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Identification #
OGL291-10
Description
Grand Forks Herald photograph of the terrible..."Blizzard of '96". It happened on Thanksgiving day in 1896 and took five days before railroad could operate normally to and from the city. A reported six lives we lost. It was considered the worst blizzard ever to that date. Photo was taken looking south on 3rd St. from DeMers Ave. The Herald building can be seen in the background.
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Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks