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| Title | Main Street, Langdon, N.D. |
| Date of Original | between 1900 and 1920 |
| Description | View looking down Main Street from beyond the railroad tracks. There are buildings crowded against each other on both sides of the street. The street is unpaved. There is a large brick building on the left side. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
City & Town Life
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Railroad tracks
Postcards
Wooden buildings
Streets
Utility poles
Dirt roads
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| Subject (LCSH) | Building, Brick
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| Location | Langdon (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1900-1909
1910-1919
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| Item Number | B0718-06 |
| Format of Original | Postcards
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| Transcription | "Main Street, Langdon, N.D."--Printed on front of postcard.
"Received your letter was sorry to hear Fred had been sick. Can't say when I will be back or what I will do when I get there. As for the room don't wait on me as I can't tell what I will do until I get back. And it might only be for a month or two anyway. Jack. Mrs. F. B. Dodge, Aberdeen, S. Dak."--Handwritten on back of postcard. |
| Notes | Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | Langdon was founded by the Great Northern Railroad in 1884 as an end terminal. The town has became the county seat the same year. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Wick, Douglas A. North Dakota Place Names. Sweetgrass Communications, Bismarck, ND: 1989. 109. |
| 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 (B0718-06) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | shB0718-06 |
