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| Title | Depot, Harlem, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1910 |
| Description | A two storey wooden depot. A family stands near the entrance. A Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company freight car sits in the left background. The sign reading "Harlem" is clearly visible on the train station. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
People
Transportation
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Families
Railroad stations
Railroad freight cars
Wooden buildings
Chimneys
Photographic postcards
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| Organization Name | Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company
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| Location | Harlem (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1910-1919
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| Item Number | 0032-SA-03-10 |
| Format of Original | Photographic postcards
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| Transcription | "Harlem R.R. Station, N.D."--Handwritten on front of postcard.
"Harlem, N.D. depot approx 1910"--Handwritten on back of postcard. |
| Notes | Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | Harlem was founded at the terminus of a Milwaukee Road Railroad branch in 1885. The rival Northern Pacific Railroad built a line through Cogswell, about 5 miles south, in 1900, causing many to move there. The railroad was removed from Harlem in 1923. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Wick, Douglas A. North Dakota Place Names. Sweetgrass Communications, Bismarck, ND: 1989. 86. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | Oral History Project Photograph Collection 00032
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (0032-SA-03-10) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | sh0032SA0310 |
