John Hove with Governor Bill Guy and others, 1967

Creator

Preview

Date of Work

1967

Identification #

OGL1042-19

Description

John Hove (far left), Governor Bill Guy (next to Hove), and several unidentified individuals hold a large poster. Governor Guy wrote the following on the bottom of the photograph: "To John - A Close Friend and a Booster for the 'Arts.' Bill Guy, Gov. N.D."

Bill Guy served as North Dakota Governor from 1961 until 1973. He left office as the longest serving Governor in state history.

Dr. John Hove was an English professor at North Dakota State University. He was also an unsuccessful candidate in a special election to the United States House of Representatives in 1963, caused by the death of Hjalmar Nygaard. Hove lost the election to Mark Andrews, a farmer from Mapleton.

People Depicted

Bill Guy, John Hove

Rights

Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota