This postcard dates to 1909 and documents the Ninth Street artesian well in Lamoure, North Dakota, during an early phase of municipal water development on the northern plains.
Small Great Plains towns frequently celebrated artesian wells as symbols of permanence and civic progress, particularly in communities shaped by agriculture and railroad expansion. Street-level views such as this positioned infrastructure within the everyday built environment, showing how utilities intersected directly with public space and nearby commercial or civic buildings.
The image shows a dramatic vertical plume of water erupting from the artesian well at street level, with surrounding buildings, utility poles, and unpaved roadway visible in the background. A printed caption at the lower margin identifies the location and subject, anchoring the scene as a specific documented event rather than a generic town view. The divided back and visible postmark confirm period correspondence use.
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