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| Title | Soldiers' Home, Lisbon, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1915-05-20 |
| Description | A large brick building with a tower sits towards the left. A flag and flagpole are on the roof. There is a water tower behind that building. Another building is visible in the towards the right background. In front of the buildings are the grounds of the facility, with a large lawn, trees and bushes. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Military
Social welfare
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Postcards
Towers
Flags
Flagpoles
Lawns
Trees
Shrubs
Water towers
Soldiers' homes
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| Subject (LCSH) | Building, Brick
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| Organization Name | North Dakota Veterans' Home
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| Location | Lisbon (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1910-1919
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| Item Number | B0742-08 |
| Format of Original | Postcards
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| Publisher of Original | Chas. H. Werner & Sons Co. (Detroit, Mich.)
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| Place of Publication | Detroit (Mich.)
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| Transcription | "The Soldier's Home, Lisbon, N.D."--Printed on front of postcard.
"Dear Minnie, I got my waist it all right. Allie sent me a dress last week. I suppose if you & Allie did not send me cloths I do [illegible] out did that freg. her & you garden it [illegible] some. the [illegible] and some flowers. You did not tell me how your incubator hatched. mine is to hatch today. not a egg [illegible] yet have 117 turkey eggs set, 29 geese egg, 95 duck eggs and 23 duck, 8 geese. No fruit this year. I don't think it is ranching. Mrs Minnie Triplett, Peterson, Ia."--Handwritten on back of postcard. |
| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | The first soldier was admitted to this facility in 1893. In 1899 a hospital was built and in 1907 the commandant's quarters were built. All original structures were red brick. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | State Historical Society of North Dakota Photograph Collection B
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (B0742-08) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | shB0742-08 |
