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Collection: 00270 - Frances Densmore Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00022
Date: circa 1910
Title: Women in a touring car in front of a home
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Collection: 00270 - Frances Densmore Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00024
Date: circa 1910
Title: Bird's-eye view of the B. F. Scovill General Merchandise Store at McKenzie, ND
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Collection: 00270 - Frances Densmore Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00029
Date: circa 1910
Title: Cowboys dipping cattle in chute
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Collection: 00270 - Frances Densmore Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00031
Date: circa 1910
Title: Horses in front of barns at McKenzie, ND
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Collection: 00270 - Frances Densmore Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00033
Date: circa 1910
Title: Automobile pararde at McKenzie, ND
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Collection: 00270 - Frances Densmore Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00035
Date: 1908
Title: Kupitz Meat & Grocery Storefront, Bismarck, ND
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Collection: 00270 - Frances Densmore Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00037
Date: circa 1910
Title: Bird's-eye view of McKenzie, ND with B. F. Scovill General Merchandise Store
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Collection: 00270 - Frances Densmore Photograph Collection
Folder: 0002
Item: 00043
Date: circa 1900
Title: Mr. & Mrs. Strikes Enemy and family
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Collection: 00270 - Frances Densmore Photograph Collection
Folder: 0002
Item: 00045
Date: circa 1900
Title: Mr. and Mrs. Whistler in regalia
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Collection: 00270 - Frances Densmore Photograph Collection
Folder: 0002
Item: 00049
Date: circa 1900
Title: Interior of Kidney's Lodge
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Collection: 00270 - Frances Densmore Photograph Collection
Folder: 0002
Item: 00055
Date: circa 1900
Title: Mr. and Mrs. White Face of Elbowoods, ND
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Collection: 00270 - Frances Densmore Photograph Collection
Folder: 0002
Item: 00058
Date: circa 1900
Title: Strikes Enemy and family
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Collection: 00270 - Frances Densmore Photograph Collection
Folder: 0002
Item: 00059
Date: circa 1900
Title: Nora Smith and Mrs. Harry Livings at Shell Creek
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Collection: 00270 - Frances Densmore Photograph Collection
Folder: 0002
Item: 00061
Date: circa 1900
Title: Plenty Horn at Shell Creek
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Collection: 00270 - Frances Densmore Photograph Collection
Folder: 0002
Item: 00065
Date: circa 1900
Title: Conrad Smith and family at Shell Creek
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Collection: 00270 - Frances Densmore Photograph Collection
Folder: 0002
Item: 00066
Date: circa 1900
Title: Drags Wolf and horses outside a building at Shell Creek
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Collection: 00270 - Frances Densmore Photograph Collection
Folder: 0002
Item: 00068
Date: circa 1900
Title: "Smells" and wife at Shell Creek
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Collection: 00270 - Frances Densmore Photograph Collection
Folder: 0002
Item: 00072
Date: circa 1900
Title: Family drying meat at Fort Berthold Reservation, ND
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Collection: 00270 - Frances Densmore Photograph Collection
Folder: 0002
Item: 00075
Date: circa 1900
Title: Hidatsa children snow sledding
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Collection: 00270 - Frances Densmore Photograph Collection
Folder: 0002
Item: 00084
Date: circa 1910
Title: Two shawl covered Hidatsa women sit in front of tipis
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Collection: 00270 - Frances Densmore Photograph Collection
Folder: 0002
Item: 00086
Date: circa 1910
Title: Children of Drags Wolf at Shell Creek
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Collection: 00270 - Frances Densmore Photograph Collection
Folder: 0002
Item: 00088
Date: circa 1910
Title: Individuals in a horse drawn wagon in front of an earth lodge
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Collection: 00270 - Frances Densmore Photograph Collection
Folder: 0002
Item: 00090
Date: circa 1910
Title: Pyramid Butte, Slope County, ND
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Collection: 00270 - Frances Densmore Photograph Collection
Folder: 0003
Item: 00092
Date: circa 1910
Title: Men and horses near a log cabin
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Collection: 00270 - Frances Densmore Photograph Collection
Folder: 0003
Item: 00094
Date: circa 1910
Title: Sod-roofed log cabin

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