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The Northern Great Plains, 1880-1920, 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.
These online exhibits provide context and additional
information about this collection.
Implements
Used on the Farm
North
Dakota Historical Overview
Hultstrand: Schooling,
Women,
Sod
Homes, Immigrants
Pazandak: Steam
Engines and Tractors, Hired
Hands, Golden
Age of Agriculture
These historical era(s) are best represented
in the collection, although they may not be all-encompassing.
Development of the Industrial United States, 1876-1915
Emergence of Modern America, 1890-1930
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collections and exhibits |
These collections and exhibits contain thematically-related
primary and secondary sources. Also browse the Collection
Finder for more related material on the American Memory Web
site.
Evolution
of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920
Panoramic
Maps, 1847-1929
Pioneering
the Upper Midwest, ca. 1820-1910
Taking
the Long View, 1851-1991
Recommended additional sources of information.
America
at the Turn of the Century: A Look at the Historical Context
Read More About It! - A bibliography
Specific guidance for searching this collection.
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.
For help with search strategies, see Finding
Items in American Memory.
No special viewers are needed to see the images in this collection.
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