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| Title | First furrows in LaMoure Co. with Edward Payson Wells at the plow |
| Date of Original | 1880 |
| Creator | Haynes, F. Jay (Frank Jay), 1853-1921
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| Creator Role | Photographer; |
| Description | A view of a field with Edward Payson Wells behind the plow, being pulled by a team of two ox, making the first furrows in LaMoure County, North Dakota. There are many people watching, and a cart with people being pulled by two horses on the left. There are other horse and oxen teams and in the distance two buildings are visible. |
| General Subject | Agriculture
Pioneer Era
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| Subject (LCTGM) | People
Croplands
Plows
Plowing
Men
Horses
Ox teams
Carts & wagons
Horse teams
Firsts
Agricultural machinery & implements
Agriculture
Farming
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| Personal Name | Wells, Edward P. (Edward Payson), 1846-1936
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| Location | LaMoure County (N.D.)
North Dakota
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| Decade | 1880-1889
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| Item Number | ST286 |
| Format of Original | Stereographs
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| Dimensions of Original | 10 x 18 cm. |
| Transcription | "No. 2 First Furrows in La Moure Co. 1880, E. P. Wells at the plow" -- Printed on sheet of paper underneath stereograph.
"F. Jay Haynes, Fargo, D.T. Official Photographer, N.P.R.R."--Printed on front of stereograph.
"Wells at the plow" and "#481 E.P. Wells' Farm Grand Rohids"--Handwritten on front of stereograph. |
| Biography/History | Edward Payson Wells was born November 9, 1847 at Troy, Wisconsin, the son of Rev. Milton and Melissa (Smith) Wells. On March 8, 1871 he married Nellie M. Johnson, the daughter of Joseph S. and Ann (Jewett) Johnson of Minneapolis. They had four children. In 1872 Mr. Wells moved to Milwaukee. In April 1878 Mr. Wells moved to Jamestown, Dakota Territory and founded the land company, Wells-Dickey Company. The next year he began to publish the Northwestern Land Journal. That same year his family moved to Jamestown and he built the first permanent house in Jamestown. In 1881 at its founding, he became president of the James River Valley National Bank which office he retained until 1909. Mr. Wells was involved in many activities including railroad construction, grain, elevators, milling, the James River Navigation Company and political affairs. In 1896 he reorganized and became president of the Russell-Miller Milling Company. In 1899 Mr. Wells left Jamestown and after several years of traveling returned to Minneapolis to reside. He moved the headquarters of the Wells-Dickey and Russell-Miller Milling companies there and continued an active and expanded business career, retiring in 1922. Mr. Wells died October 7, 1936 in Minneapolis and was buried at Lakewood Cemetery. Mrs. Wells died in 1930. |
| Repository Institution | Stutsman County Memorial Museum
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| Repository Collection | Stutsman County Memorial Museum Photographs
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| Credit Line | Stutsman County Memorial Museum, Jamestown, N.D. (ST286) |
| Rights Management | Owned by Stutsman County Memorial Museum. |
| Ordering Information | Stutsman County Memorial Museum
Phone: 701-252-6741
Address: Box 1002, Jamestown, N.D. 58401
Open: Memorial Day - September, 10am-5pm Weekdays and 1pm-5pm Weekends. |
| Grant | NHPRC SNAP Grant 2008-2009, NAR08-RC-10021-08 |
| Digital ID | dmST286 |
