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Creation Date
1954
Identification #
OGL291-320
Description
"Business was brisk in the postwar prosperity and people crowded the streets in record numbers. After all, over twenty-six thousand people, not including those who drive in from out of town, did the lion's share of their shopping in a six block area." (from Grand Forks: A Pictorial History page 150).
Numerous business are seen in the photograph, including the McDonald Clothing Company, Ulseth Insurance, and several pharmacies.
Places Depicted
North Dakota--Grand Forks
Organizations Depicted
Buttrey's, Gambles, Larson & Torgen Drugs; McDonald Clothing Company, Ulseth Insurance; R.B. Griffith Department Store; The Ontario Store (Grand Forks, N.D.)
People Depicted
Griffith, Robert B. (Robert Brooke), 1914-1978; McDonald, Stuart