Title: Badlands, Red River Valley
Dates: 1909
Collection Number: 00527
Quantity: 9 items
Abstract: Black and white images, backed with fabric from the Badlands and Red River Valley received by Stephen S. Smith’s grandfather from a friend who spent some time in the Dakotas in 1909. Photographs show Badlands scenery, ranching on the Q Cuba Ranch north of Dickinson ND, grain crops and harvested oats in the Red River Valley, and Medora from across the Little Missouri River.
Provenance: The State Historical Society of North Dakota acquired this collection from Stephen S. Smith in January 1979. Several of the photos have a note on the reverse, ‘loaned by Mr. Crowell, Fargo’.
Copyrights: Copyrights to materials in this collection remain with the donor, publisher, author, or author's heirs. Researcher should consult the 1976 Copyright Act, Public Law 94‑553, Title 17 U.S. Code and an archivist at this repository if clarification of copyright requirements is needed.
Access This collection is open under the rules and regulations of the State Historical Society of North Dakota.
Citation: Researchers are requested to cite the collection title, collection name, and the State Historical Society of North Dakota in all footnote and bibliographic references.
Photographs Inventory
00527-01 Badlands
00527-02 Herding horses 7-Q Cuba Ranch north of Dickinson
00527-03 Sandstone formation in Badlands
00527-04 Butte showing strata, Badlands
00527-05 Herding cows
00527-06 Rows of spuds a mile long
00527-07 Oats in Red River Valley
00527-08 Typical ranch house and settler cabin
00527-09 Little Missouri River and Medora
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