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| Title | Train going into the snow drift, East of Valley City, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1893 |
| Description | View of a railroad snowplow engine cutting through a large snowdrift. There are people dressed in winter coats and hats ontop of the snow drift on the left. The train engine is on the right blowing smoke and snow. |
| General Subject | Transportation
Weather
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Railroads
Railroad snowplow locomotives
Railroad cars
Railroad locomotives
Smoke
Snow
People
Winter
Utility poles
Coats
Men
Women
Coats
Hats
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| Location | Valley City (N.D.)
Barnes County (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1890-1899
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| Item Number | BC 11-4-1 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 14 x 17 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | Fisher & Co. Photo
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| Place of Publication | Valley City (N.D.)
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| Transcription | "Fisher & Co., Photographers, Valley City, N.D."--Stamped on the back of photograph.
"11.47" and "Donated by Stull, Valley City"--Handwritten on back of photograph.
"Going through the drift"--Handwritten on front of photograph. |
| Notes | Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | Item donated by E.B. Stull, the Methodist pastor from 1891-1892. Valley City Churches, Epworth United Methodist Church.
"The blizzard of 1893 east of Valley City." |
| Bibliographic Reference | Information in quotes from page 346, printed right under the same image, in Barnes County History, Barnes County, North Dakota. Printed by Taylor Publishing Company, 1976. |
| Repository Institution | Barnes County Historical Society
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| Repository Collection | Barnes County Historical Society Photograph Collection
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| Credit Line | Barnes County Historical Society (BC 11-4 -1) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown.
Owned by Barnes County Historical Society. |
| Ordering Information | Barnes County Historical Society address:
315 Central Ave. N.
Valley City, ND 58072
Phone number: 701-845-0966
Fax: 701-845-4282
Email: bchistoricalsociety@hotmail.com |
| Grant | NHPRC SNAP Grant 2008-2009, NAR08-RC-10021-08 |
| Digital ID | dmBC1141 |
