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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 ...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

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.
Photograph

Buffalo Hunting

Date: 1907
Description: Photograph of a painting of Native Americans hunting buffalo with spears and bows. Text on photograph reads: "Grand Forks, N.D. Buffalo Hunting- Olden Time...
Photograph

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.
Photograph

Street Scene

Date: 1900
Description: A street scene. Pedestrians are on the sidewalks and lined up in the middle of the street. Caption reads: "Street Scene, Grafton, N. Dak."
Photograph

Demers Avenue

Date: 1907
Description: View of Demers Avenue. A woman and child and other pedestrians are on the street. Business signs read: "E.J. Lander & Co,." "Johnson & Nisbet Groceries," "...
Photograph

Buffalo Hunting

Date: 1907
Description: Depiction of Native Americans buffalo hunting in North Dakota on horseback. A copy of a painting, possibly from 1907. Caption reads: "Buffalo Hunting in th...
Photograph

Great Northern Depot

Date: 1907
Description: View of the Great Northern railroad depot. A group of men are in front of the depot. The clock on the building reads 4:55 and a sign on the depot reads: "L...
Photograph

Harvesting Wheat

Date: 1907
Description: Agricultural workers harvesting wheat. Several teams of horses are pulling agricultural machinery while workers gather the wheat into bundles. Caption read...
Photograph

Three Men on Horse-Drawn Mowers

Date: 1900
Description: View across field towards three men in a row using horse-drawn binders.
Photograph

Four Men on Horse-Drawn Binders

Date: 1900
Description: View across field of four men using horse-drawn binders in a field. In front of the binders a man and woman are sitting in a horse-drawn buggy.

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