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| Title | Nellie Peck on the ice above the R.R. track at Yankton, Dakota Territory |
| Date of Original | 1881 |
| Creator | Elmer & Tenney
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| Creator Role | Photographers |
| Description | The steamboat Nellie Peck on top of large chunks of ice. Two people are standing in front of the steamboat. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Transportation
Water
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Steamboats
Rivers
Ice
Stereographs
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| Organization Name | Nellie Peck (Steamboat)
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| Location | Missouri River
Yankton (S.D.)
Dakota Territory
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| Decade | 1880-1889
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| Item Number | A1534 |
| Format of Original | Stereographs
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| Dimensions of Original | 18 x 10 cm. |
| Transcription | "E. & T. High Water View Series of 1880-81. Mississippi, Minnesota and Missouri Rivers. Photographed and published by Elmer & Tenney, Winona, Minn. 1258"--Printed on front of stereograph.
"Nellie Peck lying on 9 ft. of ice on R.R. Track. Yankton D. T."--Handwritten on front of stereograph.
"Views on the Missouri River, showing the effects of the High Water and Ice Gorges of March 1881... Views of the Ice Gorge at Yankton (From original negatives by C.A. DeLong, April, 1881.)...1258--The Nellie Peck on the ice above the R.R. track"--Printed on back of stereograph. |
| Biography/History | The steamboat Nellie Peck, a sternwheel packet with a wood hull, was built in Brownsville, Pa., in 1871. She made 14 trips to Fort Benton, Montana. In 1872 she and the Far West competed in a 2,800-mile race from Sioux City to Fort Benton and return, which the Far West won. |
| 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 (A1534 ) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | shA1534 |
