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One of the last sod barns in use in Walsh County, built in late 1880s
CREATED/PUBLISHED
[191-?]
SUMMARY
Six head of cattle (oxen?) in a pasture in front of a sod-roofed building. There appears to be an open entry area, and part of wall is supported by wood. Along side is a wire fence and a gate.
NOTES
Title taken from label with hand-colored print.
"Last sod house in Walsh County (Weberg-Dubois). Late 1800s. Andrew Iverson - 4 oxen. Picture belongs to George Myra, 345 5th St. West, Grafton, N.D. (later moved to Fargo, N.D.)"--Back of hand-colored print.
Cite as: Fred Hultstrand History in Pictures Collection, NDIRS-NDSU, Fargo.
Gift; Verwest, Donna Jean 1969.
Andrias Iverson emigrated from Norway and homesteaded in Dewey Township, Walsh County, N.D.
SUBJECTS
Iverson, Andrias.
Sod buildings--North Dakota--Walsh County--1910-1919.
Sod barns--North Dakota--Walsh County--1910-1919.
Cattle--North Dakota--Walsh County--1910-1919.
Fences--North Dakota--Walsh County--1910-1919.
Gates--North Dakota--Walsh County--1910-1919.
Norwegian Americans--North Dakota--Walsh County--1910-1919.
Walsh County (N.D.)--1910-1919.
Photographic prints--Hand-colored.
RELATED NAMES
Myra, George.
MEDIUM
1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
1 photographic print : hand-colored ; 8 x 10 in.
REPRODUCTION NUMBER
Hult.054 (5x7 copy neg.)
2028.054
PART OF
Fred Hultstrand History in Pictures Collection (NDSU, Fargo, N.D.)
REPOSITORY
North Dakota State University Institute for Regional Studies PO Box 5599, Fargo, ND 58105-5599
DIGITAL ID
(hand-colored) ndfahult c054
(black & white) ndfahult b054
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