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| Title | Rebecca Johanna Heide Rolfsrud portrait |
| Date of Original | 1901-1906 |
| Description | Formal studio portrait of young woman. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Women
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Portrait photographs
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| Subject (LCSH) | Norwegian American women
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| Subject (Local) | Women homesteaders
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| Personal Name | Rolfsrud, Rebecca Heide, 1875-1935
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| Location | McKenzie County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Decade | 1900-1909
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| Item Number | 2008.116.87; 2008.33.1 |
| Negative Number | 35mm 300.24 |
| Format of Original | Slides
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| Dimensions of Original | 5 x 5 cm. |
| Transcription | "Rebecca Johanna Heide Rolfsrud, 1901-1906" - Handwritten on slide mount. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff.
Photographer unknown.
Copied from original gelatin silver print.
Completed questionnaire and additional biographical information in Lindgren's research papers (Mss 292.1.91). |
| Biography/History | Rebecca Johanna Heide was born in Norway in 1875. She came to America in 1901 and lived several years at Grand Forks, N.D. In 1904 she, a friend and her future husband, Nils Rolfsrud, homesteaded in Keene Township, McKenzie County, N.D. Later Nils and Rebecca were married and had five children. He died in 1920 and Rebecca continued living on the farm. She died in 1935. Rebecca and Nils were the parents of famed North Dakota author Erling N. Rolfsrud. |
| 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 (2008.116.87) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs010092 |
| Original Source | Slide |
