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Masonic Lodge Records, 1841-1964
Collection Overview
Title: Masonic Lodge Records, 1841-1964
ID: OGLMC242
Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet
Subjects: Fargo, North Dakota, Grand Forks - Floods, Military History - Civil War
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The provenance and donor of the Masonic Lodge Records is unknown. The collection contains over one hundred miscellaneous photographs, many of which have regional ties. A number of photographs depict the Native American tribes of the region, as well as artifacts they created. There are also a large number of photographs related to the Fargo/Moorhead area, including those depicting flooding and city officials.
Also included are manumission documents related to a former slave named Antoine Labadie, who was freed by a court in St. Louis County, Missouri, in 1841. Documents regarding the Civil War service and military career of Ezra B. Eddy are also included. Eddy was a Fargo banker and business leader and Eddy County, North Dakota is named in his honor. Other materials in the collection include an essay on women's suffrage, an essay on the Louisiana Lottery in North Dakota, a two page paper regarding the Civil War service of Josiah Knodle, and information regarding the settlement of Northwood Township in Grand Forks County, North Dakota.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Source: Unknown
Acquisition Method: Donation
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Masonic Lodge Records. OGLMC 242, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota.
Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid input to Archon in August 2018.
Box and Folder Listing
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[Box 1],
[Oversize Folder 1: Documents Related to Ezra B. Eddy],
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- Box 1
- Folder 1: Photographs 1-20
- Photograph 1: Mr. Rindlaub of Illinois, 1929
- Photograph of a drawing of a man who cast his first vote for president to Abraham Lincoln in 1860
- Photograph 2: Sioux Indians, Fort Totten, North Dakota
- Photograph 3: Chippewa Indians
- Photograph 4: Indians in Hallock, Minnesota, in the 1890s
- Photograph 5: Chippewa Indian Woman in a Red River Cart
- Photograph 6: Chippewa Indian Women
- Photograph 7: Chippewa Baby Carriers, Mittens and Moccasins
- Photograph 8: Sioux and Chippewa Pipes and Tobacco Pouches
- Photograph 9: Shoshone Relics
- Photograph 10: Group of Chippewa Indians at Hallock, Minnesota, 1895
- Photograph 11: Group of Chippewa Indians at Hallock, Minnesota, 1895
- Photograph 12: Fort Berthold Indian Mission, Elbowoods, North Dakota (postcard), 1939
- Photograph 13: Indian Stone Relics
- Photograph 14: Sioux and Chippewa Knives and Tomahawks
- Photograph 15: Group of Indians at the Red River, 1898
- Photograph 16: Display of Sioux Artifacts
- Photograph 17: Navajo, Apache and Chippewa Artifacts
- Photograph 18: Sioux and Chippewa Beadwork
- Photograph 19: Group of Six Unidentified Indians
- Photograph 20: Chippewa and Navajo Artifacts
- Folder 2: Photographs 21-40
- Photograph 21: Group of Indians at the Dedication of a Theodore Roosevelt Roughrider Monument in Mandan, 1924
- Photograph 22: Fort Totten, North Dakota
- Photograph 23: "Fort Totten near Devils Lake, N.D." (postcard)
- Photograph 24: Unidentified Buildings
- Photograph 25: Sitting Bull Portrait by Barry
- Photograph 26: Rain-in-the-Face Portrait by Barry
- Photograph 27: Two Sioux Indians at Fort Totten, North Dakota, 1897
- Photograph 28: Sakakawea Statue at the State Capital in Bismarck, North Dakota
- Photograph 29: Elizabeth Rindlaub, 1926
- Photograph 30: Elizabeth Rindlaub, 1899
- Photograph 31: Helen Keller, 1914
- Photograph 32: Unidentified Woman
- Photograph 33: Golden Jubilee Exposition, Apple Creek, Bismarck, 1939
- Photograph 34: Golden Jubilee Exposition, Apple Creek, Bismarck, 1939
- Photograph 35: Golden Jubilee Exposition, Apple Creek, Bismarck, 1939
- Photograph 36: Golden Jubilee Exposition, Apple Creek, Bismarck, 1939
- Photograph 37: Grave of Lieutenant Beavers, Oakland Cemetery in St. Paul
- Lieutenant Beavers was killed near Bismarck by Sioux Indians in 1863. His funeral service was the first Masonic Ceremony within the future state of North Dakota.
- Photograph 38: Masonic Marker at the Site of the Death of Lieutenant Beavers near Bismarck, 1921
- Photograph 39: Grave of Lieutenant Beavers, Oakland Cemetery in St. Paul
- Lieutenant Beavers was killed near Bismarck by Sioux Indians in 1863. His funeral service was the first Masonic Ceremony within the future state of North Dakota.
- Photograph 40: Grave of Lieutenant Beavers, Oakland Cemetery in St. Paul
- Lieutenant Beavers was killed near Bismarck by Sioux Indians in 1863. His funeral service was the first Masonic Ceremony within the future state of North Dakota.
- Folder 3: Photographs 41-60
- Photograph 41: Fingal, North Dakota (postcard)
- Photograph 42: Methodist-Episcopal Church, Dunseith, North Dakota (postcard)
- Photograph 43: Axel Lindgard, 1906
- Photograph 44: Fort Abraham Lincoln, Dakota Territory, 1884
- Photograph 45: Interior of Amy Hiatt's Sod House, Hesper, North Dakota
- Photograph 46: Amy Hiatt Aiming a Rifle Outside of Her Sod House, Hesper, North Dakota
- Photograph 47: Amy Hiatt Outside of Her Sod House, Hesper, North Dakota
- Photograph 48: Portrait of Charles Cavileer (1818-1902)
- Placed in the Oversize File Cabinets
- Photograph 49: Portrait of Charles Cavileer (1818-1902)
- Photograph 50: Jamestown, Dakota Territory, 1877
- Photograph 51: Front Street, Fargo, North Dakota, circa 1900
- Photograph 52: Grand Forks Flood, 1897
- Photograph 53: Fargo Flood, 1897
- Photograph 54: Fargo Flood, 1897
- Photograph 55: Fargo Flood, 1897
- Photograph 56: Fargo Flood, 1897
- Photograph 57: Fargo Flood, 1897
- Photograph 58: Fargo Flood, 1897
- Photograph 59: Fargo Flood, 1897
- Photograph 60: Fargo Flood, 1897
- Folder 4: Photographs 61-80
- Photograph 61: Fargo Flood, 1897
- Photograph 62: Fargo Flood, 1897
- Photograph 63: Fargo Flood, 1897
- Photograph 64: Fargo Flood, 1897
- Photograph 65: Fargo Flood, 1897
- Photograph 66: Fargo Firefighters in Alexandria, Minnesota
- Photograph 67: Fargo Firefighters in Alexandria, Minnesota
- Photograph 68: Fargo Firefighters in Alexandria, Minnesota
- Photograph 69: Fargo Firefighters in Alexandria, Minnesota
- Photograph 70: Fargo Firefighters in Alexandria, Minnesota
- Photograph 71: Portrait of L.A. Whittimore of Park River, North Dakota
- Photograph 72: First Flour Mill in Clay County, Minnesota
- Photograph 73: Oak Grove Seminary, Fargo, North Dakota (color postcard)
- Photograph 74: Agriculture Building, North Dakota Agricultural College, Fargo, North Dakota (color postcard)
- Photograph 75: Francis Hall, North Dakota Agricultural College, Fargo, North Dakota (color postcard)
- Photograph 76: Fargo Clinic and St. Luke's Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota (color postcard)
- Photograph 77: Sacred Heart Academy, Fargo, North Dakota (color postcard)
- Photograph 78: St. John's Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota (color postcard)
- Photograph 79: State Capitol, Bismarck, North Dakota (color postcard)
- Photograph 80: Gardner Hotel, Fargo, North Dakota (color postcard)
- Folder 5: Photographs 81-108
- Photograph 81: George Foster, First Court Commissioner
- Photograph 82: George Egbert, First Mayor of Fargo
- Photograph 83: George Strout, Organizer of the City of Fargo
- Photograph 84: John Haggart, First Fire Marshall, City of Fargo
- Photograph 85: Gilbert Haggart, Resident of Fargo
- Photograph 86: Gordon Keeney, City of Fargo
- Photograph 87: Dr. E.M. Darrow, One of the First Doctors in the City of Fargo
- Photograph 88: Terence Martin, First City Clerk of Fargo
- Photograph 89: Grand Forks Flood, 1897
- Poor condition; duplicate of Photograph 52
- Photograph 90: S.G. Roberts, First City Attorney of Fargo
- Photograph 91: Andrew McHench, First Superintendent of Schools in Fargo
- Photograph 92: Charles Foster, Early Resident of Fargo
- Photograph 93: William White, First Superintendent of Sunday School in Fargo
- Photograph 94: First Masonic Hall in St. Cloud, Minnesota
- Parts of the building were used to construct Fort Abercrombie in Dakota Territory
- Photograph 95: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (postcard), 1880
- Photograph 96: Fort Garry, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Photograph 97: "Elevator Loaded Beyond Its Capacity Bloom Bros., Minneapolis-St. Paul"
- Photograph 98: "Elevator Loaded Beyond Its Capacity Bloom Bros., Minneapolis-St. Paul"
- Photograph 99: Model Locomotive
- Photograph 100: Unidentified Woman
- Photograph 101: Grand Pacific Hotel, Moorhead, Minnesota, 1883
- Photograph 102: Grand Pacific Hotel, Moorhead, Minnesota, 1883
- Photograph 103: Front Street in Moorhead, Minnesota, 1884
- Photograph 104: Front Street in Moorhead, Minnesota, 1884
- Photograph 105: Front Street in Moorhead, Minnesota, 1873
- Photograph 106: Front Street in Moorhead, Minnesota, 1873
- Photograph 107: Unidentified Family Standing Near a Sod House
- Photograph 108: Captain Gilbert Grafton
- Folder 6: "Civil War Story Related by Harry J. Knodle", 1964
- This two page typed document regards the Civil War service of Harry Knodle's father, Josiah.
- Folder 7: "Equal Suffrage" by John Burnham, undated
- Six page handwritten document
- Folder 8: Antoine Labadie Manumission Documents, 1841
- Filed in St. Louis County, Missouri
- Folder 9: "The Lottery in North Dakota", undated
- Six page handwritten document; the author is unknown
- Folder 10: Northwood Township, Grand Forks County History, undated
- Three handwritten documents; the author is unknown
- Oversize Folder 1: Documents Related to Ezra B. Eddy
- Ezra B. Eddy (1830-1885) was a Fargo banker and developer. Eddy County in North Dakota was named in his honor.
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