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| Title | Parkin Ranch, Cannonball, N.D. |
| Date of Original | between 1900 and 1930 |
| Creator | Fiske, Frank Bennett, 1883-1952
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | View of a barn, house and shed complex. Fenced animal corrals are visible with pasture in the foreground and trees form the background. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Agriculture
Rural views
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Corals
Barns
Houses
Fences
Farms
Sheds
Trees
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| Subject (LCSH) | Pastures
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| Location | Cannon Ball (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1910-1919
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| Item Number | A1005 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Transcription | "Parkin Ranch Cannon Ball, N.D. Fiske Foto"--Handwritten on front of photograph. |
| 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 | State Historical Society of North Dakota Photograph Collection A
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (A1005) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
| Digital ID | shA1005 |
