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| Title | Fort Berthold Indian Mission, Elbowoods, N.D. |
| Date of Original | between 1922 and 1940 |
| Description | Three large buildings. Farthest to the left is a house. The other two buildings are school, dormitory and worship facilities. Both have towers. There is a dirt road and grass in the foreground. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Education
Indians of North America
Religion
Art & Architecture
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Missions
Indian reservations
Towers
Houses
Boarding schools
Postcards
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| Personal Name | Case, Harold, 1895-
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| Organization Name | United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Fort Berthold Agency
Fort Berthold Indian Mission
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| Location | Elbowoods (N.D.)
Fort Berthold Indian Reservation (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1920-1929
1930-1939
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| Item Number | B0734-01 |
| Format of Original | Postcards
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| Publisher of Original | The Albertype Co. (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
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| Place of Publication | Brooklyn (N.Y.)
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| Transcription | "Fort Berthold Indian Mission, Elbowoods, North Dakota"--Printed on front of postcard.
"Fort Berthold Indian Mission with the Gros Ventre, Arickaree And Mandan Indians on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation Founded May 9th, 1876 School and seven church centers Population 1576 Native Americans Reservation, half million acres Needs: Scholarships Furnishings Car for Field Work Remit to Rev. H. W. Case, Elbowoods, N.D."--Printed on back of postcard. |
| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | Son of the Star (Arikara), Crows Breast (Hidatsa) and Red Cow (Mandan), gave land for the Congregational mission in 1876 at Like-a-Fishhook Village/Old Fort Berthold. In 1897 the mission moved about 20 miles to Elbowoods, where these facilities were built. Harold Case arrived in 1922, and remained the chief missionary until the flooding of Elbowoods in 1954. |
| 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 (B0734-01) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | shB0734-01 |
