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| Title | Main house, Bagg Bonanza Farm, southeast of Mooreton, Richland County, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1990 or 1991 |
| Creator | Goerger, Virginia
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | A view of the farmhouse at the Bagg Bonanza Farm near Mooreton, N.D. A sign in front of the house reads: "The F.A. Bagg Farm listed on the National Register of Historic Places November 14, 1985. Approved for entry into the state historic sites registry May 2, 1986." |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Agriculture
Rural views
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Farmhouses
Farms
Signs (Notices)
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| Location | Bagg Farm (N.D.)
Mooreton (N.D.)
Richland County (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1990-1999
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| Item Number | 32253-24 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Notes | Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | The Historic Preservation Week photo contest was conducted from November 1990 until February 1991, to highlight historic structures and buildings in the state and was part of the Historic Preservation Week celebrations.
The Bagg Bonanza Farm is located one mile south and one half mile east of Mooreton, North Dakota. Situated on the flat flood plain of the Red River of the North it was established by F.A. Bagg in 1915. He had previously been the supervisor at the Downing Bonanza Farm and acquired some of the buildings for his farm from the Downing and other farms in the area. The Bagg Bonanza Farm is an important representation of the farming history of North Dakota's Red River plain. It is a well preserved example of the scale and organizational structure of bonanza farms. The farm was listed in the National Register of Historic Places 1985-11-14. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | State Historical Society of North Dakota Historic Preservation Division Historic Preservation Week Photo Contest Series 32253
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (32253-24) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
| Digital ID | sh3225324 |
