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| Title | Rock Haven snag boat port near Mandan, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1955-09-03 |
| Creator | Wood, W. R.
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | Aerial view from east-south-east looking down at the Rock Haven snag boat port upstream on the Missouri River from Mandan. The port is on the near shore, while the opposite shore is wooded and in the background. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Aerials
Transportation
Rural views
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Marine terminals
Harbors
Trees
Waterfronts
Rivers
Channels
Buildings
Piers & wharves
Aerial photographs
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| Location | Mandan (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1950-1959
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| Item Number | A0764 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Transcription | "Rock Haven, U.S.C.E. 'snag boat port" aerial view. Site is about 1 mile upriver from Mandan, N.D. Steamboat ways are in the right center of the photo. View east. Photo: W.R. Wood, Sept. 3, 1955"--Written on back.
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| Biography/History | Rock Haven was the U.S. government landing 3 miles north of Mandan and was the best landing on the Missouri at that time. The location provided a safe winter anchorage. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Fristad, Palma. Historic Mandan and Morton County: Early Days to 1970. s.n., Mandan, ND: 1970. 19. |
| 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 (A0764) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | shA0764 |
