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| Title | Hulda and Harry Roberts at Roberts Coffee Shop, Mott, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1940 |
| Description | Hulda and Harry Roberts stand behind the counter at the Roberts Coffee Shop in Mott. There is a display of canned goods, possibly Heinz soups behind the counter. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
People
Women
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Cafes
Restaurants
Soups
Advertisements
Counters
Stools
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| Personal Name | Roberts, Harry
Roberts, Hulda
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| Location | Mott (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1940-1949
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| Item Number | 2003-P-10-0004E |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Transcription | "Mrs. Roberts and Harry Roberts coffee shop at Mott 1940"--Handwritten on front of photograph. |
| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | Harry Roberts was born in Mankato, Minn. in 1891 and moved with his family to Billings County, N.D. when he was three weeks old. He married Hulda Carlson in 1913, and they both lived on a homestead in Billings County. The Roberts operated the Amidon Hotel for five years, then they moved to Mott where they operated a coffee shop. In June of 1941, the family moved to Medora, where Harry Roberts became the first caretaker of the Chateau de Mores State Historic Site. Hulda Roberts died in 1959. Harry married Ruth Merz in 1961 and remained caretaker at the Chateau de Mores until 1966. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | Roberta R. Kennedy Photograph Collection 2003-P-10
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (2003-P-10-0004E) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
| Digital ID | sh2003P100004E |
