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Collection Summary
Collection: 00042 - Marquis de Mores Photograph Collection
Folder: 0002
Item: 00071
Title: Birdseye view of the town of Medora (D.T.)
Date: 1885
Inscription/Marks: On the back: 0042-71.
Summary: Birdseye view of Medora (DT) in 1885. In the foreground is the house built for Medora's father Louis von Hoffmann which later became the home of North Dakota's Poet Laureate James Foley, in the background before the buttes is the railroad tracks and railroad bridge on which were shipped the "Northern Pacific Refrigerator Car Company" cars which can be seen on photo left at the loading depot. The packing plant can be seen in the back on photo right with a spur line to the railroad tracks. The church is directly below the overlook in the middle of the photograph.
Red ID: PH_I_144278 Image ID: 105300 Image Notes: 00042-00071-negative

Collection: 00042 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: Marquis de Mores Photograph Collection
Date: Circa 1860-1960

Summary: An artificial collection from a variety of sources, the collection includes images of family and businesses owned by Marquis de Mores, primarily in Medora, ND and in France. Includes prints, negatives, and albums.

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