GNRR Construction, 1887 – men, horses, wagons, and tents in construction camp in the vicinity of Fort Belknap (taken by D. F. Barry); construction crew and local Indians posed in front and on top of St. PM&M skyscraper dormitory cars (one with caption “when our gang came out from supper”) (Dakota Territory); horse-drawn wagons and crew standing with St. PM&M supply train and dormitory cars (Dakota Territory); soldiers (one with a bass drum) sitting on a flat car and construction crew standing on top of a St. PM&M dormitory car (with caption “off to the front”) (Dakota Territory); crew with horse teams working in Taylor’s Cut east of Fort Assiniboine (taken by H.G. Klenze or D.F. Barry); in Marias Valley a train carrying ties and rails on the main track, cars for office and general stores on the side track, telegraph office in the center, tents and crew near the side track (taken by H.G. Klenze); crew and soldiers (20th Infantry) standing on rail bed to celebrate the laying of seven miles of track in a day between Havre and Fort Assiniboine (September 8); construction crew posed in front and on top of the Fort Assiniboine station building after its completion; men and horses standing outside near the Shepard Winston & Company office car for St. PM&M at Fort Assiniboine (September 14); men and horses driving piles across a river (possibly the Missouri or Marias); men and mule-drawn graders working on a rail bed, possibly in Teton County near Collins (taken by Dan Dutro)., 1887
Scope and Contents
Construction photographs for the St. Paul Milwaukee & Manitoba Railroad (St. PM&M) and the GNRR are arranged by date: 1887, 1888-1900, 1911-1966. The subseries includes crews, equipment, camps, dormitory cars, rail bed construction, laying tracks, building train stations, etc. Some photographs were received from the GNRR’s Public Relations Department.
Dates
- Creation: 1887
Language of Materials
No textual or other language materials are included in the collection. Captions are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 4 Boxes
From the Collection: 401 Photographic Prints
From the Collection: 47 Film Negatives - Nitrate
From the Collection: 20 Film Negatives - Nitrate
From the Collection: 27 Film Negatives - Safety
Repository Details
Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository
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