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The start, old timers race, McLaughlin Fair, S.D.
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| Title | The start, old timers race, McLaughlin Fair, S.D. |
| Date of Original | 1927 |
| Creator | Fiske, Frank Bennett, 1883-1952
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | Four men on horseback race on a dirt track while four men in an observation tower watch from above. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Sports & Recreation
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Racetracks (Horse racing)
Horse racing
Cowboys
Towers
Fences
Fairs
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| Location | McLaughlin (S.D.)
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| Decade | 1920-1929
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| Item Number | 1952-3353 |
| Transcription | "The Start- Old timers race, McLaughlin Fair, 1927 Fiske Foto"--Handwritten on front of photograph. |
| Relation | [Is Part Of] Frank Bennett Fiske Papers, State Historical Society of North Dakota, MSS 10105 |
| Biography/History | Frank Fiske served as an assistant steamboat captain prior to his lifelong work as a studio photographer, mostly associated with Fort Yates N.D. He learned the trade from S.T. Fansler, post studio photographer, and remained in Fort Yates to document the town, the Standing Rock Agency, and the changing ways of the frontier. Fiske was also a writer, and served for a time as a newspaper editor, and wrote a popular column carried in many newspapers. He was best known for his Indian photographs, which depicted everyday Indian life, as well as studio views. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | Frank B. Fiske Photograph Collection 1952
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (1952-3353) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
| Digital ID | sh19523353 |
| OCLC number | 61156024 |
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