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Henry George homestead, Lehr, N.D.
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| Title | Henry George homestead, Lehr, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 190-? |
| Description | A family in front of a wood frame house. One man is standing on a wagon attached to a team of horses. One man is standing holding a gun. Also visible is an elderly couple, a boy, two girls and a woman. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Pioneer Era
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Houses
Homesteading
Families
Older people
Children
Firearms
Carts & wagons
Horse teams
Men
Women
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| Subject (LCSH) | Russian Germans
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| Personal Name | George, Henry, 1840-1925
George family
Hoffman family
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| Location | Lehr (N.D.)
McIntosh County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Decade | 1900-1909
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| Item Number | 270.1.1 |
| Format of Original | Gelatin silver prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 21 x 26 cm. |
| Transcription | "My Dad, his sister Christine" - handwritten on front of photograph. "No family wants this. Give it to Clarence George. This is my grand father & grand mother. Henry George at his homestead about 5-6 miles South east of Lehr, taken about 1900 or late 1890s. Standing with his gun is my father Jacob H. George. To his immediate left are his step brothers. First Adam and Wilhelm Hoffman with team & buggy. By grand parents are step sister Fredicka Hoffman, next right Magdalena Hoffman and fathers sister Christina George. She married Jacob Doerr & had 7 sons. Signed Alma George Werre" - Note handwritten on back of cardboard mount. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff.
Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | Henry George was born in Russia on December 19, 1840. He was married twice first to Katharina Maier, and after her death in 1888, to Rosina Nies. Henry George had four children, John H., Rosina, Jacob H., and Christina. The family came to America about 1884, first living in Menno, S.D. In 1886 they moved to land about five miles south of Lehr, N.D. Henry George passed away in December 1925. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Lehr, N.D. Photograph Collection 270
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| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (270.1.1) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs010844 |
| Original Source | photographic print |
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