Artesian fire protection, Mellette, S.D.

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DescriptionView of group of men spraying water from a fire hose onto the roof of a grain elevator in Mellette, South Dakota. One man is standing off to the right of the group. This appears to be a training exercise in using an artesian fire protection system. Vintage negative number: 10-3.TypeImageCreatorUnidentified photographerGenrephotographsDate1892SubjectArtesian wellsFire extinctionFire hoseGrain elevators--South Dakota--MelletteContributing InstitutionMontana Historical Society Library and ArchivesGeographic CoverageMellette, South DakotaDigital CollectionHaynes Foundation Photograph CollectionDigital Formatimage/tiffPhysical CollectionHaynes Foundation Photograph CollectionPhysical Dimensions1 negative : black and white, glass ; 8 x 10 in.Digitization SpecificationCreated with a DT Atom lighting system using a Canon 5DS camera. Images saved as TIFF files with 6000 pixels on the long side. B&W negs saved as Grayscale files; all prints and color film saved as RGB files. All adjustments made in Photoshop CC.Date Digitized2024-09-16Photo NumberH-02763Local Identifierp0012880ReproductionTo order a reproduction, visit our webpage at https://mhs.mt.gov/Research/services/repros/photodigital or contact Montana Historical Society Photograph Archives: (406) 444-4739 / photoarchives@mt.gov.Contact UsFor additional information about our collections or to suggest a keyword or share what you know about this item, email us at photoarchives@mt.gov. Please include the Photo Number in your note to us.

CollectionHaynes Foundation Photograph CollectionPersonF. Jay Haynes

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