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| Title | Edward and Minnie Krecklau with Bertha and John Krecklau, Blooming Valley Township, Divide County, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1909 |
| Description | Edward and Minnie Krecklau pose in front of a home in Divide County. Minnie sits in the back of a buggy with her sister Bertha, who is holding her son John. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Animals
People
Women
Rural views
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Spouses
Families
Infants
Boys
Horses
Carriages & coaches
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| Personal Name | Krecklau, Edward
Krecklau, Minnie
Krecklau, Bertha
Krecklau, John
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| Location | Divide County (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1900-1909
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| Item Number | 00032-DV-05-02 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | Edward and Minnie Krecklau filed on land in Blooming Valley Township in 1906. They built a sod house and bought oxen to break up the land. A frame house was constructed on the claim in 1908, and a modern house was built in 1917. Later, the Krecklaus moved to Crosby. Bertha Krecklau was married to Emil Krecklau. Emil moved to Blooming Valley Township in 1903, and Bertha arrived in 1905. Bertha and Emil had two children, John and Lillian. John Krecklau later married Rose Fenster, and they lived on the family homestead. John and Rose had two children: Jorden and Judith. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Stories and history of Divide County. Marceline, Mo.: Walsworth, 1964. p. 69-70. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | Oral History Project Photograph Collection 00032
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (00032-DV-05-02) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | sh00032DV0502 |
