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| Title | Thomas E. Cooper home, Walsh County, N.D. |
| Date of Original | between 1880 and 1900 |
| Description | This photograph features a two story wooden house. At left, two men and a binder are visible. Behind that two other horses and a buggy can be seen. In front of the house, Mr. Cooper sits reading near a small table. The table has flowers on it. At right, Mrs. Cooper stands between two chairs holding a broom. In the background, vegetation is visible. |
| General Subject | People
Agriculture
Work Life
Women
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Pioneers
Frontier & pioneer life
Houses
Wooden buildings
Horses
Carriages & coaches
Tables
Flowers
Rocking chairs
Brooms & brushes
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| Subject (Local) | Binders (Agricultural machinery)
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| Personal Name | Cooper, Thomas E., 1824-1915
Cooper, Amanda Locke
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| Location | Walsh County (N.D.)
Grafton (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1880-1889
1890-1899
1900-1909
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| Item Number | WC-27 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 17.5 x 22.5 cm |
| Transcription | "Thomas Cooper and wife"--Handwritten on front of cardboard frame. |
| Notes | Title created by staff.
Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | Thomas E. Cooper was born in 1824 in England. In 1878 he came to the Grafton area with his family and S.S. Worthing. Thomas Cooper and his wife Amanda Locke Cooper had four children: Edgar, Erastus, Clara, and Alice. Thomas named the post office in the area Grafton after Grafton County, New Hampshire. Thomas Cooper died in 1915 and Amanda Cooper died in 1910. |
| Bibliographic Reference | The Grafton Centennial Corporation and the City of Grafton, North Dakota. A 100 Year Look At Grafton, North Dakota: 1882-1982. (Grafton, ND: Associated Printers, 1982), 8. |
| Repository Institution | Walsh County Historical Museum of Minto
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| Repository Collection | Walsh County Historical Museum of Minto Photograph Collection
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| Credit Line | Walsh County Historical Museum (WC-27) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to Walsh County Historical Museum. |
| Ordering Information | Walsh County Historical Museum
323 3rd St.
Minto, ND 58261
(701) 248-3237
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| Grant | NHPRC SNAP Grant 2009-2010 NAR10-RC-10062-09 |
| Digital ID | dmWC27 |
