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Boat on James River with Manfred, N.D. in the background
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| Title | Boat on James River with Manfred, N.D. in the background |
| Date of Original | 1900 |
| Creator | Lee, C. T.
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | The James River with Manfred in the background, buildings including a grain elevator and windmill are visible. Five people sit or stand in a boat close to the shore. Mr. Olaf Tansem is standing in the back of the boat, while his wife, Mrs. Sarah Tansem sits on the left wearing a white blouse. Mrs. C.T. Lee is the lady with the larger hat and sits with her son at her side, she is the photographer's wife. S.N. Wilborg sits in the front of the boat |
| General Subject | Water
Transportation
People
Rural views
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Sailboats
People
Men
Women
Boys
Water
Grain elevators
Windmills
Coastlines
Buildings
Boats
Hats
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| Personal Name | Tansem, Olaf J., 1869-1964
Tansem, Sarah E. (LeGrand)
Wilborg, S. N.
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| Location | Manfred (N.D.)
Wells County (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1900-1909
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| Item Number | 001.15.12 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 21 x 25 cm. |
| Transcription | "Picture of Manfred, Manfred Twp. Mrs. Olaf Tansem, SN Wilborg, Olaf Tansem, Mrs. C.T. Lee and son"--Handwritten on back of photograph.
"S.N. Wilborg, front, Mrs. + Mr. Tansem + baby, Mrs. C.T. Lee, with hat"--Handwritten underneath image on front of photograph.
"Manfred, N. Dakota, July 17th, 1900. C.T. Lee"--Handwritten on front of photograph. |
| Biography/History | Olaf Tansem was born in 1869 in Norway. He immigrated to the United States of America in 1892 and owned his own home. He is listed in the 1900 census of Manfred Township. Olaf was a blacksmith and a farmer. He worked for Jens Renden and managed the Renden Blacksmith Shop. Mr. Tansem homesteaded northeast of Balfour in 1902 and in 1933 rented his farm and moved to Velva. He died at age 95 in a Minot Nursing Home, a longtime Velva resident. Sarah E. LeGrand was born in Sweden. She immigrated to America and got her naturalization records on August 22, 1899 under the name Sarah E. LeGrande in Wells County. She married Olaf Tansem. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Information found at the ManfredND.org website under Biographies and then the families last name. |
| Repository Institution | Manfred Heritage Museum
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| Repository Collection | Manfred Heritage Museum Photograph Collection
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| Credit Line | Manfred Heritage Museum, Manfred, N.D. (001.15.12) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Ordering Information | Manfred Heritage Museum
Visit the Manfred History and Preservation, Inc. website: ManfredND.org - go to Guestbook.
Mailing address: Manfred History and Preservation Inc., PO Box 321, Harvey, N.D. 58341
Open May 1- September 30, on Tuesday- Saturday 10am-4pm.
When open, Museum phone number (701) 547-2564.
Manfred project historian, Audrey Solheim, e-mail address, administrator@manfrednd.org
Winter phone numbers that are published in their newsletter for staff who could open the museum on special request are 701-547-3123, 701-324-2091, and Pam Norstedt at 701-324-2027. |
| Grant | NHPRC SNAP Grant 2008-2009, NAR08-RC-10021-08 |
| Digital ID | dm0011512 |
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