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Title: Irrigation
Dates: 1914-1959
Collection Number: 00096
Quantity: 236 items
Abstract: Images of irrigation measures used across the state with dams, drainage ditches, and pumping plants for agriculture, recreation, and to mitigate flooding.
Provenance: Unknown
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PHOTOGRAPHS INVENTORY
00096-0001-01   Victory  Gardens  1942
    00096-0001-05   Irrigated  Crops & Gardens
    00096-0003         J. T.  Neville Victory Garden
    00096-0004         J. T.  Neville Victory Garden
    00096-0005         A.  E. Thompson Victory Garden 1942
    00096-0006         L.  F. Bischel Victory Garden 1942
    00096-0016         Lawrence,  Mullagard, Fort Rice (DT)
    00096-0020         Harvesting  sugar beets, McKenzie (ND) 
    00096-0021         Penitentiary  irrigated farm demonstration, Bismarck (ND)
    00096-0022         Henry  Rix farm of Mandan (ND)
    00096-0023         Henry  Rix farm of Mandan (ND)
    00096-0024         Henry  Rix farm of Mandan (ND)
    00096-0025         Henry  Rix farm of Mandan (ND)
    00096-0026         Henry  Rix farm of Mandan (ND)
    00096-0027         Irrigated  Demonstration Farm Bismarck (ND)
    00096-0028         R. H.  Langford farm at Huff (ND)
    00096-0029         Benzi  Truck Garden, Washburn (ND)
    00096-0030         North  Dakota State Penitentiary demonstration showing irrigated farm, Bismarck (ND)
    00096-0031         Jay Grantier  Ranch NE of Watford City (ND) 1938
    00096-0037         Benzi  Irrigated Garden, Washburn (ND)                
    00096-0040         Adolph  Springer farm at Elgin with irrigated corn Elgin (ND)
    00096-0050         Erwin  Reid farm 10 miles East of Bismarck (ND) 1914/08/19
    00096-0051         Robert  Nelson ranch showing oats, Braddock (ND) 1914/09/18
    00096-0052         Ralph  Swanson farm 1930/07/16
    00096-0053         Devils  Lake (ND)               
    00096-0054         Alfalfa  grown on Jay Grantier farm near Bank, (ND) 1938
    00096-0057         Leveler  or float for smoothing the land, Ellendale (ND)   
    00096-0058         Leveler  or float for smoothing the land, Hansborough (ND)          
    00096-0064         Leveler  or float for smoothing the land at Bob Gilliam farm, Dickinson (ND)          
    00096-0065-06   Ditcher  used for irrigation
    00096-0069         Land  leveler & "cat" used for irrigation   
    00096-0070         Land  leveler & "cat" used for irrigation   
    00096-0071         Land  leveler and "cat" used for irrigation               
    00096-0072         Irrigation  land leveling with tractor & LeToureau                                                
    00096-0073         Irrigation  land leveling with tractor & LeToureau                                                
    00096-0074         Burtness  Scenic Highway Devils Lake (ND)            
    00096-0075         Burtness  Scenic Highway Devils Lake (ND)            
    00096-0076         Burtness  Scenic Highway Devils Lake (ND)                                            
    00096-0077         Burtness  Scenic Highway Devils Lake (ND)                                            
    00096-0078         Burtness  Scenic Highway Devils Lake (ND)                                            
    00096-0079         Burtness  Scenic Highway Devils Lake (ND)                                            
    00096-0080         Burtness  Scenic Highway Devils Lake (ND)                                            
    00096-0081         Pole  Marker showing lake levels Devils Lake (ND) 1870
    00096-0082         Pole  Marker showing lake levels Devils Lake (ND) 1870
    00096-0083         Pole  Marker showing lake levels Devils Lake (ND) 1870
    00096-0084-14   Irrigation  ditches under construction, Lower Yellowstone
    00096-0089         Typical  WPA Dam under construction - Quain Dam, Burleigh County (ND) 1936/12/20
    00096-0093         Dam construction  Park River (ND) 1936/11/15     
    00096-0095         Excavation  of Lewis & Clark Irrigation drainage Park River (ND)
    00096-0096         Excavation  of Lewis & Clark Irrigation drainage Park River (ND)
    00096-0097         Excavation  of Lewis & Clark Irrigation drainage Park River (ND)
    00096-0098         Excavation  of Lewis & Clark Irrigation drainage Park River (ND)
    00096-0099         Victory  Gardens irrigation, Bismarck (ND)
    00096-0100         Victory  Gardens irrigation, Bismarck (ND)
    00096-0101         Turtle  Mountain drainage ditch 
    00096-0102         Turtle  Mountain drainage ditch 
    00096-0103         Turtle  Mountain drainage ditch 
    00096-0104         Turtle  Mountain drainage ditch 
    00096-0111         Rose  Valley on Missouri near Buford (ND)
    00096-0113         Fort  Clark (ND) Irrigation Project 1954
    00096-0115         Drayton  (ND)                     
    00096-0116         Drayton  (ND)                     
    00096-0117         Drayton  (ND)                     
    00096-0118         Using  canvass dam to divert water           
    00096-0119         Using  canvass dam to divert water
    00096-0120         Using  canvass dam to divert water
    00096-0121         Using  canvass dam to divert water
    00096-0122         Using  canvas dam to divert water
    00096-0123         Oscar  Johnson Dam, west of Park River (ND)
    00096-0124         Oscar  Johnson Dam, west of Park River (ND)
    00096-0125         Oscar  Johnson Dam; west of Park River (ND)
    00096-0127         Lewis  & Clark Irrigation District,  Park  River (ND) 
    00096-0130         Lewis  & Clark Irrigation District,  Park  River (ND) Main Canal Head
    00096-0131         Roseau  Lake in East Cavalier County (ND)
    00096-0132         Hunters  Lake in Cavalier County (ND) after construction 1952/09/18
    00096-0133         Dam,  Jamestown (ND)
    00096-0134         Heart  Butte Dam Aerial 1952/09/11
    00096-0135         Dam  Subsistence Homestead Project, Burlington (ND)   
    00096-0136         Park  Dam, Crosby (ND)
    00096-0139         Civilian  Conservation Corp (CCC) dam at Park River, Crosby (ND)                                
    00096-0142         Lower  Yellowstone Project of Irrigation
    00096-0143         Lower  Yellowstone Project of Irrigation
    00096-0144         Lower  Yellowstone Project of Irrigation
    00096-0145         Lake  Darling        1955
    00096-0146         Lake  Darling        1955       
    00096-0147         R. H.  Langford farm near Huff showing Pirma lifte
    00096-0147-16   Irrigation:  Pumping plants & Siphons
    00096-0148         Richard  C. Ike's irrigated garden at Williston (ND)
    00096-0150         Millhouse-Erickson  farm showing direct connection pump & motor for irrigation
    00096-0152         Vrenderburg,  1 Mile East of Mandan shows a power plant           
    00096-0153         Ed  Nuss farm shows irrigating pumping plant, Elgin (ND)                                
    00096-0154         Millhouse-  Erickson farm shows pumping plant, Cartwright (ND)               
    00096-0155         Casey  wood pump constructed for irrigation, Livona (ND)             
    00096-0156         Irrigation  Pumping plant on Soil Conservation Nursery, Mandan (ND)
    00096-0157         Stout  Farm on Missouri River west of Livona (ND)                             
    00096-0158         Richard  C. Ike direct attachment                                                               
    00096-0159         A. L.  Maxwell farm pumping his first well              
    00096-0160         Richard  C. Ike pumping plant      
    00096-0161         A. L.  Maxwell Pumping from a well with turbine pump
    00096-0162         Irrigation  Pumping from Heart River, Mandan (ND)
    00096-0163         R. H.  Leroy farm by Mandan (ND)
    00096-0164         Irrigation  Nursery 2 ½ miles SW of Mandan (ND)
    00096-0165         Irrigation;  General View of pumping equipment                1936
    00096-0170         Bowbells  (ND) Development Farm for irrigation shows dam
    00096-0171         Demonstration  Irrigated Farm                                    
    00096-0172         Glenn  Houston showing irrigating small grains 1946/05/27             
    00096-0173         Fort  Clark (ND) Irrigation Project 1954/05/00
    00096-0184-19   Irrigation:  flood method
    00096-0194         Irrigation  on Great Plains Forestry Nursery, Mandan (ND)
    00096-0194-20   Irrigation:  Furrow Method
    00096-0195         Irrigation  on Great Plains Forestry Nursery, Mandan (ND)
    00096-0201         Irrigation  on Great Plains Forestry Nursery, Mandan (ND)
    00096-0204         Lower  Yellowstone irrigation Project, McKenzie (ND)
    00093-0205         R. L.  Williamson irrigating corn on Missouri River, Buford (ND)     
    00096-0206         North  Platte Project irrigating potatoes,  McKenzie  (ND) 
    00096-0207         Irrigation:  Sprinkler Method, McKenzie (ND)
    00096-0208         McKenzie  Slough; drainage to Apple Creek 1943
    00096-0209         McKenzie  Slough; drainage to Apple Creek 1943
    00096-0210         McKenzie  Slough, drainage to Apple Creek 1943
    00096-0211         McKenzie  Slough, drainage to Apple Creek 1943
    00096-0212         McKenzie  Slough, drainage to Apple Creek 1943
    00096-0214         First  Oil Wells in (ND) at Tioga 1951           
    00096-0215         First  Oil Wells in (ND) at Tioga 1951
    00093-0216         John  Hardy field of oats & barley              
    00096-0217         Nels  Bach farm home
    00096-0218         Axel  Danielson farm home
    00096-0219         C. Worst  farm
    00096-0220         N.  Bach farm
    00096-0221         A. Danielson  farm was Lower Yellowstone Project
    00096-0222         Dust  storm at Capitol, Bismarck (ND) 1959
    00096-0223         Dust  storm at Capitol, Bismarck (ND) 1959
    00093-0224         Strip  mining coal 1930
    00093-0226         Little  Missouri River, Ranger (ND)             
    00093-0229         Park  River Soil Conservation Service Project, Tree storage & packing cellar 1937                  
    00093-0230         Water  Skiing       
    00093-0231         Schnell's  Livestock Sales Company, Dickinson (ND)           
    00096-0235         Corps  of Engineers Garrison Dam 1949-1952
    00093-0236         Power  transmission lines from Garrison (ND)
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