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	Four Henry Villard Northern Pacific special trains enroute to Last Spike Ceremony, Bismarck, N.D. Title Four Henry Villard Northern Pacific special trains enroute to Last Spike Ceremony, Bismarck, N.D. Date of Original 1883 Description People wait in Bismarck to board four special Northern Pacific trains bound for the Last Spike Ceremony in Montana. People on board the trains already look out the windows. Buildings belonging to the Bismarck Lumber Company are visible in the background. Ordering Information http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html General Subject Awards and ceremonies People Transportation Subject (LCTGM) Railroad tracks Lumberyards Railroad passenger cars Railroad stations Organization Name Northern Pacific Depot (Bismarck, N.D.) Northern Pacific Railroad Company Bismarck Lumber Company (Bismarck, N.D.) Location Bismarck (N.D.) Decade 1880-1889 Item Number 00410-0155 Format of Original Photographic prints Transcription "The four Henry Villard Northern Pacific special trains at Bismarck, North Dakota, 1883, en route to the Last Spike Ceremony in Montana"--Typed on label affixed to front of photograph. Notes Photographer unknown. Title created by staff. Relation [Is Part Of] North Dakota Studies eighth grade curriculum Biography/History Villard's Special Excursion trains (there were four of them) stopped at Bismarck on September 5, 1883. The guests left the train and rode up the hill to attend the laying of the cornerstone of the new territorial capitol building. Repository Institution State Historical Society of North Dakota Repository Collection Oversize Images Collection 00410 Credit Line State Historical Society of North Dakota (00410-0155) Rights Management Copyright status unknown. Digital ID sh004100155
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