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Likely taken by Job V. Harrison near Rock Lake, N.D. 190?

[Detail] Likely taken by Job V. Harrison near Rock Lake, N.D. 190?

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The Northern Great Plains, comprised of the Hultstrand and Pazandak collections, contains 900 photographs of rural and small town life at the turn of the century. Highlights include images of sod homes and the people who built them; images of farms and the machinery that made them prosper; and images of one-room schools and the children that were educated in them.

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  • Development of the Industrial United States, 1876-1915
  • Emergence of Modern America, 1890-1930

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For help with search words, go to The Northern Great Plains, 1880-1920 Subject Index. A total of nine Special Presentations for the collection as a whole and for each of its two parts also suggest search terms

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