Title: Minnesota Historical Society
Dates: 1885-1930
Collection Number: 00149
Quantity: 282 items
Abstract: Scenes from around North Dakota, including images of farms of Norwegian and Danish immigrants in Sargent and Richland counties, the Gold Spike expedition for completion of the Northern Pacific Railroad 1883, and portraits and postcards..
Provenance: The State Historical Society of North Dakota acquired this collection from the Minnesota Historical Society.
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PHOTOGRAPHS INVENTORY
00149-00001 Mott (N.D.) 1908
00149-00002 Moving a building, Reeder (N.D.) 1910
00149-00003 A picturesque butte of North Dakota XX
00149-00004 Hay stacks in the form of inverted bee hives on the K. K. Vikan farm, Bottineau (N.D.) XX
00149-00005 Our Busy North Dakota Bachelors 1911
00149-00006 Observation Point, Painted Canyon, Badlands (N.D.) XX
00149-00007 DeMores Packing Plant Chimney, Medora (N.D.) XX
00149-00008 Blockhouse, Fort McKeen, Mandan (N.D.) XX
00149-00009 Hebron brick works, Hebron (N.D.) 05/28/1916
00149-00010 Geographical Center of North America marker, Rugby (N.D.) XX
00149-00011 State School for the Feeble Minded, Grafton (N.D.) ca. 1920
00149-00012 Main buildings, North Dakota Hospital for the Insane, Jamestown (N.D.) ca. 1920
00149-00013 North Dakota Hospital for the Insane, Jamestown (N.D.) ca. 1920
00149-00014 Hidden Wood Falls, Hettinger (N.D.) XX
00149-00015 Chateau de Mores, Medora (N.D.) XX
00149-00016 Peaceful Valley, Badlands (N.D.) 1965
00149-00017 Painted Canyon on Highway 10, Badlands (N.D.) 1965
00149-00018 Entrance to North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park on Highway 85 (N.D.) XX
00149-00019 Garrison Dam intake, Riverdale (N.D.) 1949-1952
00149-00020 June Fox and Sakakawea Statue, Capitol Grounds, Bismarck (N.D.) XX
00149-00021 St. George's Episcopal Church, Bismarck (N.D.) XX
00149-00022 Liberty Memorial Building, Capitol Grounds, Bismarck (N.D.) XX
00149-00023 A North Dakota Cowboy 1911
00149-00024 Frank A. Anderson farm, Forman (N.D.) XX
00149-00025 John Halvorson's residence, McVille (N.D.) XX
00149-00026 Nels Laneborg's apple orchard, Milnor (N.D.) XX
00149-00027 Nils Nilsen's home, McVille (N.D.) ca. 1920
00149-00028 Otto Nilsen's home, McVille (N.D.) ca. 1920
00149-00029 Otto Nilsen's barn and home, McVille (N.D.) ca. 1920
00149-00030 C. C. Nundahl's home, Perry (N.D.) ca. 1920
00149-00031 State Penitentiary, Bismarck (N.D.) ca. 1925
00149-00032 P. B. Raines home, Lisbon (N.D.) XX
00149-00033 Olaf Stenvoog sod house, Chandler (N.D.) XX
00149-00034 Dr. Weiser's grave, Kidder County (N.D.) XX
00149-00035 Frank A. Anderson farm, Forman (N.D.) XX
00149-00036 Northern Pacific Reunion 06/28/1930
00149-00037 Original Capitol Building, Bismarck (N.D.) XX
00149-00038 Scenery of North Dakota 09/00/1918
00149-00039 Scenery in North Dakota 05/01/1918
00149-00040 Coteau de Prairie looking NE from Devils Lake (N.D.) 1918
00149-00041 Devils Lake across Creel's Bay from deck of steamer 1918
00149-00042 Terrace of Grand Coteau, Big Muddy River (N.D.) 1918
00149-00043 Louis Hill, Sr.XX
00149-00044 Howard Elliott, President of Northern Pacific Railroad ca. 1910
00149-00045 Sketch of the Battle of Mauve Terre on top of Flat Top Butte 08/08/1864
00149-00046 David N. Tallman, President of Tallman Investment Co., Wilmar (Minn.)
00149-00047 Harvey Sletten, Author of Growing Up on Bald Hill Creek XX
00149-00048 Bismarck Hospital, Bismarck (N.D.) 1920-1929
00149-00049 McVille (N.D.) 09/17/1908
00149-00050 Boat landing, Chautauqua, Devils Lake (N.D.) ca. 1890
00149-00051 Edmund Pennington XX
00149-00052 R. Jerry Eidem ca. 1975
00149-00053 Fort Totten, near Devils Lake (N.D.) XX
00149-00054 Amund Mastrud home, Hatton (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00055 R. A. Fengsrud residence, Milnor (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00056 Oluf Melroe farm, Cogswell (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00057 John Stenvold residence, Forman (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00058 Mr. and Mrs. G. Austad in front of their home, 3 miles NE of Grafton (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00059 State Treasurer Gunder Olson residence, Grafton (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00060 R. Torkelson residence, 6 miles SW of Grafton (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00061 Andrew Knudson residence, Galesburg (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00062 Jacob Gorden farm, Bottineau (N.D.) circa 1900
00149-00063 People in an early car at the Oluf Melroe home, Cogswell (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00064 Leonard O. Torblaa residence, 4 miles SW of Grafton (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00065 Gullick L. Holtan farm, Grand Forks (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00066 Halgrim H. Berge residence, Milnor (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00067 Andrew Miller residence, Rutland (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00068 Fred Gutter farm, Bottineau (N.D.) circa 1920
00149-00069 Lake view on Ed C. Enge's farm, Milnor (N.D.) XX
00149-00070 Ed C. Enge farm, Milnor (N.D.) XX
00149-00071 N. H. Dyste farm, Forman (N.D.) XX
00149-00072 Karenius Carlson farm, Milnor (N.D.) XX
00149-00073 John Brekke farm, Milnor (N.D.) XX
00149-00074 C. Gorden farm, Bottineau (N.D.) circa 1920
00149-00075 L. J. Glomseth farm, Bottineau (N.D.) circa 1920
00149-00076 Thomas Hillestad farm, Milnor (N.D.) circa 1920
00149-00077 F. Mastvelten farm, Bottineau (N.D.) circa 1920
00149-00078 Mrs. Dees Libakken farm, Milnor (N.D.) circa 1920
00149-00079 Henry Lee residence, Grafton Township (N.D.) circa 1920
00149-00080 Ole Krogen farm, Bottineau (N.D.) circa 1920
00149-00081 E. B. Johnson farm, Shuman Township, Milnor (N.D.) circa 1920
00149-00082 Kristian Monne farm, Bottineau (N.D.) circa 1920
00149-00083 Nels Sonneborg farm, Milnor (N.D.) circa 1920
00149-00084 Henry O. Wolstad farm, Forman (N.D.) circa 1920
00149-00085 Carl Woll farm, Bottineau (N.D.) circa 1920
00149-00086 William Williams farm, Milnor (N.D.) circa 1920
00149-00087 Norwegian Lutheran Church, Grafton (N.D.) XX
00149-00088 Deaconess Hospital, Grafton (N.D.) XX
00149-00089 View of the NE part of Grafton (N.D.) and the United Lutheran Church XX
00149-00090 The Flaxton Bee newspaper office circa 1902
00149-00091 Bank of Kulm (N.D.) circa 1885
00149-00092 Elevators, Doyon (N.D.) XX
00149-00094 View of Ludden (D.T.) from top of the elevator circa 1885
00149-00095 First National Bank, Milnor (N.D.) XX
00149-00096 Headquarters Hotel, Fargo (D.T.) 1883
00149-00097 Villard Arch, Fargo (D.T.) 1883
00149-00098 Major Fleming's farm, Red River Valley (D.T.) 1883
00149-00099 Sheridan House, Bismarck (D.T.) 1883
00149-00100 The Four Sections at Bismarck (D.T.) 1883
00149-00101 Laying cornerstone of Capitol at Bismarck (D.T.) 1883
00149-00102 Train crossing the Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge, Bismarck (D.T.) 1883
00149-00103 Last Spike pavilion and valley, Gold Creek (Mont.) 09/08/1883
00149-00104 Iron car-horse, "Nig," and tracklayers 1883
00149-00105 During the Oration at Last Spike, Independence Creek, Powell County (Mont.) 09/08/1883
00149-00106 Looking East from Last Spike, Gold Creek (Mont.) 09/08/1883
00149-00107 Looking West from Last Spike, Gold Creek (Mont.) 09/08/1883
00149-00108 Crow Indians at Last Spike, Gold Creek (Mont.) 09/08/1883
00149-00109 First train over the last spike 1883
00149-00110 Group of Section Four at Last Spike 1883
00149-00111 Multnomah Falls (Ore.) 1883
00149-00112 Loading Transfer at Snake River 1883
00149-00113 Transfer crossing Snake River 09/08/1883
00149-00114 Carroll Coal and Land Company, Carpio (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00115 Ramsey County Courthouse, Devils Lake (N.D.) 1888-1900
00149-00116 Officers' quarters and surgeon's and chaplain's quarters, Fort Totten (D.T.) circa 1886
00149-00117 Saint Paul men on visit to State Fair, Mandan (N.D.) circa 1905
00149-00118 Ruins of De Mores meat packing plant, Medora (N.D.) circa 1930
00149-00119 Church and mission school, Pembina (D.T.) 1880-1910
00149-00120 Mountain Lutherske Kirke, Adams (N.D.) XX
00149-00121 Lake Superior Voyageurs XX
00149-00122 Main Street, Mandan (D.T.) circa 1885
00149-00123 Thomas Charles O'Brien of Boston, Union Party candidate for Vice President 1936
00149-00124 John Nystul XX
00149-00125 U.S. Representative William Lemke 1936
00149-00126 Senate Bank and Banking Committee 1919
00149-00127 Senate State Affairs Committee 1919
00149-00128 Zion Lutheraske Kirke Lutheran Church, Grand Forks (N.D.) circa 1907
00149-00129 Dairy farm, Grafton (N.D.) XX
00149-00130 Martyr's graves, Walhalla (D.T.)circa 1852
00149-00131 St. Luke's Hospital, Fargo (N.D.) 1909
00149-00132 Main Avenue, Bismarck (D.T.) 1874
00149-00133 Edgeley High School, Edgeley (N.D.) 1909
00149-00134 Main Street, Valley City (N.D.) 1909
00149-00135 Well's Block, Jamestown (D.T.) 1871-1889
00149-00136 H. H. Bennett Photography Studio, Devils Lake (Wisc.) circa 1875
00149-00137 Main Ave. looking west from Sheridan House, Bismarck (D.T.) 1877
00149-00138 Freighters, Bismarck (D.T.) circa 1877
00149-00139 Looking north from grain elevator, Fargo (D.T.) 1884-1885
00149-00140 East side of Broadway, Fargo (D.T.) 1880-1889
00149-00141 View of Broadway from Front St., Fargo (D.T.) 1880-1889
00149-00142 Broadway from intersection of North 2nd Ave., Fargo (D.T.) 1881
00149-00143 Looking west on Front Street, Fargo (D.T.) 1881
00149-00144 Looking N along W side of Broadway, Tower City (D.T.) 1880-1881
00149-00145 Business district, Wahpeton (D.T.) 1880-1889
00149-00146 Six steamers at the Ways, Bismarck (D.T.) 1872-1881
00149-00147 Looking E on Main St. at Sheridan House, Bismarck (D.T.) circa 1880
00149-00148 Bird's eye view of Fargo (D.T.) 1880
00149-00149 Bird's eye view of Fargo (D.T.) 1880
00149-00150 Drawing for a Cass County Courthouse, Fargo (D.T.) 1883-1884
00149-00151 Drilling flax, Townley Brothers Ranch, Beach (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00152 Elevator, Maxbass (N.D.) XX
00149-00153 School building, Lakota (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00154 Main Street, Lakota (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00155 A.O.U.W. building, Lakota (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00156 Front Street, Lakota (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00157 Third Street, Lakota (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00158 Episcopal Church and Rectory, Lakota (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00159 Congregational and Catholic Churches, Lakota (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00160 Nelson County Courthouse, Lakota (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00161 Main street, Leeds (N.D.) 1910
00149-00162 Snow scene, Lisbon (N.D.) 02/1897
00149-00163 H. G. Grove and Company, Bismarck (N.D.) XX
00149-00164 Residence, Jamestown (D.T.) circa 1880
00149-00165 Loring, Black and Company, Valley City (D.T.) 1874
00149-00166 Loring, Black and Company, Valley City (D.T.) 1874
00149-00167 Northern Pacific civil engineers' tents and 1st Headquarters Hotel under construction, Fargo (D.T.) 1872
00149-00168 Fargo (D.T.) circa 1873
00149-00169 Parade on Broadway, Fargo (N.D.) circa 1895
00149-00170 Fargo Times office, Fargo (D.T.) 1875
00149-00171 Island Park, Fargo (N.D.) 1908
00149-00172 Butte St. Paul from the south, Bottineau County (N.D.) circa 1930
00149-00173 Butte St. Paul from the east, Bottineau County (N.D.) circa 1930
00149-00174 First National Bank, Finley (N.D.) circa 1915
00149-00175 Buffalo bones stacked by the railroad tracks, Minot (N.D) circa 1910
00149-00176 Buffalo bones, Minot (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00177 Buffalo bones, Minot (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00178 Public School, Casselton (N.D.) circa 1909
00149-00179 Main Street, Park River (N.D.) circa 1909
00149-00180 Auditorium, Valley City (N.D.) 1943
00149-00181 Main Street looking S, York (N.D.) 1910
00149-00182 Paul Bliss home, Scoria Lily Ranch, Hettinger (N.D.) 1937
00149-00183 Stone carved with the names of two men on the Sully Expedition 1863 circa 1920
00149-00184 Badlands at Sunset XX
00149-00185 Mica Summit, Badlands (D.T.) 1880-1889
00149-00186 Lone Rock, Badlands (D.T.) 1880-1889
00149-00187 Burning Coal Mine, Badlands (D.T.) 1880-1889
00149-00188 Pillars capped with petrifications, Badlands (D.T.) 1880-1889
00149-00189 Pillars capped with petrifications, Badlands (D.T.)1880-1889
00149-00190 Mercy Hospital, Devils Lake (N.D.) XX
00149-00191 Earl's Hotel, Tower City (D.T.) circa 1880
00149-00192 N. Front Street, Tower City (D.T.) circa 1880
00149-00193 House, McVille (N.D.) XX
00149-00194 St. Alexius Hospital, Bismarck (N.D.) 1910-1920
00149-00195 Farmhouse near Wheatland (D.T.) 1880-1889
00149-00196 North Dakota Swedish Churches circa 1920
00149-00197 Northern Pacific Depot and lumberyard, Hebron (N.D.) circa 1914
00149-00198 North Dakota prairie circa 1910
00149-00199 4th of July parade, Main Street, Bowbells (N.D.) 07/04/1905
00149-00200 Main Street, Cavalier (N.D.) circa 1908
00149-00201 Main Street, Clyde (N.D.) 1909
00149-00202 Corner of Kelly Ave. and 4th St., Devils Lake (N.D.) circa 1900
00149-00203 People on rocks, Devils Lake (D.T.) 08/22/1880
00149-00204 Aerial view of Ellendale (N.D.) circa 1930
00149-00205 Northern Pacific Railroad Depot, Esmond (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00206 Balloon view of Fort Abercrombie from Minnesota side of the Red River, sketch by Salisbury circa 1865
00149-00207 Fort Union (D.T.) 1863
00149-00208 Otto A. Jacobson's claim shack near Hettinger (N.D.) XX
00149-00209 Gymnasium, State Training School, Mandan (N.D.) 05/22/1935
00149-00210 Custer Trail Ranch, Medora (N.D.) circa 1920
00149-00211 Trinity Hospital, Minot (N.D.) circa 1961
00149-00212 F. E. Drinkwater's Confectionery, Stanley (N.D.) circa 1912
00149-00213 High School, Wahpeton (N.D.) circa 1926
00149-00214 Docks, Williston (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00215 Firemen's Parade, Williston (N.D.) 06/1912
00149-00216 Sod house 1910
00149-00217 Sod house 1910
00149-00218 Bird's eye view of Leith (N.D.) 1910
00149-00219 Large crowd on Main Street, Leith (N.D) 1910
00149-00220 Bird's eye view of Leith (N.D.) 1910
00149-00221 Public School, Leith (N.D.) 1910
00149-00222 Field of oats near Leith (N.D.) 1915
00149-00223 Rattlesnake circa 1910
00149-00224 Elevator fire, Mylo (N.D.) 04/06/1935
00149-00225 Elevator fire, Mylo (N.D.) 04/06/1935
00149-00226 Elevator fire, Mylo (N.D.) 04/06/1935
00149-00227 Elevator fire, Mylo (N.D.) 04/06/1935
00149-00228 Elevator fire, Mylo (N.D.) 04/06/1935
00149-00229 Elevator fire, Mylo (N.D.) 04/06/1935
00149-00230 Elevator fire, Mylo (N.D.) 04/06/1935
00149-00231 Elevator fire, Mylo (N.D.) 04/06/1935
00149-00232 H. O. Gardner's Residence, Forman (N.D.) XX
00149-00233 Delegates to Northwestern District Synod, Viking (N.D.) 1909
00149-00234 Killdeer Mountain (N.D.) XX
00149-00235 Killdeer Mountain (N.D.) XX
00149-00236 Killdeer Mountain (N.D.) XX
00149-00237 Killdeer Mountain (N.D.) XX
00149-00239-1 View of Fort Abercrombie (D.T.) looking eastward across the Red River into Minnesota 05/01/1863
00149-00239-2 View of Fort Abercrombie (D.T.) looking eastward across the Red River into Minnesota 05/01/1863
00149-00239-3 View of Fort Abercrombie (D.T.) looking eastward across the Red River into Minnesota 05/01/1863
00149-00240 North Dakota State Senate Composite 1921
00149-00241 Battle of Tah-kah-o-ku-ty (Killdeer Mountain, D.T.) 1864
00149-00243 First State Bank, Kulm (N.D.) circa 1900
00149-00244 Pioneer founders of the Viking Church congregation, Viking (N.D.) circa 1900
00149-00245 Anton P. Satrom farm near Galesburg (N.D.) circa 1900
00149-00246 Knud O. Eikre farm, Walcott (N.D.) 1912
00149-00247 Knud O. Eikre farm, Walcott (N.D.) 1912
00149-00248 North Dakota State Senate Composite 1935
00149-00249 North Dakota State Senate Composite 1919
00149-00250 Ole Kirkevold family outside their home, Kindred (N.D.) circa 1900
00149-00251 Hauger Church, Grafton (N.D.) circa 1900
00149-00252 Viking Church, Viking (N.D.) 06/20/1909
00149-00253 Frikirke Bygget (Free Church) and congregation, Sheyenne Township, Richland County (N.D.) 1912
00149-00254 Forenede Kirke, Forman (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00256 Gols Kirke and congregation, near Kindred (N.D.) 1913
00149-00257 Forenede Kirke and congregation, Barrie Township, Richland County (N.D.) 1912
00149-00258 Stinchcomb Elevator Company, Carpio (N.D.) XX
00149-00259 Stinchcomb Elevator Company trackside, Carpio (N.D.) XX
00149-00260 Surprise party for Mikkel O. Graf, at his home, Walcott (N.D.) 1911
00149-00261 Knud Hagen residence, Walcott (N.D.) 1913
00149-00262 Mr. and Mrs. Ole Bakken outside their home, Kindred (N.D.) 1913
00149-00263 Helmer O. Gardner residence, Forman (N.D.) circa 1900
00149-00264 Wedding of Rasmus Johnson Sæterstöen and Aase Eriksdatter, Homestead (N.D.) 1913
00149-00265 Old Settlers Association picnic, Grafton (N.D.) 10/01/1910
00149-00266 Home of Nikolai D. Lerdal, Power (N.D.) 1911
00149-00267 John F. Solhjem farm, Power (N.D.) 1912
00149-00268 Home of Tobias O. Hagen, Power (N.D.) 1910-1915
00149-00269 Barn of Christian Lynes, Power (N.D.) 1911-1913
00149-00270 Halvor E. Ulsaker family in his apple orchard, Homestead (N.D.) 1913
00149-00271 Mr. and Mrs. John Olson and children on front porch, Power (N.D.) 1913
00149-00272 Oliver E. Almlie farm, Power (N.D.) 1912
00149-00273 J. A. Power's cattle herd, Homestead (N.D.) 1911
00149-00274 Sunset, Richland County (N.D.) 1911-1913
00149-00275 C. C. Webber farm (N.D.) XX
00149-00276 Opportunities on farms near Carrington (N.D.) XX
00149-00277 Farmers Mill and Grain Company, Milnor (N.D.) XX
00149-00278 Bird's eye view of Doyon (N.D.) circa 1910
00149-00279 Peder Pederson farm, McVille (N.D.) XX
00149-00280 Peder Pederson in front of his house, McVille (N.D.) XX
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