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| Title | Nora Johnson sitting in chair on homestead, Divide County. |
| Date of Original | 191- |
| Description | Nora Johnson seated in chair outdoors, while man is pouring something into a cup she is holding. Two other men standing near building, one holding a cup. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Women
People
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Homesteading
Eating & drinking
Families
Women
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| Subject (Local) | Women homesteaders
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| Personal Name | Rust, Nora Johnson, 1890-1978
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| Location | Alkabo (N.D.)
Divide County (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1910-1919
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| Item Number | 2008.116.125 |
| Format of Original | Slides
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| Dimensions of Original | 5 x 5 cm. |
| Transcription | "Nora Johnson Rust" - Handwritten on slide mount.
"Nora Johnson came to North Dakota to care for her brother's children." - Caption with image published in: Land in Her Own Name, p. 45. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff.
Photographer unknown.
Nora Johnson Rust's completed questionnaire and additional biographical information in Lindgren's research papers (Mss 292.1.115). |
| Biography/History | Nora Johnson was born in 1890 and grew up at Gatzke, Minn. In 1912 she came to Divide County to help care for her brother Julius' children. That same fall she decided to homestead in Wesby Township of Divide County. She proved up her claim in 1916.She married Gunder Rust in 1918. He was a Norwegian immigrant, coming to the area from Norway in 1913. They farmed and later lived in Alkabo, N.D. He died in 1938 and Nora in 1978. |
| 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 (2008.116.125) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs010130 |
| Original Source | Slide |
