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| Title | Steamboat J.L. Grandin on Red River |
| Date of Original | between 1878 and 1891 |
| Creator | Haynes, F. Jay (Frank Jay), 1853-1921
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | The J.L. Grandin is moored on the shore of the Red River. Several buildings of the Grandin Line are seen including an elevator on the left. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Transportation
Water
Agriculture
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Steamboats
Rivers
Shipping
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| Organization Name | J. L. Grandin (Steamboat)
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| Location | Red River of the North
North Dakota
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| Decade | 1870-1879
1880-1889
1890-1899
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| Item Number | A0221 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 17 x 9 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | F. Jay Haynes
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| Place of Publication | Fargo (N.D.)
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| Transcription | "F. Jay Haynes, Fargo, D.T., official photographer, Northern Pacific Railway"--Printed on front of photograph.
"Northern Pacific Views comprise views of Duluth, Brainerd, Fargo, Jamestown and Bismarck, at the crossings of the N.P.R.R., and the St. Louis, Mississippi, Red, Missouri, Little Missouri, and Yellowstone Rivers. Of the great wheat fields of the Red River Valley, Dalrymple and Grandin farms. Also the Black Hills and Upper Missouri and Bad Land Park. The finest scenery in the Northwest"--Printed on back of photograph. |
| Notes | Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | The J. L. Grandin, a wood-hulled sternwheel steamboat, was built in Moorhead, Minn., in 1878. John L. Grandin had the boat built to haul wheat from his bonanza farm in Traill County. The steamboat was said to be the fastest boat on the Red River. The J. L. Grandin was beached at Hague, N.D., about 1891. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | State Historical Society of North Dakota Photograph Collection A
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (A0221) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | shA0221 |
