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| Title | Stowers, N.Dak. |
| Date of Original | 190-? |
| Description | View looking down a muddy rural road looking toward several small building. One of the buildings is likely the Stowers, N.D. post office. A horse-drawn carriage is visible at right. There is some snow visible on the ground. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Agriculture
Pioneer Era
|
| Subject (LCTGM) | Post offices
Dirt roads
Mud
Carriages & coaches
Horses
Snow
|
| Location | Stowers (N.D.)
Adams County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
|
| Decade | 1900-1909
|
| Item Number | 2000.470.1 |
| Format of Original | Gelatin silver prints
Photographic postcards
|
| Dimensions of Original | 9 x 14 cm. |
| Transcription | "Dear Little Friend - How are you today? Health and happiness reign supreme in our midst. We are having delightful weather. The nicest winter that I have ever known. How is schoolwork now, and how are you progressing with your music? I was over to your old home a short time ago. It seemed rather lonesome there. From Mason B. Stower" - Handwritten on back of postcard, postmark illegible. Addressed to Miss Dorothy A. Reeves, Wenatchee, Washington. L.B. 537. |
| Notes | Title printed on front of postcard.
Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | Stowers was a farm post office established by Mason B. Stower in 1907. It was located in Section 29, of South Fork Township in Adams County, N.D. The post office closed in 1920. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
|
| Repository Collection | Ronald Olin North Dakota Postcard Collection 2000
|
| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/1115 |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2000.470.1) |
| Language | eng
|
| Digital ID | rs004287 |
| Original Source | Postcard |
