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	Margaret Roberts portrait Title Margaret Roberts portrait Date of Original between 1890 and 1900 Creator Haynes, F. Jay (Frank Jay), 1853-1921 Creator Role Photographer Description Three quarter full view of Mrs. Margaret Roberts sitting in a straight back chair. She is dressed in a one piece long dress with frills at the neck, shoulders and upper arms. She is holding a book on her lap with one hand with the other hand she is holding the book. Ordering Information http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html General Subject Portraits Women Subject (LCTGM) Dresses Books Portrait photographs Personal Name Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 Roberts, Margaret, 1853-1938 Decade 1890-1899 Item Number A4454 Format of Original Photographic prints Transcription "Mrs. Margaret Roberts neighbor of Roosevelt's"--Handwritten on paper attached to front of photograph. Notes Title created by staff. Biography/History Margaret Roberts was born in Ireland in 1853 but arrived in Dakota Territory in 1877. She and her husband J. Lloyd began a ranching operation near Medora. Margaret was left to run the ranch with her small children after her husband was murdered in 1886. She became a friend of Theodore Roosevelt during his time in the Badlands. Repository Institution State Historical Society of North Dakota Repository Collection State Historical Society of North Dakota Photograph Collection A Credit Line State Historical Society of North Dakota (A4454) Rights Management Copyright status unknown. Digital ID shA4454
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