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| Title | High water, Missouri River |
| Date of Original | between 1900 and 1930 |
| Creator | Fiske, Frank Bennett, 1883-1952
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | Seven boys, some on horseback and some standing in wagons pose with horses in high water of the Missouri River. Another horse, unattached to the wagons, is following behind, and the water reaches up to its neck. Trees bare of leaves are visible in the background. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Sports & Recreation
Education
Transportation
Water
Indians of North America
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| Subject (LCTGM) | School children
Carts & wagons
Horses
Rivers
Floods
Water
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| Location | Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)
Missouri River
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| Decade | 1900-1909
1910-1919
1920-1929
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| Item Number | 1952-1958 |
| Transcription | "School boys high water load of water Standing Rock Ag'cy"--Handwritten on front of photograph. |
| Notes | Title created by staff. |
| Relation | [Is Part Of] Frank Bennett Fiske Papers, State Historical Society of North Dakota, MSS 10105 |
| Biography/History | Frank Fiske served as an assistant steamboat captain prior to his lifelong work as a studio photographer, mostly associated with Fort Yates N.D. He learned the trade from S.T. Fansler, post studio photographer, and remained in Fort Yates to document the town, the Standing Rock Agency, and the changing ways of the frontier. Fiske was also a writer, and served for a time as a newspaper editor, and wrote a popular column carried in many newspapers. He was best known for his Indian photographs, which depicted everyday Indian life, as well as studio views. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | Frank B. Fiske Photograph Collection 1952
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (1952-1958) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
| Digital ID | sh19521958 |
| OCLC number | 61156024 |
