PHOTOGRAPHY

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Holdings

Photographs constitute one of the Institute's most valuable resources. The collection contains over 65,000 prints, negatives and color transparencies. The majority have been processed and indexed, and are open for research use. These photographs document a broad variety of scenes and topics related to North Dakota and its people. There are rich photographic holdings documenting the settlement of the Northern Great Plains and the agricultural economy upon which it depended. Social events and the people who settled the region are also portrayed in numerous collections.

The Institute for Regional Studies is eager to hear from anyone who may have additional information regarding an image featured on our site. We also invite copyright owners who are not properly identified to contact us so that appropriate information may be provided in the future.

Access

The best access is gained through the expertise of the archives staff who know more about the Institute's photography collection than can be provided through print and electronic finding aids. We encourage researchers to contact the staff about their image requirements before visiting the Institute.

Northern Great Plains, 1880-1920
Over 900 images from the Institute's F. A. Pazandak and Fred Hultstrand photograph collections are part of the Library of Congress' American Memory. Full cataloging and introductory text are included.

Visual Images from the Northern Prairies, a laser videodisc published in 1988, is available for public searching in the Institute research room. It contains approximately 15,000 images from a number of regional repositories. A number of specialized printed indexes provide access by time period, topic, geographic area and name. A published guide to the videodisc is also available.

An internal cataloging database is being developed by the archives staff. It currently includes some 20,000 bibliographic records, providing access at the item level. The staff can search it for researchers.

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North Dakota Cities and Towns
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Policies, Prices & Fees

Photograph Duplication Policy
Photograph Permission to Publish Policy
Prices and Fees Schedule
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