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Bird's eye view, Schafer, N.D.
Title
Bird's
eye
view
,
Schafer
,
N.D.
Date of Original
between
1900
and
1910
Description
A
view
of the
town
from an
elevated
position
across
a
field.
The
town
runs
in a
straight
line
along
a
single
road.
Ordering Information
http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html
General Subject
Business & Industry
Subject (LCTGM)
Cityscape photographs
Business districts
Bird's-eye view prints
Storefronts
Meadows
Location
Schafer (N.D.)
Decade
1900-1909
Item Number
0032-MZ-20-09
Format of Original
Photographic prints
Transcription
"Birds-eye
View
,
Schafer
,
N.D."--Printed
on
front
of
photograph.
Notes
Photographer
unknown.
Biography/History
Schafer was founded in 1899. Schafer replaced Alexander as the seat of McKenzie County in 1906. Schafer, in turn, was replaced as county seat by Watford City in 1941.
Bibliographic Reference
Wick
,
Douglas
A.
North
Dakota
Place
Names.
Sweetgrass
Communications
,
Bismarck
,
ND:
1989.
174.
Repository Institution
State Historical Society of North Dakota
Repository Collection
Oral History Project Photograph Collection 00032
Credit Line
State Historical Society of North Dakota (0032-MZ-20-09)
Rights Management
Copyright status unknown.
Digital ID
sh0032MZ2009
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