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| Title | Marquis de Mores and Medora, Marquise de Mores on horseback |
| Date of Original | between 1883 and 1886 |
| Description | The Marquis de Mores stands in a field while Medora rides sidesaddle on a horse next to him. Both wear hunting attire. She has a rifle balanced on her lap and wears an ammunition belt around her waist. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | People
Women
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Spouses
Horses
Rifles
Ammunition
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| Personal Name | Mores, Antoine Amedee Marie Vincent Manca de Vallombrosa, marquis de, 1858-1896
Mores, Medora Von Hoffmann, marquise de
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| Location | Medora (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1880-1889
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| Item Number | 00042-080 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title created by staff. |
| Relation | [Is Part Of] Marquis de Mores Collection Mss 10036 |
| Biography/History | Antoine Amedee Marie Vincent Amat Manca de Vallombrosa, the Marquis de Mores was born in 1858 into a family of Spanish, Italian, and French nobility. He received a military education, and entered the military in 1880. Resigning his commission in 1881, he moved to Paris and became an investor. He met his future wife Medora, here, married in 1882, and moved to New York City. In 1882, he became interested in the ranching and beef processing industry, and struck out for Dakota Territory in 1883 to begin a western dressed beef business. He established the town of Medora in 1883. In addition to the meat packing industry, he became involved in the stagecoach business. His enthusiasm didn't replace business acumen, and he left the west by 1886. The Marquis was killed in North Africa in 1896. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | Marquis de Mores Photograph Collection 00042
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (00042-080) |
| Rights Management | Rights transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
| Digital ID | sh00042080 |
| OCLC number | 17732729 |
