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	Farm Home in North Dakota on the Great Northern Railway Title Farm Home in North Dakota on the Great Northern Railway Date of Original 1910-01-17 Description A woman stands on the steps of a yellow house somewhere in North Dakota on land along the path of the Great Northern Railway. Ordering Information http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html General Subject People Women Agriculture Subject (LCTGM) Farms Farmhouses Postcards Trees Organization Name Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) Location North Dakota Decade 1910-1919 Item Number B0795-10 Format of Original Postcards Transcription "Farm home in North Dakota, on the Great Northern Railway"--Printed on front of postcard. "Sun Prairie Jan 16 10 Dear Friend I got home safe and sound. Don't you wish this was yours and mine home. I dont see why my pen leaks so. I wish I was up there and having a good time. Good by we have about three feet of snow. Write soon M yer Beaver."--Handwritten on back of postcard. Addressed to Miss Alpha Philpott, Loyal Wis. Notes Photographer unknown. Relation [Is Part Of] North Dakota eighth grade curriculum Biography/History In addition to promoting farms and businesses, the railroads promised that newcomers would live in fine homes. This 1910 Great Northern postcard picture shows a very well-built and attractive farm house along the GNRR line. Repository Institution State Historical Society of North Dakota Repository Collection State Historical Society of North Dakota Photograph Collection B Credit Line State Historical Society of North Dakota (B0795-10) Rights Management Copyright status unknown. Digital ID shB079510
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