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| Title | T.H.H. Thoresen family portrait |
| Date of Original | 1920 |
| Description | The T.H.H. Thoresen family poses for a formal portrait. Left to right are Theresa, Thorstein, Hans, Mendine, Cynthia, and Aurelia in front. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | People
Portraits
Politics & Government
Women
Law
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Families
Group portraits
Portrait photographs
Spouses
Boys
Girls
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| Personal Name | Thoresen, T. H. H. (Thorstein Hartvig Haugen), 1885-1956
Thoresen, Theresa
Thoresen, Hans
Thoresen, Aurelia
Thoresen, Inga
Selland, Cynthia T. (Cynthia Thoresen)
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| Location | Dunn County (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1920-1929
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| Item Number | 00178-16 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Transcription | "The Thoresen family portrait taken while he was the State's Attorney for Dunn County in 1920. Left to right: Theresa, Thorstein, Hans, Mendine, Cynthia, and in front Aurelia"--Typed on label affixed to photograph. |
| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | T.H.H. Thoresen was elected as Dunn County States Attorney in 1918 and 1920 as a Nonpartisan League candidate. He ran unsuccessfully for attorney general in 1924 and governor in 1928. Governor Arthur Sorlie appointed him Tax Commissioner in 1925, a position he held until 1929. Despite being a part of the anti-Langer faction of the Nonpartisan League, he was elected Lieutenant Governor and served alongside Governor William Langer from 1937-1938. After another unsuccessful run for the governorship, he sought and won election as Grand Forks mayor from 1940-1944. In 1950, he ran unsuccessfully against Milton R. Young for the United States Senate. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Seiland, Cynthia T. and Chandice Johnson. T.H.H. Thoresen: states attorney, tax commissioner, and lieutenant governor. Bismarck, N.D.: SHSND, 1986. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | Cynthia Selland Photograph Collection 00178
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (00178-16) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | sh0017816 |
