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Victorian Era Postcard

Date: 11 17 1909
Description: Colorized view depicting men and women office workers taking a break in a celebratory mode. Two of the women are taking a sheet off the calendar on the wal...
Photograph

Katherine Dexter McCormick on a Grain Binder

Date: 08 1905
Description: Three men in suits work on an International Harvester grain binder while Katherine Dexter McCormick sits in the seat of the machine. The man bent over the ...
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Katherine Dexter McCormick Operating a Grain Binder

Date: 08 1905
Description: Katherine Dexter McCormick operating a horse-drawn grain binder on a 1,320 acre farm near west of Fargo, North Dakota. The five men following the binder ar...
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Jackson Family Ranch

Date: 1903
Description: Jackson Family ranch in Nesson on Native American trading route.
Photograph

Native American on Horse

Date: 1902
Description: Portrait of Native American on horseback. A similar photograph that appeared in the Williston Press, January 11, 1951, dated it as 1902.
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Snow-Covered Railroad Car

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Description: Two men standing on top of a snow-covered railroad car. The top of the steam locomotive is the only area visible of the train. Photograph reads, "On the Ma...
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Sheyenne River Pedestrian Bridge

Date: 1901
Description: A view of a pedestrian suspension bridge over the Sheyenne River, built by Dibley and Robinson Bridge Company in 1801.
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Taxidermy Workshop and Storeroom

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Description: Two photographs showing the workshop and storeroom of a taxidermy shop. The top image is of the workshop which is full of preserved animal bodies and skin...
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Monument to David Thompson

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Description: A monument to David Thompson, a British explorer and geographer. The base of the monument reads, "1770 David Thompson 1857 Geographer and Astronomer Passed...
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Footbridge

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Description: View from top of riverbank along the left side of a steel footbridge over the Sheyenne River leading to the State Normal School Grounds. The sign at the to...
Photograph

Footbridge

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Description: View from top of riverbank toward the right side of a footbridge over the Sheyenne River leading to the State Normal School Grounds.
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Footbridge

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Description: View along right side of a sidewalk to the footbridge over the Sheyenne River leading to the State Normal School Grounds.
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Footbridge

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Description: View from waterline of riverbank through a curving stand of small trees toward a footbridge on the right crossing over the Sheyenne River.
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Fort Union

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Description: An illustrated view of Fort Union (on the North Dakota-Montana boundary), with an Indian encampment.
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Old Trading Post

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Description: An old trading post, built in 1843.
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City Park

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Description: A view of a city park with rows of young trees, a slight fence, a cannon and city buildings visible in the background. Published by L.A. Taubert, Deutsche...
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Grand Forks Pavillion

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Description: Parkgoers relax by a pond and socialize in a classical-style pavilion set in the trees.
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Residential District

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Description: A view of a residential street.
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Church and Home

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Description: A view of a church and home.
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Residential Street

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Description: A view of a residential street.

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