Places Depicted
Herald Building; North Dakota--Grand Forks
Rights
Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks