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| Title | Antoine Gingras trading post, Walhalla, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1962-06 |
| Creator | Elliot, R. J.
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | A long, wooden building with collapsed roof. This was formerly a trading post. Grass is visible in the foreground. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Fur trade
Historic sites
Pioneer Era
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Trading posts
Wooden buildings
Abandoned buildings
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| Personal Name | Gingras, Antoine, 1821-1877
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| Location | Walhalla (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1960-1969
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| Item Number | A3982-3 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Transcription | "June 1962"--Printed on front of photograph.
"Gingras"--Handwritten on back of photograph.
"North Dakota State Parks, R.J. Elliot"--Stamped on back of photograph. |
| Notes | Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | Antoine Gingras settled here in the 1840s. Gingras was a prominent fur trader, a representative in the Minnesota Territorial legislature, and participated in the 1869 Metis rebellion against Canadian rule, led by Louis Riel. |
| External Resource | Consult: http://www.nd.gov/hist/gingras/index.html |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | State Historical Society of North Dakota Photograph Collection A
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (A3982-3) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | shA3982-3 |
