The extensive collections at the Library of Congress contain historic artifacts and cultural materials from across the U.S. The list below is just a sample of the many North Dakota resources available for free on the Library's Web site.
The tools at the end of the page can help teachers use these in the classroom. Teachers can find even more primary sources, along with the tools to help use them in the classroom, at www.loc.gov/teachers. They can also search the Library's American Memory or Prints and Photographs collections.

Bird's eye view of Jamestown, Dak., c.s. of Stutsman County 1883. Beck & Pauli, lithographers, c1883
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Indians traveling from Pembina, North Dakota to Fort Totten, North Dakota
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Thanksgiving proclamation. Territory of Dakota. Executive office. Bismarck. Nov. 6, 1885
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Sectional map of the state of North Dakota, 1892
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O.A. Trovatten, Park River, North Dakota, 1899 : dealer in farm machinery |
![TR [Theodore Roosevelt] at Fargo, N.D., during Progressive campaign, 1912](images/roosevelt.jpg)
TR [Theodore Roosevelt] at Fargo, N.D., during Progressive campaign, 1912
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James Anthony Carlascio – Veterans History Project |

Railroad station, Fargo, North Dakota, 1939 |
![President [Franklin D.] Roosevelt speaking at Bismarck, North Dakota, 1936](images/bismarck.jpg)
President [Franklin D.] Roosevelt speaking at Bismarck, North Dakota, 1936 |

Ray, North Dakota, c1914 |
 Whitestone Battle Field, 1863-1914 |

Looking over ballots, November election, 1940. McIntosh County, North Dakota. |
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