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| Title | Harvey and Bertha Harrison family portrait |
| Date of Original | before 1910 |
| Description | Family portrait of the Harvey and Bertha Harrison family. Harvey sits in a chair on the left with a infant in his arms and a dog at his feet. Bertha Harrison sits in a wicker chair on the right with baby in her lap. Six other children stand in the back. The floor has a fur rug on it. |
| General Subject | Portraits
People
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Families
Group portraits
People
Men
Women
Children
Infants
Dogs
Fur
Dresses
Suits (Clothing)
Clothing & dress
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| Personal Name | Harrison, Harvey
Harrison, Bertha Warren
Brimer, Rebecca Harrison
Harrison, Elizabeth
Harrison, Harvey Jr.
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| Location | Eckelson (N.D.)
Barnes County (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1900-1909
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| Item Number | BC 4-9-1 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 22 x 29 cm. |
| Transcription | "Harvey Harrison, family history between"--Handwritten underneath photograph.
"History of Harvey + Bertha Harrison. Harvey Harrison Sr. Came from Nova Scotia. He came to the Urbana territory. He was one of the first settlers to come and built a home. Mr. Harrison married Bertha Warren. Mr. Harison had one sister and one brother. After settling in their new home, they began to raise a family - They were the parents of 3 sons, 6 daughters - The oldest son died in France from wounds suffered in a battle of World War I. the year 1918. Rebecca (the oldest daughter) married Andrew Brimer Jr. in June 1910 - She passed away in May 1911. Elizabeth passed away at a very early age - The other children all attended the Urbana school - Eckelson Township district 46. The children gradually married + settled in their own homes. Harvey Harrison Jr. stayed and farmed the home farm - He to married and raised a family of 3 sons and 1 daughter. Harvey Jr. passed away in June of 1993. All his brother + sisters passed away before Harvey Jr - He was the last one to leave this world. Ending a long line of History - Submitted by Dorothy (Mrs. Tuentin ?) Blank"--Handwritten on paper with photographs. |
| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title created by staff. |
| Repository Institution | Barnes County Historical Society
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| Repository Collection | Barnes County Historical Society Photograph Collection
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| Credit Line | Barnes County Historical Society (BC 4-9-1) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown.
Owned by Barnes County Historical Society. |
| Ordering Information | Barnes County Historical Society address:
315 Central Ave. N.
Valley City, ND 58072
Phone number: 701-845-0966
Fax: 701-845-4282
Email: bchistoricalsociety@hotmail.com |
| Grant | NHPRC SNAP Grant 2008-2009, NAR08-RC-10021-08 |
| Digital ID | dmBC491 |
