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	View of Fort Totten, Dakota Territory Title View of Fort Totten, Dakota Territory Date of Original 1878 Description Approximately half of the fort is visible. There is a fence around the perimeter. The buildings are grouped into orderly rows around a parade ground. The flagpole and flag are visible at the extreme right. The buildings are all whitewashed. There is grass in the foreground. Ordering Information http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html General Subject Historic sites Military Pioneer Era Subject (LCTGM) Forts & fortifications Military facilities Barracks Fences Grasses Flagpoles Flags Organization Name United States. Army United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Fort Totten Agency Location Fort Totten Indian Reservation (N.D.) Fort Totten (Fort Totten, N.D.) Dakota Territory Decade 1870-1879 Item Number B0037 Format of Original Photographic prints Transcription "Bratlee and Berg Photographers, Views of Devil's Lake and Vicinity a speciality. Negatives preserved for future orders. Devil's Lake, D.T."--Stamped on back of photograph. Notes Photograph by Bratlee and Berg. Title created by staff. Biography/History Fort Totten was established in 1867 and closed in 1890. At that point the buildings were handed over to the Department of the Interior and used as an Indian school. Bibliographic Reference Wick, Douglas A. North Dakota Place Names. Sweetgrass Communications, Bismarck, ND: 1989. 69. External Resource http://history.nd.gov/historicsites/totten/index.html Repository Institution State Historical Society of North Dakota Repository Collection State Historical Society of North Dakota Photograph Collection B Credit Line State Historical Society of North Dakota (B0037) Rights Management Copyright status unknown. Digital ID shB0037
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