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Jorgenson children family portrait
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| Title | Jorgenson children family portrait |
| Date of Original | between 1902 and 1903 |
| Creator | Wallacker, A. J.
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | Five of the Jorgenson children pose for a portrait. Standing left to right are Laura, Oscar, and Gunda, and seated are George and Emma. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | People
Portraits
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Children
Infants
Boys
Girls
Families
Portrait photographs
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| Personal Name | Jorgenson, Gunda, 1894-1986
Jorgenson, Oscar, 1901-1981
Paulson, Laura Jorgenson, 1896-1981
Jorgenson, George, 1898-1995
Skeie, Emma Jorgenson, 1900-1984
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| Location | Grand Forks (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1900-1909
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| Item Number | 2006-P-13-11 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Biography/History | Oscar Jorgenson was the son of Peter and Betsy Jorgenson. He was born in 1901 in Springfield Township, N.D. near Leeds. He never married and later in life lived with his sister Gunda at his father's home near Leeds. he died in 1981 in Leeds.
Laura Jorgenson was born in 1896 in Towner County, N.D. and was the daughter of Peter and Betsy Jorgenson. She attended high school at Leeds, N.D. and graduated from the University of North Dakota. She taught grade school for two years. In 1924 she married Oscar Paulson of Thief River Falls, Minn. Together, they had four children: Robert, Bruce, James, and Patricia.
Gunda Jorgenson was born in 1894 in Towner County. She never married and helped her brother Oscar keep the family farm near Leeds. She died in 1986.
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.
Emma Jorgenson was born in Springfield Township, N.D. in 1900. She married Arne Skeie in 1931. They farmed near the rest of the Jorgenson family near Leeds, N.D. Emma and Arne had three children: Jean, Eileen, and Shirley. |
| 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-13-11) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
| Digital ID | sh2006P1311 |
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