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Steamer Minnie H at boat landing with buffalo bones in foreground and E.E. Heerman portrait inset


Title	Steamer Minnie H at boat landing with buffalo bones in foreground and E.E. Heerman portrait inset
Date of Original	between 1883 and 1908
Description	The steamer Minnie H is docked at a boat landing. Piles of buffalo bones are visible in the foreground. A portrait of the Minnie H's owner, Edward E. Heerman is inset.
Ordering Information	http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html
General Subject	People Portraits Transportation Water
Subject (LCTGM)	Steamboats Buffaloes Bones (Body parts)
Personal Name	Heerman, Edward Edson, 1834-1929
Organization Name	Minnie H (Paddle steamer)
Decade	1880-1889 1890-1899 1900-1909
Item Number	2010-P-010-05
Format of Original	Photographic prints
Notes	Photographer unknown. Title created by staff.
Biography/History	The Minnie H was in operation between July 1883 and the fall of 1908. Low water levels in Devils Lake eventually forced the boat's retirement. It was a popular excursion and form of transportation for chautauqua goers during the summer season.
Repository Institution	State Historical Society of North Dakota
Repository Collection	Edward E. Heerman Collection 2010-P-010
Credit Line	State Historical Society of North Dakota (2010-P-010-05)
Rights Management	Copyright status unknown.
Digital ID	sh2010P01005

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