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| Title | Crow Fly Mountain and town of Sanish, N.D. |
| Date of Original | between 1915 and 1930 |
| Description | Overview of town against backdrop of a steep hill. There are many buildings along a central street. In the distance a grain elevator, a train and a water tower are visible. There are several cars on the street in the distance. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
City & Town Life
Transportation
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Cityscape photographs
Railroads
Water towers
Grain elevators
Dirt roads
Streets
Utility poles
Wooden buildings
Photographic postcards
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| Subject (LCSH) | Building, Brick
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| Location | Sanish (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1910-1919
1920-1929
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| Item Number | B0736-14 |
| Format of Original | Photographic postcards
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| Publisher of Original | A. Pearson Company (Minneapolis, Minn.)
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| Place of Publication | Minneapolis (Minn.)
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| Transcription | "204 Crow Fly Mountain, Sanish, N.D."--Handwritten on front of postcard.
"We are way up here in the most desolate country. Expect to leave here Friday and gradually go homeward. We are having a fine time. Otto & Victoria. Miss Beatrice Faltz, Mayville, Wisconsin"--Handwritten on back of postcard. |
| Notes | Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | Sanish was founded by the Soo Line Railroad in 1914. Population peaked at 463 in 1930. This town was abandoned in 1953 and submerged in Lake Sakakawea after the completion of the Garrison Dam. Some of the residents formed a "new" Sanish a few miles from the original site. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Wick, Douglas A. North Dakota Place Names. Sweetgrass Communications, Bismarck, ND: 1989. 172. |
| 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 (B0736-14) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | shB0736-14 |
