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| Title | Fred Lewis and his Pointer dogs, Binford, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1906 |
| Description | Fred Lewis holds a rifle and stands in a field near Binford, N.D. with his two pointer hunting dogs. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Animals
People
Sports & Recreation
Rural views
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Hunting dogs
Dogs
Rifles
Hunting
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| Personal Name | Lewis, Fred
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| Location | Binford (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1900-1909
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| Item Number | 00032-GG-16-21 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | Fred Lewis was born in 1880 in Indiana. At age 14, he moved to Nebraska, then moved to Aneta, N.D. later that same year. He later moved to Binford, N.D. His first job was with the Burgess Grain Company, but he also owned a meat market, was a partner in a livery stable, and was well known as an auctioneer, and served as postmaster of Binford. He married Isabelle Reid in the Mauer Hotel in Binford. Isabelle and Fred had two children: Howard and Edna. Both of the Lewises played on Binford baseball teams. Mrs. Lewis died in 1946, and Fred Lewis in 1968. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Griggs County heritage. Cooperstown, N.D.: Griggs County Heritage Book Committee, 1976. p. 27-28. |
| 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-GG-16-21) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | sh00032GG1621 |
