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| Title | Martin and Martea Strandvold |
| Date of Original | 188-? |
| Description | Studio portrait of couple, man seated on chair and woman standing by his side. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | People
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Portraits
Couples
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| Subject (LCSH) | Norwegian Americans
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| Personal Name | Strandvold, Martin, 1835-1909
Strandvold, Martea, 1833-1926
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| Location | Trysil (N.D.)
Cass County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Decade | 1880-1889
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| Item Number | 150.1.1 |
| Format of Original | Gelatin silver prints
Cabinet photographs
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| Dimensions of Original | 17 x 11 cm. |
| Transcription | "Martin Strandvold Trysil postmaster" - Handwritten on back of print, however this is an error Ole Strandvold was the postmaster. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff.
Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | Martin Halvorsen Strandvold was born Trysil, Norway on Nov. 12, 1835 and wife Martea Knutsdatter was born Nov. 29, 1933 at Elverum, Norway. They were married in 1861 at Trysil and came to America in 1868. They settled along Red River northeast of Harwood, N.D. where he established the Trysil post office that operated from 1873 to 1899. They later moved to Washington where he died March 25, 1909 and she on Feb. 8, 1926. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Trysil, N.D. Photograph Collection 150
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndirs/collections/photography/Photofindingaids/Trysil.htm |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (150.1.1) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs004731 |
| Original Source | Photograph |
