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Aerial view of Peter Jorgenson farm with George Jorgenson farm in background near Leeds, N.D.
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| Title | Aerial view of Peter Jorgenson farm with George Jorgenson farm in background near Leeds, N.D. |
| Date of Original | between 1950 and 1970 |
| Description | The buildings and fields of the Peter Jorgenson farm is visible in the foreground, and the farm of his son George Jorgenson is visible in the background. At time of this photograph, Peter's children Oscar and Gunda were living on his farm, the "home farm" and George's son Richard was living on his farm. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Aerials
Agriculture
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Farms
Farming
Croplands
Tractors
Granaries
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| Personal Name | Jorgenson, Peter, 1866-1951
Jorgenson, George, 1898-1995
Jorgenson Richard, 1929-
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| Location | Leeds (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1950-1959
1960-1969
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| Item Number | 2006-P-13-02 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | Peter Jorgenson was born in Nesbyen, Norway and moved to Dakota Territory in 1888. He worked in Rochester, Minn. and in Grand Forks before marrying Betsy Larson in 1894 and moving to Springfield Township near Leeds, N.D. Peter and Betsy had seven children: Oscar, George, Gunda, Palmer, Laura, Carl, and Emma.
George Jorgenson was born in 1898 in Springfield Township in Towner county. He married Magnil Medhus in 1928 in Devils Lake. They had five children: Richard, Betsy, Ardis, and Inez and Ione, twin girls.
Richard Jorgenson was born in 1929 and married Lois Carlson. They had two children Janel and Eric. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | Jorgenson Family Photograph Collection 2006-P-13
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (2006-P-13-02) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
| Digital ID | sh2006P1302 |
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