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View in city of Moorhead Minnesota, 1870
View in city of Moorhead Minnesota, 1870
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Steamboat Selkirk at Fargo-Moorhead; uncompleted Northern Pacific Railway bridge, 1871
Steamboat Selkirk at Fargo-Moorhead;
uncompleted Northern Pacific Railway bridge, 1871
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Red River bridge between Moorhead and Fargo, 1872
Red River bridge between Moorhead and Fargo, 1872
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Comstock House, Moorhead Minnesota, 1885
Comstock House, Moorhead Minnesota, 1885
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First building at Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota, 1890
First building at Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota, 1890
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Columbia Hotel, Moorhead Minnesota, 1898
Columbia Hotel, Moorhead Minnesota, 1898
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Exchange Hotel, Moorhead Minnesota, 1898
Exchange Hotel, Moorhead Minnesota, 1898
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Beer Shipment, Northern Pacific Railway, Moorhead Minnesota, 1900's
Beer Shipment, Northern Pacific Railway, Moorhead Minnesota, 1900s
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Crowd of men in front of Fred Ambs saloon, Moorhead Minnesota, 1900's
Crowd of men in front of Fred Ambs saloon, Moorhead Minnesota, 1900s
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Parade for unidentified circus turns off Front Street (Center Ave.) onto 4th Street N. in downtown Moorhead Minnesota, 1903
Parade for unidentified circus turns off Front Street (Center Ave.) onto 4th Street N. in downtown Moorhead Minnesota, 1903
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Fargo and Moorhead Street Railway streetcar turning corner, Moorhead Minnesota, 1904-1905
Fargo and Moorhead Street Railway streetcar turning corner, Moorhead, 1904-1905
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Columbia Hotel at 8th and Front Street, Moorhead Minnesota, 1905
Columbia Hotel at 8th and Front Street, Moorhead Minnesota, 1905
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State Normal School, Moorhead Minnesota, 1905
State Normal School, Moorhead Minnesota, 1905
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Diemert & Murphy's Family Liquor Store, Moorhead Minnesota, 1905
Diemert & Murphy's Family Liquor Store, Moorhead Minnesota, 1905
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Bethesda Swedish Lutheran Church, Moorhead Minnesota, 1906
Bethesda Swedish Lutheran Church, Moorhead Minnesota, 1906
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State Normal School, Moorhead Minnesota, 1907
State Normal School, Moorhead Minnesota, 1907
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State Normal School, Moorhead Minnesota, 1907
State Normal School, Moorhead Minnesota, 1907
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Main Building, Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota, 1909
Main Building, Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota, 1909
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State Normal School, Moorhead Minnesota, 1909
State Normal School, Moorhead Minnesota, 1909
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Front Street looking east from Fifth, Moorhead Minnesota, 1910
Front Street looking east from Fifth, Moorhead Minnesota, 1910
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Front Street, Moorhead Minnesota, 1910
Front Street, Moorhead Minnesota, 1910
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Front Street looking west, Moorhead Minnesota, 1910
Front Street looking west, Moorhead Minnesota, 1910
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Red River of the North, Moorhead Minnesota, 1910
Red River of the North, Moorhead Minnesota, 1910
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Northwestern Hospital, Moorhead Minnesota, 1910
Northwestern Hospital, Moorhead Minnesota, 1910
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Crowd at Old Main, Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota, 1910's
Crowd at Old Main, Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota, 1910s
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Front Street, Moorhead Minnesota, 1910's?
Front Street, Moorhead Minnesota, 1910s?
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St. John's Episcopal Church, Moorhead Minnesota, 1910's
St. John's Episcopal Church, Moorhead Minnesota, 1910s
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Front Street looking east, Moorhead Minnesota, 1910's
Front Street looking east, Moorhead Minnesota, 1910s
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High School, Moorhead Minnesota, 1911
High School, Moorhead Minnesota, 1911
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Front Street, Moorhead Minnesota, 1912
Front Street, Moorhead Minnesota, 1912
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Public Library, Moorhead Minnesota, 1912
Public Library, Moorhead Minnesota, 1912
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Street scene, Moorhead Minnesota, 1912
Street scene, Moorhead Minnesota, 1912
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Moorhead (Images of America) Moorhead (Images of America)
Moorhead, Minnesota, was founded in 1872 as a major stop on the Northern Pacific Railroad during its push toward the Pacific Ocean. The town grew to prominence in western Minnesota because of its location at the intersection of the rail line and the commercially important Red River of the North. Garnering an unenviable reputation in its early years as a wide-open town, dominated by its saloons, Moorhead subsequently developed as an important rural service center. Tracing the history of Moorhead from its founding in 1872 to the present day, the images in this volume reveal the experiences of this small Midwestern community within a framework of change and continuity.
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Front Street, Moorhead Minnesota, 1912
Front Street, Moorhead Minnesota, 1912
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Comstock Hotel and Stodder Park, Moorhead Minnesota, 1915
Comstock Hotel and Stodder Park, Moorhead Minnesota, 1915
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Front Street (Center Ave), Moorhead Minnesota, 1915
Front Street (Center Ave), Moorhead Minnesota, 1915
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Street scene, Moorhead Minnesota, 1920
Street scene, Moorhead Minnesota, 1920
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Post Office, Moorhead Minnesota, 1920
Post Office, Moorhead Minnesota, 1920
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Tourist Camp, Moorhead Minnesota, 1920's
Tourist Camp, Moorhead Minnesota, 1920s
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Front Street, Moorhead Minnesota, 1920's
Front Street, Moorhead Minnesota, 1920s
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Front Street from 4th Street N., Moorhead Minnesota, 1923
Front Street from 4th Street N., Moorhead Minnesota, 1923
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Grace Methodist Church, Moorhead Minnesota, 1924
Grace Methodist Church, Moorhead Minnesota, 1924
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Brown Hall, Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota, 1930
Brown Hall, Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota, 1930
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Fjelstad Hall, Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota, 1930
Fjelstad Hall, Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota, 1930
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The Fairmont Creamery Company, Moorhead Minnesota, 1930
The Fairmont Creamery Company, Moorhead Minnesota, 1930
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Northwestern Hospital, Moorhead Minnesota, 1931
Northwestern Hospital, Moorhead Minnesota, 1931
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Highway 10 Bridge between Fargo and Moorhead, 1934
Highway 10 Bridge between Fargo and Moorhead, 1934
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Moorhead American Legion Building, Moorhead Minnesota, 1938
Moorhead American Legion Building, Moorhead Minnesota, 1938
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American Crystal Sugar Company, Moorhead Minnesota, 1939
American Crystal Sugar Company, Moorhead Minnesota, 1939
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Magic Aquarium Bar and Liquor Store, Moorhead Minnesota, 1939
Magic Aquarium Bar and Liquor Store, Moorhead Minnesota, 1939
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Red River between Fargo and Moorhead, 1940
Red River between Fargo and Moorhead, 1940
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Highway Bridge between Fargo and Moorhead, 1940
Highway Bridge between Fargo and Moorhead, 1940
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Red River at Moorhead showing the Fargo-Moorhead bridges, 1940
Red River at Moorhead showing the Fargo-Moorhead bridges, 1940
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Fjelstad Hall at Concordia College in Moorhead Minnesota, 1940's
Fjelstad Hall at Concordia College in Moorhead Minnesota, 1940s
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State Teachers College, Moorhead Minnesota, 1941
State Teachers College, Moorhead Minnesota, 1941
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Minnesota State Teachers College, Moorhead Minnesota, 1941
Minnesota State Teachers College, Moorhead Minnesota, 1941
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Street scene, Moorhead Minnesota, 1941
Street scene, Moorhead Minnesota, 1941
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American Crystal Sugar Company, Moorhead Minnesota, 1949
American Crystal Sugar Company, Moorhead Minnesota, 1949
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City Park, Moorhead Minnesota, 1950
City Park, Moorhead Minnesota, 1950
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Street scene, Moorhead Minnesota, 1950's
Street scene, Moorhead Minnesota, 1950s
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Fjelstad Hall at Concordia College in Moorhead Minnesota, 1950's
Fjelstad Hall at Concordia College in Moorhead Minnesota, 1950s
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Frederick Martin Hotel, Moorhead Minnesota, 1950's
Frederick Martin Hotel, Moorhead Minnesota, 1950s
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Holiday Inn, Moorhead Minnesota, 1950's?
Holiday Inn, Moorhead Minnesota, 1950s?
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Junior High School, Moorhead Minnesota, 1953
Junior High School, Moorhead Minnesota, 1953
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Saint Ansgar Hospital, Moorhead Minnesota, 1953
Saint Ansgar Hospital, Moorhead Minnesota, 1953
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Post Office, Moorhead Minnesota, 1953
Post Office, Moorhead Minnesota, 1953
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Armory, Moorhead Minnesota, 1953
Armory, Moorhead Minnesota, 1953
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Gymnasium and Auditorium, Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota, 1954
Gymnasium and Auditorium, Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota, 1954
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Looking west toward Fargo from atop Frederic Martin Hotel, Moorhead, 1955
Looking west toward Fargo from atop Frederic Martin Hotel, Moorhead, 1955
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Comstock Hotel, Moorhead Minnesota, late 1950's
Comstock Hotel, Moorhead Minnesota, late 1950s
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Clay County Courthouse, Moorhead Minnesota, early 1960's
Clay County Courthouse, Moorhead Minnesota, early 1960s
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St. Ansgar Hospital, Moorhead Minnesota, 1960's
St. Ansgar Hospital, Moorhead Minnesota, 1960s
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Main Lounge, Dahl Hall Women's Residence, Moorhead State College, 1960's
Main Lounge, Dahl Hall Women's Residence, Moorhead State College, 1960s
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Trinity Lutheran Church, Moorhead Minnesota, 1960's?
Trinity Lutheran Church, Moorhead Minnesota, 1960s?
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Morningside Mo-Ho-Tel, Moorhead Minnesota, 1960's?
Morningside Mo-Ho-Tel, Moorhead Minnesota, 1960s?
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Frederick Martin Hotel, Moorhead Minnesota, 1963
Frederick Martin Hotel, Moorhead Minnesota, 1963
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Center Avenue, Moorhead Minnesota, 1965
Center Avenue, Moorhead Minnesota, 1965
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Aerial view, Moorhead State College, Moorhead Minnesota, 1969
Aerial view, Moorhead State College, Moorhead Minnesota, 1969
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Belmont Motel, Moorhead Minnesota, 1970
Belmont Motel, Moorhead Minnesota, 1970
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Homecoming Float Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota, 1970's
Homecoming Float Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota, 1970s
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Hvidsten Hall of Music, Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota, 1970's
Hvidsten Hall of Music, Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota, 1970s
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Comstock House, Moorhead Minnesota, 1971
Comstock House, Moorhead Minnesota, 1971
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Saint John's Episcopal Church, Moorhead Minnesota, 1971
Saint John's Episcopal Church, Moorhead Minnesota, 1971
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Center Avenue, Moorhead Minnesota, 1972
Center Avenue, Moorhead Minnesota, 1972
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Burlington Northern Depot, Moorhead Minnesota, 1977
Burlington Northern Depot, Moorhead Minnesota, 1977
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Moorhead Center Mall, Moorhead Minnesota, 1980's
Moorhead Center Mall, Moorhead Minnesota, 1980s
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Bridge from Moorhead to Fargo, 2008
Bridge from Moorhead to Fargo, 2008
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Red River and bridges, Moorhead Minnesota, 2008
Red River and bridges, Moorhead Minnesota, 2008
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Street scene, Moorhead Minnesota, 2008
Street scene, Moorhead Minnesota, 2008
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Street scene, Moorhead Minnesota, 2008
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Street scene, Moorhead Minnesota, 2008
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