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Creation Date
1934
Identification #
OGL291-270
Description
A high-angle, black-and-white photograph looking north over downtown Grand Forks. , highlighting its mid-20th-century commercial infrastructure, gridded streets, and industrial elements. A prominent feature in the center is a twin-engine Northwest Airlines passenger plane flying directly over the city center. (Lockheed Model 10A Electra bearing the prominent tail registration NC14934s)
In the upper right portion of this image , the architectural landscape is anchored by the Grand Fork County Court House. Directly beneath the courthouse grounds is the Great Northern Railway corridor that continues eat over the Red River on the Grand Forks Rail Bridge into East Grand Forks, MN.
Below the railroad tracks the commercial district unfolds along 4th Street and 5th Street, which are lined with parked automobiles.
A prominent feature in the foreground is Grand Forks Central High School. Directly to the east, across 4th Street, stands the Ronald N. Davies Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse. Looking across the street to the south of Central High is the Grand Forks Public Library. Located at the junction of 5th Street North and First Avenue North (formerly Alpha Avenue), this historic structure was the library's first permanent location and was originally named the Carnegie Library Building.
Places Depicted
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Organizations Depicted
Grand Forks County Courthouse, Great Northern Railway, Ronald N. Davies Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Grand Forks Central High School, Grand Forks Public Library, Carnegie Library Building
Rights
Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks