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1. Circus parade on Front Street, Moorhead, Minnesota
- Creator:
- Flaten, Ole E., 1854-1933
- Date Created:
- 1903 - 1904
- Description:
- Parade for unidentified circus turns off Front Street (Center Avenue) onto 4th Street North in downtown Moorhead. The view is to the northwest from the top of Ole E. Flaten's photo studio on the southeast corner of Front and 4th Streets. Spectators watch from the sidewalks as a gilded wagon pulled by 24 horses carrying a uniformed band goes around the corner while a second decorated wagon follows behind. Visible across the intersection is Pederson Brothers' Mercantile Company building, undergoing remodeling and, at left, the Moorhead Daily News Publishing Company building.
- Contributing Institution:
- Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- Negatives (photographic)
2. Fargo Fire Festival Parade, Moorhead, Minnesota
- Creator:
- Flaten, Ole E., 1854-1933
- Date Created:
- 1897-06-07
- Description:
- View is to the northwest from the east side of 4th Street South just north of Main Avenue. Spectators line the streets watching a parade celebrating Fargo, North Dakota's recovery from a devastating June 7, 1893 fire, Members of the Hoo Hoos, a fraternal group made up of individuals in the forest products industry, march down 4th Street dressed in white hoods and long black robes decorated with pictures of black cats on their chests. Behind them follows a horse-drawn pyramid shaped float and a marching band.
- Contributing Institution:
- Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- Negatives (photographic)
3. Sytende Mai parade, Moorhead, Minnesota
- Creator:
- Flaten, Ole E., 1854-1933
- Date Created:
- 1880-05-17
- Description:
- Stereoview of band and two men carrying large flags lead a parade celebrating Sytende Mai or Norwegian Constitution Day on May 17, 1880. The view is northwest on 4th Street from the Main Avenue. Behind the flags and band are members of Moorhead's Advance Lodge of the IOOF (International Order of Odd Fellows) wearing vests adorned with six stars. Also present are members of the Fargo, Dakota Territory fire department.
- Contributing Institution:
- Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- Negatives (photographic)
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