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North Dakota State University
The Northern Great Plains, 1880-1920: Photographs from the Fred Hultstrand and F.A. Pazandak Photograph Collections
The more than 900 black and white (and hand-colored) photographs in these collections are images of small town and rural life in the Northern Great Plains during a period (1880-1920) that saw rapid change. Immigrants, particularly Norwegians and Icelanders, were settling in the region, and increasing mechanization was revolutionizing transportation and agriculture. The photographs document the introduction of steam tractors and other large implements that went into soil preparation, seeding, harvesting, and transporting grain to market; they also show images of the maintenance, modification, and repair of farm machinery. They provide information about fashions and dress of the period; the architecture of homes, farms, schools, and rural towns; the development of transportation from horse-drawn to steam and gasoline-powered vehicles; and rural family life.
Online Collection
Image Caption: Oxen pulling a grain drill in pioneer days : a welcome break in a long day, stopping for lunch and a chat with mom and the youngsters..
(North Dakota State University Institute for Regional Studies, Fred Hultstrand History in Pictures Collection.)
