Dickinson's First City Council
Title
Dickinson's First City Council
Description
A photo of the 7 men who comprised the 1st Dickinson City Council. The Council was organized July 30, 1900. The men are all wearing shirts, ties, and suits. All the men except one have mustaches.
Names and information written on back, from left to right. Front: A. H. Hilliard (Banker & President of 1st National Bank), John Davis (former hunter and lumber yard owner), Mayor Dan Manning (retired rancher, director of First National Bank), A. J. (Josh) Osborn (photographer) and Frank Kihm (built and managed Kihm Hotel). Back row: A. T. Crowl (A.T. Crowl and Co. Economy Store) and George Drenkel (ran Drenkel's Store, agent for McCormick machinery). Exact date unknown. Identified. Written in the lower right front corner is, "202."
Written on the back in the upper left is, "-65-", in the lower left, "DUP" and in the upper right is, "-65- / NEG #125., Album #26, Script 29." Written on the back at the bottom: "Dickinson wasn't incorporated until it had a population of about 2,500 which made a record in the United States. It had no organization at all. The County Commissioners had charge of things. A petition had to be taken 3 times to the Commission before they would even consider it."
Names and information written on back, from left to right. Front: A. H. Hilliard (Banker & President of 1st National Bank), John Davis (former hunter and lumber yard owner), Mayor Dan Manning (retired rancher, director of First National Bank), A. J. (Josh) Osborn (photographer) and Frank Kihm (built and managed Kihm Hotel). Back row: A. T. Crowl (A.T. Crowl and Co. Economy Store) and George Drenkel (ran Drenkel's Store, agent for McCormick machinery). Exact date unknown. Identified. Written in the lower right front corner is, "202."
Written on the back in the upper left is, "-65-", in the lower left, "DUP" and in the upper right is, "-65- / NEG #125., Album #26, Script 29." Written on the back at the bottom: "Dickinson wasn't incorporated until it had a population of about 2,500 which made a record in the United States. It had no organization at all. The County Commissioners had charge of things. A petition had to be taken 3 times to the Commission before they would even consider it."
Creator
Osborn
Rights
This image cannot be copied or reproduced without the written permission of the Dickinson Museum Center. This image may be freely used for education uses, so long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this image file is permitted without written permission of the Dickinson Museum Center.
Format
jpg, tiff
Medium
black and white photographic print
Identifier
2010-018-157
Spatial Coverage
Dickinson, ND
Provenance
Osborn, Lawton E. Sr.
Rights Holder
Copyright Southwestern North Dakota Museum Foundation and Dickinson Museum Center
Original Format
Photographic prints
Physical Dimensions
7.75" x 9.5"
Cataloguer's Notes
Title created by Dickinson Museum Center.
Osborn Index #65 says: "When incorporated in 1900 Dickinson had a population of 2500, a Record in the United States. Having no City Government, the County Commissioners Ruled the City. Petitions had to be presented
to the County Commissioners 3 different years before they would
consider releasing control."
Osborn Index #65 says: "When incorporated in 1900 Dickinson had a population of 2500, a Record in the United States. Having no City Government, the County Commissioners Ruled the City. Petitions had to be presented
to the County Commissioners 3 different years before they would
consider releasing control."
Physical Location
Osborn Album #3
Ordering Info
http://dickinsonmuseumcenter.com/fees/ ?
Collection
Citation
Osborn, “Dickinson's First City Council,” Southwestern North Dakota Digital Archive At the Dickinson Museum Center, accessed July 10, 2025, https://dmc.omeka.net/items/show/738.
Comments
Jon Fred
Dan Manning is my great grandfather. My mother maiden name was manning.