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Collection Summary
Collection: B - B Collection
Folder: 0000.000
Item: 0717-00057
Title: Red River and Great Northern Bridge, Fargo (N.D.)
Date: Circa 1910
Creator: Olson, W. O.
Inscription/Marks: [front-print] The Red River and G. N. Bridge, Fargo, N.D. [back-written] Your postal at hand stating that you are going to spend the 4th at home. Well I hope everything goes well and you will have an enjoyable time. I suppose that you will be here soon after. With best regards, Sincerely- C. D Hedlund. Miss Jane McRae. Atwater, Minn.
Summary: A bend in the river leads to a railroad bridge in the distance. Both shores are wooded. In the winter of 1880-1881 the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railroad reached Fargo. In 1889 the name of the rail line changed to the Great Northern Railway. The bridge featured a specially constructed barrier to prevent damage during ice out and spring floods.
Red ID: PH_I_90739 Image ID: 49666 Image Notes: B0717-00057

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