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Basin Lister, Billings County, N.D.


Title	Basin Lister, Billings County, N.D.
Date of Original	between 1938-11-01 and 1939-11-01
Description	This photograph features the basin lister. It is shown here out in a field. A man overlooks the piece of machinery. He wears a dark colored suit and a hat. In the background, hills are visible.
General Subject	People Agriculture
Subject (LCTGM)	Machinery Farming Croplands Dirt Men Suits (Clothing) Hats
Location	Billings County (N.D.)
Decade	1930-1939
Item Number	BI-25
Format of Original	Photographic prints
Dimensions of Original	7 x 11.5
Transcription	"This basin lister was made in a farm shop by Walter Geesaman of Fairfield. Nearly all of the material used in the construction was salvaged from discarded farm machinery"--Printed on page below photograph.
Notes	Title created by staff. Photographer unknown.
Repository Institution	Billings County Historical Society
Credit Line	Billings County Historical Society (BI-25)
Rights Management	Courtesy of Billings County Extension Agent and Billings County Historical Society.
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	dmBI25
Original Source	ANNUAL REPORT FOR VERNON THOMPSON COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT BILLINGS COUNTY NORTH DAKOTA November 1, 1938 to November 1, 1939

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