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| Title | Government buildings on Fort Berthold Reservation, Elbowoods, N.D. |
| Date of Original | between 1900 and 1930 |
| Creator | Olsen, Fred
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | Postcard picture of an orderly row of white, wooden buildings on the Fort Berthold Reservation. The buildings are labeled (left to right) farmer, carpenter, book-keeper, supt. & agent, agency. Two men lean against the fence next to the agency building. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Indians of North America
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Buildings
Men
Fences
Indian reservations
Indian agents
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| Subject (LCSH) | Indians of North America - Government relations
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| Organization Name | United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Fort Berthold Agency
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| Location | Elbowoods (N.D.)
Fort Berthold Indian Reservation (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1900-1909
1910-1919
1920-1929
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| Item Number | A0860 |
| Format of Original | Postcards
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| Transcription | "Government Buildings On Ft. Berthold Reservation, By Fred Olsen, 165"--Printed on front of postcard. |
| Relation | [Is Part Of] North Dakota eighth grade curriculum |
| Biography/History | The federal reservation agents worked in this building at Elbowoods on the Fort Berthold reservation. The homes where the agents lived with their families are nearby. One agent took care of tribal business; one was the supervising farmer. There was a carpenter who worked on agency buildings. There was also a "matron" who helped women with household and family concerns. |
| 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 (A0860) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | shA0860 |
