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| Title | Charles T. Cavileer as Santa Claus, Pembina, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1897 |
| Description | View of Charles T. Cavileer dressed as Santa Claus standing, with a dog by his side, on the main street in Pembina, N.D. On the left is the post office, and in the background other buildings and storefronts line the street that is covered in snow. |
| General Subject | City & Town Life
Weather
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| Subject (LCTGM) | People
Men
Dogs
Snow
Winter
Buildings
Streets
Post offices
Storefronts
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| Subject (LCSH) | Santa Claus
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| Personal Name | Cavileer, Charles Turner, 1818-1902
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| Location | Pembina (N.D.)
Pembina County (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1890-1899
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| Item Number | PCHS5059 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 11 x 13 cm. |
| Transcription | "Post Office" and "Main St."--Handwritten on front of photograph.
"Charles T. Cavileer, as he appeared as Santa Claus on the streets of Pembina in 1897"--Printed on front of photograph. |
| Notes | Title created by staff.
Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | Charles Cavileer was the first settler in the state, having settled in Pembina in 1851.
The street in the photograph is called Cavalier Street in Pembina, ND. And Cavalier County in N.D. was named after Charles T. Cavileer.
"Cavalieer, Charles. He was born in Springfield, Ohio, March 6, 1818 and came to Pembina, August 16th, 1851. He was assistant post master 1851-3, at Pembina, and in 1852 was in partnership with Forbes & Kittson in the Indian trade. In 1854, he moved to St. Joseph and started a trading post there, and in 1857 moved to St. Boniface, Manitoba. He returned to Pembina in 1863, and died there July 27th, 1902." |
| Bibliographic Reference | Information in quotes found on pg 359 in, Collections of the ND Historical Society, Vol. I -1906. Printed in Bismarck, ND in 1906. |
| Repository Institution | Pembina County Historical Society
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| Repository Collection | Pembina County Historical Society Photograph Collection
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| Credit Line | Pembina County Historical Society Photograph Collection (PCHS5059) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown.
Owned by Pembina County Historical Society. |
| Ordering Information | Pembina County Historical Society
Address: 13572 Hwy 5
Cavalier, N.D. 58220
Phone number: 701-265-4941 or 701-265-4691
Email address: pchsm@polarcomm.com |
| Grant | NHPRC SNAP Grant 2008-2009, NAR08-RC-10021-08 |
| Digital ID | dmPCHS5059 |
