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| Title | Great Northern yards and viaduct, Minot, N.D. |
| Date of Original | between 1900 and 1920 |
| Description | A rail yard with a bridge in the distance. There is a grain elevator on the other side of the bridge. A few trains are parked in the distance. A man stands on top of the bridge next to a horse and wagon. The far bridge is the Anne Street pedestrian bridge. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
Transportation
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Railroads
Railroad cars
Railroad rails
Railroad shops & yards
Railroad sidings
Railroad tracks
Bridges
Postcards
Grain elevators
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| Organization Name | Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)
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| Location | Minot (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1900-1909
1910-1919
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| Item Number | B0756-36 |
| Format of Original | Color postcards
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| Transcription | "Great Northern Yards and Viaduct, Minot, N.D."--Printed on front of postcard.
"Dear cousin, received your card. was glad to hear from you say it found us well hope you are the same. weather is fine would like to some see you but it would take lot of money & money is scarce. write us this year if we go to Canada we will have lots of money I will [illegible] home day well good by write me at devils lake N.D. will write more next time your cousin, N.D. L. S. D. Mr. William Money, Miringo, Ill."--Handwritten on back of postcard. |
| Notes | Photographer unknown. |
| Relation | [Is Part Of] North Dakota eighth grade curriculum |
| Biography/History | The railroad companies built "yards" in certain cities along the line. At the yards, the trains cars were attached to or detached from the engines. The engines were repaired at the yards. Special equipment, such as snow removal engines were stored at yards. Many railroad workers worked at these rail centers, such as this Great Northern yard in Minot. |
| 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 (B0756-36) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | shB0756-36 |
