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Collection Summary
Collection: E - E Collection
Folder: 0000.000
Item: 0084-00001
Title: Poultry yard, State Penitentiary, Bismarck (N.D.)
Date: 1890-1920
Creator: Holmboe Bros. (Bismarck, N.D.)
Summary: A view of the poultry yard on the grounds of the North Dakota State Penitentiary in Bismarck. Many white chickens scratch in the yard. Coops are visible in the background.||Farming began at the North Dakota State Penitentiary in 1893 or 1894 with 9 horses, 12 cows, 70 hogs, and 200 chickens. By 1928, the farming operation had increased significantly at the Penitentiary, with prison farm land increased to 1349 acres, and rented crop land 1506 acres.
Red ID: PH_I_88732 Image ID: 52409 Image Notes: E0084-00001

Collection: E Digitized Images from Collection
Title: E Collection
Date: 1863-2009

Summary: At some point in time the State Historical Society separated photographs into collections by size. The A collection consists of items 4 X 5” or less, the B collection consists of items 5 X 7” or less, the C collection consists of items 8 X 10” or less, the D collection consists of items 11 X 14” or less, and the E collection consists of items larger than 11 X 14”.

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