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Steamer Selkirk at Grand Forks, Dakota Territory
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| Title | Steamer Selkirk at Grand Forks, Dakota Territory |
| Date of Original | 1882 |
| Creator | Caswell, William d. 1910
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | A steamboat docked between two buildings. Buildings of wooden construction are on either side. People are standing on all decks of the boat. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Transportation
Water
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Steamboats
Rivers
Floods
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| Organization Name | Selkirk (Steamboat)
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| Location | Grand Forks (N.D.)
Dakota Territory
Red River of the North
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| Decade | 1880-1889
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| Item Number | A3913 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 17 x 11 cm. |
| Transcription | "Caswell & Davy, Corner Superior Street and West First Avenue, Duluth, Minn."--Printed on back of photograph.
"W. Caswell, Photographer, Grand Forks, Dak."--Stamped on back of photograph.
"About 1882. E. J. Lander Real Estate on right where Herald Building now stands. On left Ed [illegible] store. |
| Biography/History | The Selkirk, a wood-hulled sternwheel steamboat, was built by James J. Hill, Alexander Griggs and associates at McCauleyville, Minnesota, in the winter of 1870-71. In 1872, she became part of the newly formed Red River Transportation Company. In 1877, she carried the steam locomotive, The Countess of Dufferin, and its cars to Winnipeg to serve the Canadian Pacific. In 1882, flooding on the Red River raised water more than 40 feet above the low water mark, submerging the normal landing in Grand Forks. The Selkirk was wrecked at Grand Forks, N.D., Oct. 25, 1887. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Bill, Fred A. and J.W. Riggs. Life on the Red River of the North, 1857 to 1887, p. 14. Baltimore: Wirth Brothers, 1847.
Rolczynski, John. When Steamboats Plied the Red: Interesting Aspects of Steamboating on the Red River of the North, p. 19. Grand Forks, ND: John Rolczynski, 2000. |
| 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 (A3913) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | shA3913 |
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