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| Title | Fort Abercrombie, balloon view from Minnesota side of Red River |
| Date of Original | 186-? |
| Description | The various fort buildings at Fort Abercrombie are visible in this sketch done from a balloon. Soldiers drill on the parade grounds, and a flag is visible in the center of the stockade. A tipi is located outside the walls, and Indians dance in a circle. A wagon and horses drives towards the fort. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Military
Indians of North America
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Forts & fortifications
Carts & wagons
Horses
Flags
Soldiers
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| Location | Fort Abercrombie (Abercrombie, N.D.)
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| Decade | 1860-1869
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| Item Number | 2005-P-04-012 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Publisher of Original | Whitney's Gallery (St. Paul, Minn.)
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| Place of Publication | St. Paul (Minn.)
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| Transcription | "Fort Abercrombie, balloon view from Minnesota side of Red River"--Printed on front of photograph.
"From Clementine Ross 1807 Junipers Serra Blvd Daily City Calif March 26 1941 Possessed seventy two years by C.R."--Handwritten on back of photograph.
"Whitney's Gallery St. Paul The plate from which this picture was made will be preserved Copies can be obtained at any time. Photograph albums in great variety. Card photographs of Indians, scenery, & celebrities for sale"--Printed on back of photograph. |
| Notes | Artist unknown, but name 'Salisbury' printed on front of photograph. |
| Biography/History | Fort Abercrombie was the first fort in the Dakota Territory, built in 1857, dismantled the next year, and reconstructed in 1860. |
| External Resource | http://history.nd.gov/historicsites/abercrombie/index.html |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | Miscellaneous Photograph Collection 2005-P-04
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (2005-P-04-012) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | sh2005P04012 |
