Oil Painting of the 1897 flood in the Red River Valley

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The detail above was taken from this photograph, in the collections of the Northwest Center. Taken in Georgetown, Minnesota, in 1902, the photograph is of Anne Stein, a local Georgetown artist. The oil painting is of the 1897 flood in the Valley, showing a farm surrounded by water. Note the flock of birds in the sky and the small boats on the water. The painting in the photograph is part of the collections at Clay County Historical Society, Moorhead, Minnesota. |