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Cave Bar, Medora, N.D.


Title	Cave Bar, Medora, N.D.
Date of Original	196-?
Description	This photograph features the Cave Bar in Medora, N.D. The entrance to the bar which is made out of stone, is a tunnel leading underground. The bar was located underground. Behind and above the entrance, there is a railroad car positioned. A fence and bushes can be seen at left. Various other trees and signs are in sight as well.
General Subject	City & Town Life
Subject (LCTGM)	Bars Railroad cars Caves Fences Trees
Location	Medora (N.D.)
Decade	1960-1969
Item Number	BI-01
Format of Original	Photographic prints
Dimensions of Original	9.5 x 13.5 cm.
Transcription	"Cave Bar" "On loan from Wally Owen" "Dwayne Indegaard Collection"--Handwritten on back of photograph.
Notes	Title created by staff. Photographer unknown.
Biography/History	There were sleeping quarters in the railroad car above the bar. This was a well known establishment in Medora until it burned down in the 1960s.
Repository Institution	Billings County Historical Society
Repository Collection	Dwayne Indegaard Collection
Credit Line	Billings County Historical Society (BI-01)
Rights Management	Courtesy of Wally Owen.
Ordering Information	Billings County Historical Society Museum c/o Leona Odermann P. O. Box 364 Medora, ND 58645 701-623-4829 bcm@midstate.net
Grant	NHPRC SNAP Grant 2008-2009, NAR08-RC-10021-08
Digital ID	dmBI01

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