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Collection Summary
Collection: 00149 - Minnesota Historical Society
Folder: 0004
Item: 00102
Title: Train crossing the Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge, Bismarck (D.T.)
Date: 1883
Creator: Haynes, F. Jay (Frank Jay),--1853-1921
Inscription/Marks: No. 1538. Villard "Gold Spike" Excursion at completion of Northern Pacific Railroad.
Summary: The last car of the passenger Wisconin Central train has a group of men standing on the back. Between that car and the one before it cooks look out.
Red ID: PH_I_89906 Image ID: 171140 Image Notes: 00149-00102

Collection: 00149 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: Minnesota Historical Society
Date: Circa 1860 - Circa 1970

Summary: Scenes from around North Dakota, including images of farms of Norwegian and Danish immigrants in Sargent and Richland counties, the Gold Spike expedition for completion of the Northern Pacific Railroad 1883, and portraits and postcards.

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Collection Summary
Collection: 00149 - Minnesota Historical Society
Folder: 0004
Item: 00102
Title: Train crossing the Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge, Bismarck (D.T.)
Date: 1883
Creator: Haynes, F. Jay (Frank Jay),--1853-1921
Inscription/Marks: No. 1538. Villard "Gold Spike" Excursion at completion of Northern Pacific Railroad.
Summary: The last car of the passenger Wisconin Central train has a group of men standing on the back. Between that car and the one before it cooks look out.
Red ID: PH_I_89906 Image ID: 171141 Image Notes: 00149-00102-back

Collection: 00149 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: Minnesota Historical Society
Date: Circa 1860 - Circa 1970

Summary: Scenes from around North Dakota, including images of farms of Norwegian and Danish immigrants in Sargent and Richland counties, the Gold Spike expedition for completion of the Northern Pacific Railroad 1883, and portraits and postcards.

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