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| Title | Crowd at elevators, Mott, N.D. |
| Date of Original | before 1910 |
| Description | A view of a crowd gathered to watch and celebrate the building of the CM&SP railway through West Mott. Visible is the Mott Concert Band gathered in a semi-circle holding their instruments and other groups of people watching the construction. The Columbia Elevator Co., Western Grain Co., and Barth Grain Co. grain elevators are all visible as well as various other wooden structures connected to the elevators. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
Transportation
People
City & Town Life
Bands, clubs and societies
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Bands
Musicians
Musical instruments
Railroads
Railroad construction & maintenance
Railroad construction workers
Men
Grain elevators
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| Organization Name | Barth Grain Co. (Mott, N.D.)
Western Grain Company (Mott, N.D.)
Columbia Elevator Company (Mott, N.D.)
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company
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| Location | Mott (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1900-1909
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| Item Number | 0001-53-6 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Transcription | "CM & PS Laying Steel at Mott, N.D."--Typewritten on front of photograph. |
| Notes | Title printed on front of image.
Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad completed construction through Mott in late 1910. The line was built through West Mott on land owned by Jacob Barth, owner of Barth Grain Co. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Hertz, Heather. "Mott, North Dakota; A Century of History." 2003. p. 6-7. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | Trousdale Photograph Collection 0001
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (0001-53-6) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | sh0001536 |
