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First train in Bowman, N.D.


Title	First train in Bowman, N.D.
Date of Original	1907
Description	A train pulling into a siding or station. There are a few railroad workers visible on the right. A coach sits next to the track on the right. Utility poles run across the background. A long building is visible in the background.
Ordering Information	http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html
General Subject	Transportation
Subject (LCTGM)	Railroad locomotives Railroads Railroad employees Railroad facilities Buildings Utility poles Men Carriages & coaches
Organization Name	Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company
Location	Bowman (N.D.)
Decade	1900-1909
Item Number	A6811
Format of Original	Photographic prints
Transcription	"The first train in Bowman 1907"--Handwritten on front of photograph.
Notes	Photographer unknown. Title created by staff.
Biography/History	Bowman was founded in 1907 and originally known as Twin Buttes, then as Eden and then Lowden. The town is the county seat of Bowman County. The Milwaukee Road Railroad (the Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad) runs through the town.
Bibliographic Reference	Wick, Douglas A. North Dakota Place Names. Sweetgrass Communications, Bismarck, ND: 1989. 22.
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 (A6811)
Rights Management	Copyright status unknown.
Digital ID	shA6811

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