These 19 Rare Photos Show North Dakota’s Farming History Like Never Before
Since the earliest days of North Dakota’s statehood, it has always been largely centered around agriculture. From the thousands of acres of fields to the livestock farms, almost all of the state’s land is cultivated for farming. There is a deeply rooted history of this in the state and while we can’t go back in time ourselves to see what it was like all those years ago, we are lucky enough to have photography from that time that shows us instead.
These rare, vintage photographs showcase farming in North Dakota, and it’s like stepping into a time machine:
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1. "Grain elevator and flour mill, Fargo, North Dakota" - 1939
Leah moved to North Dakota when she was 12 years old and has traveled from the Red River Valley to the badlands and many places in between. She loves small-town life and currently enjoys living on a small farm in the ND prairie. She's always had a passion for writing and has participated in novel writing challenges such as NaNoWriMo multiple times. Her favorite part about this job is recognizing small businesses that deserve a boost and seeing the positive affect her articles can have on their traffic, especially in rural areas that might have otherwise gone overlooked.
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