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| Title | Aerial view of Riverdale, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1953 |
| Creator | Sebens, W. P.
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | A town with streets in a crescent shape. The Missouri River is on the opposite side of the town. The land is very flat. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Aerials
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Aerial photographs
Cityscape photographs
Rivers
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| Location | Riverdale (N.D.)
Missouri River
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| Decade | 1950-1959
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| Item Number | A7124 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Transcription | "Photo by W. P. Sebens, Greater North Dakota Association, Fargo, North Dakota. Negative No. B-8187-53"--Stamped on back of photograph.
"City of Riverdale, N.D., Garrison Dam construction city. Taken from plane looking northwest."--Typewritten on back of photograph. |
| Notes | Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | Riverdale was first settled in 1946, in anticipation of begining construction of the Garrison dam. President Eisenhower visited the town, the same year as this photograph, for the dedication of the dam. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Wick, Douglas A. North Dakota Place Names. Sweetgrass Communications, Bismarck, ND: 1989. 164. |
| 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 (A7124) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | shA7124 |
