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Creation Date
11-16-1963
Identification #
OGL291-16
Description
This photograph was taken on November 16, 1963 at the celebration for the opening of a new bridge over the Red River of the North that would connect downtown Grand Forks, ND to downtown East Grand Forks, MN. The ceremony was an exciting event for the community and surrounding areas. Almost 2,000 onlooker came to stand witness to the long awaited ceremony, taking nearly a year to to complete the construction.
Caption on Herald photo reads, "A large audience jams around the speakers stand, at upper right, Harold D. Shaft, master of ceremonies, opens the dedication ceremony Saturday on the deck of the new Skidmore Avenue bridge." (Grand Forks Herald Sunday, November 17, 1963 p.6)
Places Depicted
Grand Forks, North Dakota; East Grand Forks, MN
People Depicted
Herold D. Shaft
Rights
Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks