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| Title | Monitor steam engine, Pembina County, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1971-08 |
| Description | This photograph shows the Monitor Steam Engine. The steam engine has not yet been restored in this photograph and the seat is visible. Notice the other piece of machinery in the background. |
| General Subject | Agriculture
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Steam engines
Machinery
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| Location | Pembina County (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1970-1979
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| Item Number | PCHS-5111 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 9 x 13 cm |
| Transcription | "Photo from Bob Fisher – Sept. 10, 1995" – Handwritten above photograph. "This Monitor steam engine is over 100 years old and was buried by Frank Moris farm near Pembina for 74 years. The late Ben Fisher, Bowesmont, dug up the steamer in 1967 and restored it to its existing condition. It is reported that there are only 4 left in the world" – Typed on label. |
| Notes | Title created by staff.
Photographer unknown.
Engine owned by Dr. Roland Lartner, Hallock, MN.
Engine on loan at Pembina County Historical Museum, Cavalier, N.D. |
| Biography/History | The engine killed a man with an explosion in 1893. |
| Repository Institution | Pembina County Historical Society
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| Repository Collection | Pembina County Historical Society Photograph Collection
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| Credit Line | Pembina County Historical Society (PCHS-5111) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to Pembina County Historical Society. |
| Ordering Information | Pembina County Historical Society
Zelda Hartje
13572 Hwy 5
Cavalier, ND 58220
Phone: (701) 265-4941
Email: pchsm@polarcomm.com
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| Grant | NHPRC SNAP Grant 2009-2010 NAR10-RC-10062-09 |
| Digital ID | dmPCHS5111 |
