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| Title | Christ Paetou, largest man in Dakota Territory |
| Date of Original | 1878 |
| Creator | Fisher and Company, photographers
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| Creator Role | Photographers |
| Description | Studio portrait of Christ Paetou, claimed the largest man in Dakota Territory, sitting in a chair. He is wearing a vest, pants, boots and a jacket. |
| General Subject | People
Portraits
Pioneer Era
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Portraits
Portrait photographs
People
Men
Curiosities & wonders
Farmers
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| Personal Name | Paetou, Christ
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| Location | Valley City (N.D.)
Barnes County (N.D.)
Dakota Territory
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| Decade | 1870-1879
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| Item Number | BC22 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 31 x 26 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | Fisher & Co. Photo
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| Place of Publication | Valley City (N.D.)
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| Transcription | "Christian Cutner" and "Weight 4-4-8 when this was taken"--Handwritten on top front of photograph mat.
"Fisher, Valley City, N.D."--Printed on front of photograph. |
| Biography/History | Christ Paetou, had the reputation of being the largest man in Dakota Territory, came to Barnes County in October of 1877. He staked a claim and then walked to Fargo to file on it. Here he bought a span of mules and drove them back to his claim, three miles east and one mile south of Worthington, now Valley City. He returned to River Falls where his family was staying and the entire family came to Worthington (Valley City). Mr. Paetou, who weighted 425 pounds in 1878, weighed 408 pounds at the time of his death. A photo of Christ Paetou and a pair of his shoes are on display in the Barnes County Museum. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Information from page 190 in Barnes County History, Barnes County, North Dakota. Printed by Taylor Publishing Company, 1976. |
| Repository Institution | Barnes County Historical Society
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| Repository Collection | Barnes County Historical Society Photograph Collection
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| Credit Line | Barnes County Historical Society (BC22) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown.
Owned by Barnes County Historical Society. |
| Ordering Information | Barnes County Historical Society address:
315 Central Ave. N.
Valley City, ND 58072
Phone number: 701-845-0966
Fax: 701-845-4282
Email: bchistoricalsociety@hotmail.com |
| Grant | NHPRC SNAP Grant 2008-2009, NAR08-RC-10021-08 |
| Digital ID | dmBC22 |
