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This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Reclamation.
National Archives Identifier: 531562
Full Citation: Hancock homestead. Settler from Benson, Minn. Little girl feeding chickens against background of house, buckboard wagon, and ridge of plateau, Sun River, Mont. By Lubken, June 23, 1910; 6/23/1910; Photographs of Irrigation Projects, 1896 – 1938; Records of the Bureau of Reclamation, Record Group 115; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/hancock-homestead-sun-river-montana/, May 3, 2026]
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