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Collection: B - B Collection
Folder: 0000.000
Item: 0355-00001
Title: Ice break up on the Missouri River
Date: 1884
Inscription/Marks: [taped to the front] 1884 Ice break up of Missouri river
Summary: A man walking on the chunks of ice which have begun to shift and melt. The man is looking towards the city of Bismarck, visible in the distance. Bismarck was founded as the Missouri River terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad. There were several names for this city before Bismarck became official in 1873. The city became the county seat of Burleigh County in 1873 and the capitol of the Dakota Territory in 1883.
Red ID: PH_I_91007 Image ID: 49318 Image Notes: B0355-00001

Collection: B Digitized Images from Collection
Title: B Collection
Date: XX/XXXX

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