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| Title | Rechanneling the Red River, north of Fargo, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1959-08 |
| Description | A steam shovel working on rechanneling project north of Fargo, N.D. on the Red River at a location known as Chimney Bend. Location near Edgewood golf course. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | City & Town Life
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Steam shovels
Channels
Rivers
Flood control
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| Organization Name | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. St. Paul District
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| Location | Fargo (N.D.)
Cass County (N.D.)
North Dakota
Clay County (Minn.)
Minnesota
United States
Red River of the North
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| Decade | 1950-1959
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| Item Number | 2061.21.6 |
| Format of Original | Gelatin silver prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 21 x 26 cm. |
| Transcription | "U.S. Army Engineer District, St. Paul Corps of Engineers, 1217 U.S. Post Office and Custom House, St. Paul 1, Minn. Removing three bends in the Red River north of Fargo, N.D., to permit the channel to follow a straight line will reduce flood heights from one-half to a full foot. The cutoffs are located three to six miles downstream from the north city limits. This phase is part of the flood protection project of the Corps of Engineers." - typed on paper included with photograph.
BCA 362-099" - "handwritten on back of photograph. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff.
Photographer unknown. |
| Bibliographic Reference | "Goodbye to 'Chimney Bent'", Fargo Forum and Daily Republican, August 28, 1959, p. 1. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Fargo Water Treatment Plant Photograph Collection 2061
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/982 |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2061.21.6) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs010711 |
| Original Source | photographic print |
