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| Title | Reenactment of the "Wrong Side Up" incident, New Salem, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1935-06-12 |
| Creator | Anderson, David, 1883-1962
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| Description | Reenactment of event that occurred between an unidentified Indian and John Christiansen on his farm in 1883 when he was breaking land. Indian told Christiansen that the plowed land was the wrong side up. This led to him beginning dairy farming as did other farmers in the New Salem, N.D. area. In scene, Christiansen is standing behind a one-bottom plow being pulled by horses. Standing beside plow are two Indians. Another man partially visible behind Mr. Christiansen. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Indians of North America
Pioneer Era
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Historical reenactments
Plowing
Plows
Farmers
Horse teams
Horses
Dairy farming
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| Subject (LCSH) | Indians of North America
Indians of North America - History
Indians of North America - Performances & portrayals
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| Personal Name | Christiansen, John, 1862-1954
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| Location | New Salem (N.D)
Morton County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Decade | 1930-1939
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| Item Number | 2023.J-34 |
| Negative Number | 2023.J-34 (8 x 10 glass) |
| Format of Original | Glass negatives
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| Notes | Title supplied by staff. |
| Biography/History | "On June 12th [1935] the 'Wrong Side Up' marker was unveiled. Dr. Sheppard, president of the N.D.A.C. was master of ceremonies. Fifteen hundred people came for the occasion as they celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Holstein Circuit and the 50th anniversary of the 'Wrong Side Up' incident." - taken from the Seventy Fifth Anniversary, New Salem, N.Dak. 1883-1958, p. 26. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Library, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | David Anderson Photograph Collection 2023
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/912 |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2023.J-34) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs002845 |
| Original Source | Glass negative |
