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| Title | Torval Fosholdt sod house, Courtenay, N.D. |
| Date of Original | between 1908 and 1911 |
| Description | Torval Fosholdt stands with his family outside their sod house near Courtenay, N.D. Three girls stand next to their mother Sophia, and another baby stands in the carriage. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Animals
People
Rural views
Women
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Sod buildings
Spouses
Families
Horses
Baby carriages
Infants
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| Personal Name | Fosholdt, Torval, 1874-1911
Fosholdt, Sophia
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| Location | Courtenay (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1900-1909
1910-1919
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| Item Number | 00032-GG-09-29 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | Torval Fosholdt was born in Norway in 1874. In 1881, he immigrated with his parents to Iowa. In 1882, the Fosholdts moved to North Dakota. Toval homesteaded on land near Charlson in McKenzie County in 1903, and operated a cattle ranch there. In 1908 he married Sophia Gunderson. The Fosholdts lived in Tyrol township where Torval farmed until his death in 1911. Torval Fosholdt was also an accomplished amateur photographer. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Griggs County heritage. Cooperstown, N.D.: Griggs County Heritage Book Committee, 1976. p. 66. |
| 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-09-29) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | sh00032GG0929 |
