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| Title | Bridge out at 4th Ave. & 2nd St NW, Minot, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1927-04-29 |
| Creator | Landsverk, Ole N., b. 1882
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | A man is standing on a bridge close to where it has collapsed due to floodwaters. A church is visible on the right. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Water
Weather
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Bridge failures
Floods
Dikes (Engineering)
Rivers
Trees
Churches
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| Location | Souris River
Minot (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1920-1929
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| Item Number | 00283-10 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Transcription | "April 29th. 20.20. 20, 000 sacks used to keep water in river. River high mark 1927, Minot, N.D. 4 Ave. & 2 St. N.W. Photo by Landsverk. Thousands of people built dykes in a few days"--Printed on front of photograph. |
| Notes | Title created by staff. |
| Relation | [Is Part Of] Bridges of North Dakota exhibit |
| Biography/History | Flood waters can inundate a bridge and even make it collapse. This is the intersection of 4th Avenue and 2nd Street NW, in Minot, N.D., on April 29, 1927. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | Minot Daily News Photograph Collection 00283
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (00283-10) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | sh0028310 |
