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H.V. Johnston's ranch home on Sully Creek, Medora, N.D.


Title	H.V. Johnston's ranch home on Sully Creek, Medora, N.D.
Date of Original	191-
Description	Men and women sit on the ground in front of H.V. Johnson's ranch home on Sully Creek near Medora. A tent is visible off to the side of the house, and the Badlands loom over the scene.
Ordering Information	http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html
General Subject	Agriculture Landmarks People Women
Subject (LCTGM)	Tents Ranches Houses
Personal Name	Johnston, H. V.
Location	Sully Creek (N.D.) Medora (N.D.)
Decade	1910-1919
Item Number	00032-BI-08-19
Format of Original	Photographic prints
Notes	Photographer unknown. Title created by staff.
Relation	[Is Part Of] North Dakota eighth grade curriculum
Biography/History	The H.V. Johnston ranch was more typical of the ranches that followed the bad winter of 1886 – 1887. It was smaller, tended to be family operated, and depended on land ownership or leasing rather than the open range. By 1903, very few ranches utilized open range.
Repository Institution	State Historical Society of North Dakota
Repository Collection	Oral History Project Photograph Collection 00032
Credit Line	State Historical Society of North Dakota (00032-BI-08-19)
Rights Management	Copyright status unknown.
Digital ID	sh00032BI0819

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