home : browse : advanced search : preferences : my favorites : about : help  login   add to favorites : reference url back to results : previous : next
	Northern Pacific Railroad bridge during flood Bismarck, Dakota Territory Title Northern Pacific Railroad bridge during flood Bismarck, Dakota Territory Date of Original 1884 Description A railroad bridge crossing the river. There is still ice in the middle of the river. The water is visibly high and quick moving. Ordering Information http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html General Subject Pioneer Era Water Subject (LCTGM) Rivers Ice Floods Railroad bridges Organization Name Northern Pacific Railroad Company Location Bismarck (N.D.) Dakota Territory Decade 1880-1889 Item Number B0319 Format of Original Photographic prints Transcription "First N.P. Bridge during flood 1884."--Typewritten on paper attached below photograph. Notes Photographer unknown. Biography/History The Northern Pacific Railroad bridge over the Missouri River between Bismarck and Mandan was completed in October 1882 and cost over one millon dollars to build. 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 (B0319) Rights Management Copyright status unknown. Digital ID shB0319
	add to favorites : reference url back to results : previous : next powered by CONTENTdm ® | contact us  ^ to top ^