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Alma Anderson's claim shack, Myrtle Township, Mountrail County, N.D.
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| Title | Alma Anderson's claim shack, Myrtle Township, Mountrail County, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1910? |
| Description | View of a small wood frame claim shack, with Alma Anderson and her brother Rueben Anderson seated in front. A horse-drawn carriage is at left with an unidentified man and women seated |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Pioneer Era
Women
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Huts
Homesteading
Women
Carts & wagons
Horses
Wooden buildings
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| Subject (Local) | Women homesteaders
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| Personal Name | Moldstad, Alma, 1885-1958
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| Location | Myrtle (N.D. : Township)
White Earth (N.D.)
Mountrail County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Decade | 1910-1919
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| Item Number | 2008.116.5 |
| Format of Original | Slides
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| Dimensions of Original | 5 x 5 cm. |
| Transcription | "Alma Anderson and young brother" - handwritten on slide.
"Alma Anderson (center) while proving up. Her brother, Reuben, came to stay with her during the summer." - citation with image in book, Land In Her Own Name, pg. 98. |
| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title supplied by staff. |
| Biography/History | Alma Anderson was born in Portland, N.D. on April 9, 1885, daughter of Andrew J. and Randina (Rustad) Anderson. She homesteaded in Section 11, Myrtle Township, Mountrail County, near White Earth, N.D. in 1909. She was married to John Moldstad, and they had one son. She died on October 14, 1958 in Minot, N.D. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | H. Elaine Lindgren Photograph Collection 2008
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/1059 |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2008.116.5) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs010010 |
| Original Source | Slide |
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