Riverside Stock Farm, Huron, South Dakota, circa 1905
THF206433 / Riverside Stock Farm, Huron, South Dakota, circa 1905
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Artifact Overview
Riverside Stock Farm was part of a thriving livestock industry in Huron, South Dakota. In the early 1880s, the Chicago and Northwestern Railway chose this east-central South Dakota site on the west bank of the St. James River for its division headquarters. Huron, and its surrounding farms, quickly sprang to life. Nearby railroad transportation made raising livestock a profitable venture.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1905
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.DPC.04555
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.813 in
Width: 8.938 in
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