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| Title | Alex Alexanderson's Wanderland steamboat on James River, LaMoure, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1912-08-12 |
| Description | Men, women, and children stand on the deck of Alex Alexanderson's Wanderland steamboat during an excursion on the James River near LaMoure, N.D. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | People
Transportation
Water
Women
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Steamboats
Rivers
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| Personal Name | Alexanderson, Alex
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| Organization Name | Wanderland (Steamboat)
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| Location | LaMoure (N.D.)
James River (N.D. and S.D.)
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| Decade | 1910-1919
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| Item Number | 00032-DI-10-19 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Transcription | "Alex Anderson's [sic] Wanderland steam boat on James River, La More N.D. Aug. 12 1912"--Handwritten on front of photograph. |
| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | Alex Alexanderson was born in Sweden, and moved to the United States in 1869. He worked on the Benton Packet Line out of Bismarck. He also did carpentry work in LaMoure and Dickey Counties. The Alexanderson family lost their first farm home to fire in 1885. Alexanderson was an amateur boat builder in his leisure time, and in 1910 he launched the Wanderland, designed to travel on the James River. The boat was so large and heavy with equipment that it only drew one foot of water. He offered trips from Oakes and LaMoure. After taking the Wanderland apart in 1914, Alexanderson built the Red Wing. |
| Bibliographic Reference | A history of Dickey County, North Dakota. Ellendale, N.D.: Ellendale Centennial Jubilee Committee, 1981. p.52, 216. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | Oral History Project Photograph Collection 00032
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (00032-DI-10-19) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | sh00032DI1019 |
