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Collection Summary
Collection: C - C Collection
Folder: 0000.000
Item: 1405-00001
Title: Normal School boating excursion on Sheyenne River, Valley City (N.D.)
Date: 1898
Creator: Fisher, Samuel A.
Summary: Excursion boat "Helen" docked on shore of Sheyenne River during an excursion by Valley City Normal School students and employees. A young boy stands on the shoreline and men and women are seated on the boat while the steam vents. (One of the men's heads has been retouched--cut out and added to the photograph) A row boat is tied to the back of the excursion boat. Leafless trees and bushes line the hills behind the boat.
Red ID: PH_I_89650 Image ID: 51203 Image Notes: C1405-00001

Collection: C Digitized Images from Collection
Title: C Collection
Date: ca. 1836-1960

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”.

Collection Summary
Collection: C - C Collection
Folder: 0000.000
Item: 1405-00001
Title: Normal School boating excursion on Sheyenne River, Valley City (N.D.)
Date: 1898
Creator: Fisher, Samuel A.
Summary: Excursion boat "Helen" docked on shore of Sheyenne River during an excursion by Valley City Normal School students and employees. A young boy stands on the shoreline and men and women are seated on the boat while the steam vents. (One of the men's heads has been retouched--cut out and added to the photograph) A row boat is tied to the back of the excursion boat. Leafless trees and bushes line the hills behind the boat.
Red ID: PH_I_89650 Image ID: 51204 Image Notes: C1405-00001-back

Collection: C Digitized Images from Collection
Title: C Collection
Date: ca. 1836-1960

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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