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| Title | Steamboat Selkirk docked at 3rd Street, Grand Forks, Dakota Territory |
| Date of Original | 1882 |
| Creator | Berg, J.
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | A steamboat docked between two buildings. The ramp stretches well on to the road. Buildings of wooden construction are on either side. A large group of people is on the steamboat and a crowd is also gathered to the left on shore. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
City & Town Life
Pioneer Era
Transportation
Water
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Floods
Stereographs
Streets
Wooden buildings
Crowds
Steamboats
Real estate business
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| Organization Name | Red River Transportation Line (Grand Forks, N.D.)
Selkirk (Steamboat)
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| Location | Grand Forks (N.D.)
Dakota Territory
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| Address | Grand Forks (N.D.) - 3rd Street
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| Decade | 1880-1889
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| Item Number | A4043-1 |
| Format of Original | Stereographs
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| Transcription | "J. Berg, Photographer. Grand Forks, D.T."--Printed on edges of stereograph.
"3rd Street Grand Forks, D.T.. High Water, Spring of 1882."--Handwritten on back of stereograph. |
| Notes | Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | The Selkirk was built by James J. Hill and Alexander Griggs in 1870. In 1872 they merged with Norman Kittson to form the Red River Transportation Line. In 1882, flooding raised water more than 40 feet above the low water mark, submerging the normal landing. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Tweton, D. Jerome. Grand Forks : A Pictorial History. Donning Co., Norfolk: c1986. 10. |
| 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 (A4043-1) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | shA4043-1 |
