Similarly, large-scale farming and ranching, known as bonanzas, made large profits in North Dakota in the late 1800's. However, not everyone had the capital to run such an operation and small farmers, already oppressed by the high interest rates of banks and railroads, felt the weight of such competition and inequity. Wheat grain shocks, taken on the Grandin Farm close to Mayville, North Dakota. Finally, modernization has caused many changes of which students may question the value. Change is illustrated within the collection with, for example, images of automobiles replacing images of bicycles.
Students can also see changes by comparing images from the collection with contemporary images.
Ask them to consider and explain the benefits and costs of a major change represented in the collection. Park River, North Dakota. Furthermore, photographs can provide creative starting points for original research topics based on students' own questions and observations. For example, in examining the picture on the left, a student might wonder what kinds of flags are depicted hanging across the street, or what the people are celebrating. These questions could lead to research into immigration and its role in the creation of frontier culture and community.