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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.
 * [[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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 * [[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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 * [[Image:Burnette-Pletan-1988.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Burnette Pletan.]]He was the fastest artist in the world, producing hundreds of thousands of paintings during his 60-year career.   The man behind the sloppily-expressionistic landscapes?  [[Burnette_G_Pletan%2C_World%27s_Fastest_Artist|Burnette Pletan.]]
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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]].
 * 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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 * [[Image:Burnette-Pletan-1988.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Burnette Pletan.]]He was the fastest artist in the world, producing hundreds of thousands of paintings during his 60-year career.   The man behind the sloppily-expressionistic landscapes?  [[Burnette_G_Pletan%2C_World%27s_Fastest_Artist|Burnette Pletan.]]
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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'')
 * 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]].
 * 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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-* He was the fastest artist in the world, producing hundreds of thousands of paintings during his 60-year career.   The man behind the sloppily-expressionistic landscapes?  [[Burnette_G_Pletan%2C_World%27s_Fastest_Artist|Burnette Pletan.]][[Image:Burnette-Pletan-1988.jpg|right|120px|thumb|Burnette Pletan.]]
+* [[Image:Burnette-Pletan-1988.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Burnette Pletan.]]He was the fastest artist in the world, producing hundreds of thousands of paintings during his 60-year career.   The man behind the sloppily-expressionistic landscapes?  [[Burnette_G_Pletan%2C_World%27s_Fastest_Artist|Burnette Pletan.]]
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 * [[Image:Idelkope-Cornice.jpg|right|140px]]It was one of my favorite downtown buildings, until its focus changed from reading to jogging:  The [[Idelkope_Building%2C_Fargo_ND|Idelkope Building]], diagonal from the Great Northern Railstation, was once food-focused, so I guess I'd have called it my favorite place in the 1950s, too.

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-* If you haven't noticed, the "insurance company" pages have been slowly improving, with new information and images scanned from my archives.  For your consideration: [[Pioneer_Mutual_Life_Insurance_Company|Pioneer Mutual Life]], [[Lincoln_Mutual_Life_and_Casualty_Insurance_Company|Lincoln Mutual Life]], and the [[Ancient_Order_Of_United_Workmen|Ancient Order of United Workmen]].
+* 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:Fargophilla|Fargo]].  (''article in progress'')
 *[[Image:Everyday Science and Mechanics, November 1934 - Cover.jpg|right|80px]][[:Category:Everyday_Science_and_Mechanics%2C_November_1934|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. <br/>[ [[:Image:Everyday_Science_and_Mechanics%2C_November_1934_-_Cover.jpg|Start of slideshow]] ] - [ [[:Image:Everyday_Science_and_Mechanics%2C_November_1934_-_007.jpg|Most Recent]] ]<br style="clear: right;">

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 * If you haven't noticed, the "insurance company" pages have been slowly improving, with new information and images scanned from my archives.  For your consideration: [[Pioneer_Mutual_Life_Insurance_Company|Pioneer Mutual Life]], [[Lincoln_Mutual_Life_and_Casualty_Insurance_Company|Lincoln Mutual Life]], and the [[Ancient_Order_Of_United_Workmen|Ancient Order of United Workmen]].
-*[[Image:Everyday Science and Mechanics, November 1934 - Cover.jpg|right|80px]][[:Category:Everyday_Science_and_Mechanics%2C_November_1934|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. <br/>[ [[:Image:Everyday_Science_and_Mechanics%2C_November_1934_-_Cover.jpg|Start of slideshow]] ] - [ [[:Image:Everyday_Science_and_Mechanics%2C_November_1934_-_006.jpg|Most Recent]] ]<br style="clear: right;">
+*[[Image:Everyday Science and Mechanics, November 1934 - Cover.jpg|right|80px]][[:Category:Everyday_Science_and_Mechanics%2C_November_1934|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. <br/>[ [[:Image:Everyday_Science_and_Mechanics%2C_November_1934_-_Cover.jpg|Start of slideshow]] ] - [ [[:Image:Everyday_Science_and_Mechanics%2C_November_1934_-_007.jpg|Most Recent]] ]<br style="clear: right;">
 *[[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.