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	Missouri River saw mill, White Earth, N.D. Title Missouri River saw mill, White Earth, N.D. Date of Original 1908 Description View of saw mill. The mill is left-center. The mill yard is filled with tree trunks. A car is lower left-center. Two horses and a wagon are lower center. Cut boards can be seen in the extreme lower center. Forested land is behind the mill. Ordering Information http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html General Subject Business & Industry Subject (LCTGM) Sawmills Automobiles Horses Postcards Carts & wagons Trees Lumber Lumber industry Lumberyards Location White Earth (N.D.) Decade 1900-1909 Item Number A3209 Format of Original Postcards Transcription "Missouri River Saw Mill, White Earth, N.D."--Printed on band across front of postcard. "This is 18 m south of Tioga"--Handwritten on band across front of postcard. Notes Photographer unknown. Biography/History White settlement of this area began in 1883. The Great Northern Railroad established an officail townsite in 1887. White Earth is the oldest town in Mountrail County. Bibliographic Reference Wick, Douglas A. North Dakota Place Names. Sweetgrass Communications, Bismarck, ND: 1989. 208. Repository Institution State Historical Society of North Dakota Repository Collection State Historical Society of North Dakota Photograph Collection A Credit Line State Historical Society of North Dakota (A3209) Rights Management Copyright status unknown. Digital ID shA3209
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