Keywords: An view of bison grazing on the Flathead Reservation in Montana. - NARA - 293351.jpg bison grazing on the Flathead Reservation in Montana Scope and content This image documents investigations and construction on various units of the Flathead Irrigation Project The Project was initiated to determine rights and distribute water originating on the Flathead Indian Agency in Montana to both tribal and non-tribal land The establishment of the Reservation in 1855 preceded Montana statehood by nearly 35 years and presented many challenges in establishing senority and providing for equitable distribution of water for the irrigation of farms and ranches General notes 293351 Local identifier Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Flathead Irrigation Project 1947 - 1952 NARA's Rocky Mountain Region Denver NRGA Building 48 Denver Federal Center West 6th Avenue and Kipling Street Denver CO 80225-0307 Record group Record Group 75 Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs 1793 - 1999 Record group ARC 404 Glass Negatives and Photographs compiled 1911 - 1939 Series ARC 293334 File unit Glass Negatives and Photographs 1911 - 1939 File unit ARC 293335 Variant control numbers NAIL Control Number NRG-75-NEGS PHOTOS-97221-3946 Other versions <gallery> File An_view_of_bison_grazing_on_the_Flathead_Reservation_in_Montana _-_NARA_-_293351 tif tif File An_view_of_bison_grazing_on_the_Flathead_Reservation_in_Montana _-_NARA_-_293351 jpg jpg </gallery> NARA-cooperation PD-USGov Bison bison historical images Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation Mammals of Montana Roads in Montana Dirt roads in the United States Indian reservations in Montana Landscapes of Montana Flathead County Montana Flathead irrigation project Montana in the 1920s NARA images of Montana Black and white photographs of Montana Animals on roads |