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| Title | Hiram Wood discharging goods at levee, Yankton, Dakota Territory |
| Date of Original | between 1873 and 1877 |
| Creator | Morrow, Stanley J.
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | The steamboat Hiram Wood unloads cargo in the distance at Yankton, Dakota Territory. A man with a wagon drives down a hill to meet the boat. A man stands on the road with his hat in his hand. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | People
Transportation
Water
Work Life
Animals
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Stereographs
Steamboats
Shipping
Rivers
Horses
Carts & wagons
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| Organization Name | Hiram Wood (Steamboat)
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| Location | Yankton (S.D.)
Dakota Territory
Missouri River
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| Decade | 1870-1879
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| Item Number | 00670-016 |
| Format of Original | Stereographs
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| Notes | Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | The Hiram Wood was built in Wyandotte, Kansas in 1865. It was owned by Crockett, Nelson & Wood, and was captained by Alex Crockett. It snagged at Bijou Hills, Rosebud Landing, S.D. in 1873. Captain Grant Marsh bought the wreck and rebuilt it into a ferryboat called the Dr. Burleigh. It sank at or near Yankton. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Way, Frederick. Way's Packet Directory, 1848-1983, p. 216. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University, 1983. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | S.J. Morrow Photograph Collection 00670
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (00670-016) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
| Digital ID | sh00670016 |
