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Great Northern Depot, Tagus, N.D.


Title	Great Northern Depot, Tagus, N.D.
Date of Original	1910
Description	People stand on the train station platform as a train approaches. The sign for "Tagus" is clearly visible. A horse and wagon is to the right. A watertower is in the background at left.
Ordering Information	http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html
General Subject	Business & Industry People Transportation
Subject (LCTGM)	Horses Carts & wagons Railroads Railroad locomotives Railroad stations Water towers Wooden buildings Photographic postcards
Organization Name	Great Northern Depot (Tagus, N.D.) Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)
Location	Tagus (N.D.)
Decade	1910-1919
Item Number	B0736-15
Format of Original	Photographic postcards
Transcription	"G.N. Depot, Tagus, N. Dak."--Printed on front of postcard.
Notes	Photographer unknown.
Biography/History	The Great Northern Railroad station was first established here in 1900 and the town was first known as Wallace before the name changed to Tagus about 1901.
Bibliographic Reference	Wick, Douglas A. North Dakota Place Names. Sweetgrass Communications, Bismarck, ND: 1989. 191.
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 (B0736-15)
Rights Management	Copyright status unknown.
Digital ID	shB0736-15

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