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Collection Summary
Collection: 11366 - 50 Years in the Saddle Club Collection
Folder: 0005.011
Item: 03149
Title: Before the Bridge and Ferry
Date: 1902
Summary: It wasn't always an easy task to cross the Little Missouri River before Chalconer's Ferry was established on the present Highway 85 bridge. IN 1902 Herb Jenner and Joe Dewhirst had the sad experience of getting stuck with their wagons in the middle of the river and the water wasn't as low as it is today. The picture was taken at the old Diamond C crossing, and while old and faded, it shows the wagons. Joe Dewhirst is sitting on the wagon and Herb Jenner is riding the horse. On the bank watching the rescue is Mrs. Ole T. Olson holding her son Gordon. The other lady is Mrs. Fred Madson. The three little boys are Nels and Anders Madson and Clark Jenner.
Red ID: MS_I_521046 Image ID: 501358 Image Notes: 11366-03149

Collection: 11366 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: 50 Years in the Saddle Club Collection
Date: 1884-circa 2000

Summary: Research and organizational files of the 50 Years in the Saddle Club (Watford City, N.D.) and images collected by Manfred Signalness to be used in Volumes 3 and 4 of the 50 Years in the Saddle: Looking Back Down the Trail. The collection documents biographies and stories of ranchers and other residents of western North Dakota. The organization published the Series: 50 Years in the Saddle: Looking Back Down the Trail.

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