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| Title | Building the first railroad in McKenzie Co. N.D. First engine for Wild Cow Branch down Missouri River |
| Date of Original | 191-? |
| Description | The stern wheeler "Dakota" on the Missouri River pushing a barge loaded with a Great Northern locomotive engine. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Transportation
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Barges
Railroad locomotives
Stern wheelers
Rivers
Railroad crossings
Railroad construction & maintenance
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| Organization Name | Dakota (Steamboat)
Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)
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| Location | Missouri River
McKenzie County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Decade | 1910-1919
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| Item Number | 2000.442.5 |
| Format of Original | Gelatin silver prints
Photographic postcards
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| Dimensions of Original | 9 x 14 cm. |
| Transcription | "Alexander, N.Dak. Dec. 29, 1913. Dear Cousin Maud: I will send you a card to let you and all know Im still alive. I am working in Alexander at carpenter work. I think I will be down some time in Jan. We are having fine weather here. Love to all. Ans. soon. Your cousin Geo." - Handwritten on back of postcard, postmarked from Alexander, N.Dak. Dec 30, 1913. Addressed to Miss. Maud Steuart, Ronneby, Minn. |
| Notes | Title printed on front of postcard.
Photographer unknown. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Ronald Olin North Dakota Postcard Collection 2000
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/1115 |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2000.442.5) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs004353 |
| Original Source | Postcard |
