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John L. Grandin steamboat at Grand Forks, N.D.
Title
John
L.
Grandin
steamboat
at
Grand
Forks
,
N.D.
Date of Original
1890?
Creator
Caswell, William d. 1910
Creator Role
Photographer
Description
A
steamboat
docked
at
Grand
Forks
between
two
barns.
Materials
have been
unloaded
and are
piled
in the
center.
There are
several
wagons
next
to the
building
on the
left.
Horses
pull
a
wagon
towards
the
pile
at
center.
People
are
scattered
throughout
the
foreground.
Ordering Information
http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html
General Subject
Business & Industry
City & Town Life
Pioneer Era
Transportation
People
Subject (LCTGM)
Steamboats
Carts & wagons
Barns
Lumber
Wheels
Horses
Organization Name
John L. Grandin (Steamboat)
Location
Grand Forks (N.D.)
Red River of the North
Address
Grand Forks (N.D.) - 3rd Street S.
Decade
1890-1899
Item Number
A3914
Format of Original
Photographic prints
Transcription
"Seymour
,
Sabin
&
Co.
where
they had
threshing
machines
from
Stillwater
Penitentiary.
Minn
on
left
of
picture.
Right
of
picture
Veit's
house
barn.
South
Third
Street.
Grandin
boat.
Grand
Forks
,
D.T."--Handwritten
on
back
of
photograph.
Notes
Title
created
by
staff.
Biography/History
The steamboat in the background is the John L. Grandin. This boat was constructed by owners of a bonanza farm in 1878 to haul grain on the Red River.
Bibliographic Reference
Tweton
,
D.
Jerome.
Grand
Forks
:
A
Pictorial
History.
Donning
Co.
,
Norfolk:
c1986.
11.
Repository Institution
State Historical Society of North Dakota
Repository Collection
State Historical Society of North Dakota Photograph Collection A
Credit Line
State Historical Society of North Dakota (A3914)
Rights Management
Copyright status unknown.
Digital ID
shA3914
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