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| Title | Steamer F.Y. Batchelor along shore |
| Date of Original | between 1878 and 1907 |
| Creator | Flynn, Rosa J.
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | The F.Y. Batchelor sits moored at the river's edge. A small boat with a man in it is visible near the bow. Piles of logs are visible on the lower deck. Railroad tracks are visible to the left. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Transportation
Water
People
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Steamboats
Rivers
Logs
Railroad tracks
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| Organization Name | F.Y. Batchelor (Steamboat)
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| Location | Missouri River
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| Decade | 1870-1879
1880-1889
1890-1899
1900-1909
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| Item Number | A3370 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 19 x 14 cm. |
| Biography/History | The steamboat F.Y. Batchelor, a sternwheel packet with a wood hull, was built in Freedom, Pa., and finished in Pittsburgh, in 1878. In 1885 she was sold to the Benton Packet Co., and made her last trip to Fort Benton in 1890. This was said to be the last commercial freight taken to the fort by steamboat. She was caught in winter quarters at Running Water, S.D., by ice, and was wrecked on Mar. 6, 1907. She was once captained by Grant Marsh. Photographer Frank Fiske was a cabin boy on the Batchelor between 1898 and 1900. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Way, Frederick. Way's Packet Directory, 1848-1983. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University, 1983. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | State Historical Society of North Dakota Photograph Collection A
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (A3370) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | shA3370 |
