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Rev. Burnt O. Brown farm, Burg Township, Divide County, N.D.
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| Title | Rev. Burnt O. Brown farm, Burg Township, Divide County, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1909? |
| Creator | Kloss, Athniel, 1868-1937
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| Creator Role | Photographer
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| Description | One story combination wood frame house and tar paper shack on homestead. Man, likely Rev. Burnt O. Brown, holding two teams of oxen and a team of mules in farmyard. A barn visible in background. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Agriculture
Pioneer Era
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Farmhouses
Ox teams
Mules
Barns
Homesteading
Men
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| Subject (LCSH) | Tar paper shacks
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| Personal Name | Brown, Burnt O.
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| Location | Burg (N.D. : Township)
Ambrose (N.D.)
Divide County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Decade | 1900-1909
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| Item Number | 2000.15.20 |
| Format of Original | Photographic postcards
Gelatin silver prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 9 x 14 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | Kloss Studio (Williston, N.D.)
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| Transcription | "I came east of Ka[?] this morning, got your letter [?] last night. All feeling better now. Be in Ka[?] tonight again. This is a home of a batchlr Rev. B. O. Brown, United Lutheran Church of Williams Co. N.D. Met him on the train. This claim he has proved up while preaching. He is going to Canada now [illegible]. Nels. 16 M. S.W. Ambrose." - Handwritten on back of postcard, postmarked from Tolley, N.Dak. Nov 12, 1909. Addressed to Mrs. H. S. Moen, Brycelyn, Minn.
"Tolley" - Handwritten on front of postcard, but location of image is in Divide County, N.D. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff. |
| Biography/History | Rev. Burnt O. Brown was a lay preacher who homesteaded in Section 17, Burg Township, Divide County, N.D. He served the Trinity Lutheran Church located about a mile from his claim. He went to Canada and rented his place to William Hasselstrom. A picture of the farmhouse from when the Hasselstrom family lived there is published in "Stories and histories of Divide County", p. 95. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Ronald Olin North Dakota Postcard Collection 2000
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/1115 |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2000.15.20) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs004489 |
| Original Source | Postcard |
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