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| Title | Soldiers drilling at Fort Lincoln, Bismarck, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1917-10 |
| Description | A group of soldiers drilling on the parade grounds of Fort Lincoln. Barracks buildings are in the background. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Military
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Soldiers
Military training
Military facilities
Barracks
Forts & fortifications
Wooden buildings
Postcards
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| Organization Name | United States. Army
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| Location | Fort Lincoln (Burleigh County, N.D.)
Bismarck (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1910-1919
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| Item Number | B0716-28 |
| Format of Original | Postcards
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| Publisher of Original | Bloom Brothers (Minneapolis, Minn.)
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| Place of Publication | Minneapolis (Minn.)
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| Transcription | "Drilling, Fort Lincoln, Bismarck, N.D."--Printed on front of postcard. |
| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | Fort Lincoln was built in 1902, southeast of Bismarck. The fort replaced Fort Abraham Lincoln. The fort housed prisoners of war during World War II. In 1969 the former fort became the United Tribes Educational Training Center. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Wick, Douglas A. North Dakota Place Names. Sweetgrass Communications, Bismarck, ND: 1989. 68. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | State Historical Society of North Dakota Photograph Collection B
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (B0716-28) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | B0716-28 |
