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[[Photos_of_West-Central_Minnesota_Farm_Life%2C_Early_20th_Century|<span style="font-size:12pt; color:#031F6D; font-weight:900;">Minnesota Farm Life</span>]]<br/><span style="font-size:7pt; color:#B08E61; font-weight:400;">1930s - 1950s in photos.</span>
  
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When you get information for free, you can't expect to walk away with much.  However, I've got the most cost-effective zero-value information available on the internet.  My ideas, while malformed and without support, should be at least interesting.  Just don't forget, you get what you pay for.
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[[Images_Of_The_Armour_Plant%2C_West_Fargo|<span style="font-size:12pt; color:#031F6D; font-weight:900;">The Armour Meat Plant</span>]]<br/><span style="font-size:7pt; color:#B08E61; font-weight:400;">Construction of sewage plant.</span>
  
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[[Victorian_Ladies_Gone_Wild_-_Helene%27s_Girlfriends|<span style="font-size:12pt; color:#031F6D; font-weight:900;">Helene and her Friends</span>]]<br/><span style="font-size:7pt; color:#B08E61; font-weight:400;">A small set of late-Victorian girly fun.</span>
  
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[[1960s_4H_Parade%2C_Moorhead%2C_MN|<span style="font-size:12pt; color:#031F6D; font-weight:900;">Clay County 4H Fair - 1961</span>]]<br/><span style="font-size:7pt; color:#B08E61; font-weight:400;">Floats gliding through Moorhead.</span>
  
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*[[Everyday Science and Mechanics, November 1934 - Cover|Everyday Science and Mechanics, November 1934]]:  one of those excellent magazines that mix sci-fi with hard science.  Modern magazines avoid this, but back in the day it seemed like nothing was going to keep us from our flying cars.  This will be an ongoing series, wherein I go through the interesting pages and add my pithy comments, a'la Lileks.
 
  
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*[[Image:John-Till-closeup.jpg|80px|right|thumb|John Till]][[John Till, the Somerset Doctor]] arrived in my life as a crushed-corner postcard bought at a Wisconsin antique shoppe.  Who was this doctor, famous enough to get a postcard?  To have extraordinary P.R. you need to do extraordinary things, and Till promised such magic.
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* Has a well-wishing friend forwarded you a warning about unsolicited parking-lot perfume sales?  Most of them mention Fargo at the very top -- [[Dean_Krogen_and_the_Ether-Perfume_Email|here's why]].
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[[:Category:Fargophilia|<span style="font-size:16pt; color:#031F6D; font-weight:900;">Fargophilia</span>]]<br/><span style="font-size:8pt; color:#B08E61; font-weight:400;">My Town, My Favorite Subject.</span>
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[[Ancient_Order_Of_United_Workmen|<span style="font-size:16pt; color:#031F6D; font-weight:900;">The A.O.U.W.</span>]]<br/><span style="font-size:8pt; color:#B08E61; font-weight:400;">A Fraternal Brotherhood, No Longer Around</span>
  
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* Do you know [[Ole_O._Sageng%2C_Minnesota_State_Senator|Ole Sageng]]?  Schoolteacher, farmer, and representative of his neighbors in the Minnesota state senate; he tried for US Senate twice, but failed. 
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* '''Updated''': A place I didn't know existed, even though I probably passed it a million times when I was a kid:  [[New_Palace_Hotel%2C_Fargo%2C_ND|The New Palace Hotel]].  Like oh-so-many 'second floor' flophouse hotels that existed in Fargo through the 1970s and 1980s, it lived hidden-away above retail storefronts.  in 1990, it burned down; arson is the prime suspect.  I found a number of clippings about it in a box of ephemera from The Rage, one of the stores destroyed in the fire.
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* [[Image:Removal_of_the_Pioneer_Mutual_Life_Sign_-_12.jpg|100px|right]]The big sign on the [[Pioneer_Mutual_Building,_Fargo,_ND|Pioneer Mutual Building]] came down on Thursday and I was there; new pictures on the [[Pioneer_Mutual_Building,_Fargo,_ND|PML building page]].
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<span style="font-size:10pt; color:#031F6D; font-weight:900;">[</span>[[:Special:Newimages|<span style="font-size:10pt; color:#B08E61; font-weight:600;">Newest Images</span>]]<span style="font-size:10pt; color:#031F6D; font-weight:900;">]</span> <span style="font-size:10pt; color:#031F6D; font-weight:900;">[</span>[[:Special:Newpages|<span style="font-size:10pt; color:#B08E61; font-weight:600;">Newest Articles</span>]]<span style="font-size:10pt; color:#031F6D; font-weight:900;">]</span> <span style="font-size:10pt; color:#031F6D; font-weight:900;">[</span>[[:Special:Recentchanges|<span style="font-size:10pt; color:#B08E61; font-weight:600;">Recent Changes</span>]]<span style="font-size:10pt; color:#031F6D; font-weight:900;">]</span>
  
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* On a [[:Category:Walkabout|walkabout]] in Downtown Fargo on a quiet Sunday morning, we found ourselves in the midst of a half dozen interesting little buildings:  [[Marjorie_Schlossman_Roberts_Street_Chaplet_Project|the Marjorie Schlossman Roberts Street Chaplet Project]].
 
  
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* A new category, given the number of such objects I'm interested in scanning: '''[[:Category:Maps|Maps]]'''.  Most are extremely large 300-dpi files, so that their information can remain useful.
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*[[Image:Fairmont_4H_Float.jpg|right|180px]]In 1961, rural children from Western Minnesota converged on [[1960s_4H_Parade%2C_Moorhead%2C_MN|Moorhead, MN, to parade through town]], proclaiming their participation in 4H.  One proud adult took the opportunity -- and a camera loaded with slide film -- to document the fun.
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* [[Image:Concrete_Dome_Home%2C_Fargo_ND_1.JPG|right|180px]]Ever want to live on the moon, but unable to scrap together enough liquid oxygen or moon-monster repellant?  Moon-style living, right here in Fargo:  [[122_22nd_Street_South_%28Cement_Dome_House%29%2C_Fargo_ND|a house made of domes, on 2nd Ave S]].
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* [[Image:Haydn_Brachlow_and_Helene%2C_1916.jpg|right|180px]]Helene and her lady-friends spent 1916 photographing each other, surprisingly candid photos for the late Victorian period.  They appear in my alluringly titled article [[Victorian_Ladies_Gone_Wild_-_Helene%27s_Girlfriends|Victorian Ladies Gone Wild!]]
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* One day, on a [[:Category:Walkabout|walkabout]], we ran across a classy steel shed that looked like it was built out of recycled tin ceiling tiles.  The construction was so fine, including neat finials, that we figured it must've been a kit garage.  A little research, and we discover we met a [[The_Rusk_Auto-House|Rusk Auto-House]], manufactured right here in [[:Category:Fargophilia|Fargo]]. (''article in progress'')
  
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* A variety of local print media: [[The_Forum_of_Fargo-Moorhead|Forum]], [[Howard_Binford%27s_Guide|Howard Binford's Guide]], [[Valley_Midweek_Marketplace|Valley Midweek Marketplace]]('''updated'''), [[The_FM_Extra|The FM Extra]].
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* Has a well-wishing friend forwarded you a warning about unsolicited parking-lot perfume sales?  Most of them mention Fargo at the very top -- [[Dean_Krogen_and_the_Ether-Perfume_Email|here's why]].
  
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* A list of [[:Category:Obscure_Musicians|obscure musicians]], who may have recorded an album or performed, but are otherwise unrepresented on the internet.
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* A variety of local print media: [[The_Forum_of_Fargo-Moorhead|Forum]], [[Howard_Binford%27s_Guide|Howard Binford's Guide]], [[Valley_Midweek_Marketplace|Valley Midweek Marketplace]], [[The_FM_Extra|The FM Extra]].
  
 
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Latest revision as of 02:07, 7 November 2007

Here at the Infomercantile, chow is serious business -- and we make some serious chow.
View More "Welcome" Photos


Photo Galleries

Minnesota Farm Life
1930s - 1950s in photos.

The Armour Meat Plant
Construction of sewage plant.

Helene and her Friends
A small set of late-Victorian girly fun.

Clay County 4H Fair - 1961
Floats gliding through Moorhead.


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Fargophilia
My Town, My Favorite Subject.

The A.O.U.W.
A Fraternal Brotherhood, No Longer Around

The Blog
Keep Track Of The Most Interesting Changes

All Categories
Browse The Un-Sorted Site Categories

Other Starting Points
[Newest Images] [Newest Articles] [Recent Changes]


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  • Fairmont 4H Float.jpg
    In 1961, rural children from Western Minnesota converged on Moorhead, MN, to parade through town, proclaiming their participation in 4H. One proud adult took the opportunity -- and a camera loaded with slide film -- to document the fun.


  • Concrete Dome Home, Fargo ND 1.JPG
    Ever want to live on the moon, but unable to scrap together enough liquid oxygen or moon-monster repellant? Moon-style living, right here in Fargo: a house made of domes, on 2nd Ave S.


  • Haydn Brachlow and Helene, 1916.jpg
    Helene and her lady-friends spent 1916 photographing each other, surprisingly candid photos for the late Victorian period. They appear in my alluringly titled article Victorian Ladies Gone Wild!


  • One day, on a walkabout, we ran across a classy steel shed that looked like it was built out of recycled tin ceiling tiles. The construction was so fine, including neat finials, that we figured it must've been a kit garage. A little research, and we discover we met a Rusk Auto-House, manufactured right here in Fargo. (article in progress)
  • Has a well-wishing friend forwarded you a warning about unsolicited parking-lot perfume sales? Most of them mention Fargo at the very top -- here's why.
  • The Category List allows you to view most/all content, and browse topically.


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