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Title: Elizabeth Ellen Roberts
Dates: ca. 1900-1910
Collection Number: 00003
Quantity: 524 items
Abstract: This collection contains images of the Badlands of North Dakota and eastern Montana. Scenes of livestock and ranch work from the Frank Roberts and the H. T. Ranches make up a large portion of the collection. Also included are photos of Elizabeth Roberts and her two children, often with farm animals. Pictures of family friends and homesteads around the Amidon (ND) and Medora (ND) areas are also present.
Provenance: The collection was donated to the State Historical Society of North Dakota by Elizabeth Roberts on January 1, 1961. The collection originally resided with MSS 10183 and the photographs were transferred to the Photo Archives.
Property Rights: The State Historical Society of North Dakota owns the property rights to this collection.
Copyrights: Copyrights to materials in this collection remain with the donor, publisher, author, or author's heirs. Researcher should consult the 1976 Copyright Act, Public Law 94‑553, Title 17 U.S. Code and an archivist at this repository if clarification of copyright requirements is needed.
Access: This collection is open under the rules and regulations of the State Historical Society of North Dakota.
Citation: Researchers are requested to cite the collection title, collection number, and the State Historical Society of North Dakota in all footnote and bibliographic references.
Related Collections: MSS 10183 Elizabeth Roberts Papers
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Elizabeth Ellen Roberts was born to John Lloyd Roberts and Margaret Barr Roberts on March 7, 1872 in Waterloo, IA. She had four sisters: Mary Jane, Katherine, Anne and Nell. On January 21, 1890 she married T. Frank Roberts at Medora (ND). They had three children: one daughter, born ca. 1891 (who died at age 6), Harry (1892) and Ellen (Mrs. Ted Pope) (1895). During her lifetime, Elizabeth worked as a Deputy Game Warden and Rancher. She lived in Waterloo (IA) (to 1875); Minneapolis (MN) (1875-1877); Bismarck (DT) (1877, 1879-1882); Fort Meade, Black Hills (DT) (1877-1879); Custer Trail Ranch, Billings County (1882-1884); Sloping Bottom Ranch near Medora (ND) (1884-1890); Slope County ranch (1892); Shackford, A. C. Huidekoper Ranch on Deep Creek (1892-1898); Gladstone (ND) (1897-1898); Marmarth (ND). Elizabeth Ellen Roberts passed away January 9, 1968, at the Johnstone Memorial Nursing Home in Beach (ND).
Source: Research conducted by Barbara Handy-Marchello on March 3, 2008
Billings County Pioneer (Medora), January 18, 1968
BOX INVENTORY
Box 1: Scrapbook 1
Box 2: Scrapbook 2
Box 3: Scrapbooks 3 and 4
Box 4: Prints 00001-00050
Box 5: Prints 00051-00100
Box 6: Prints 00101-00150
Box 7: Prints 00151-00208
Box 8: Negatives 00001-00133
Box 9: Negatives 00137-00523
Box 10: Tintype (00524)
PHOTOGRAPHS INVENTORY
Item number/Description
00001 Large gathering , circa 1900
00002 Badlands (N.D.), circa 1900
00003 Badlands (N.D.), circa 1900
00004 Scenery, Badlands (N.D.), circa 1900
00005 Horse Racing, circa 1900
00006 Working the herd at the "pool roundup" on Middle Fork (Deep Creek), circa 1900
00007 Celebration, circa 1900
00008 Cattle, circa 1900
00009 Slide Butte, north east of Black Butte, circa 1900
00010 Scenery, Badlands (N.D.), circa 1900
00011 Badlands (N.D.), circa 1900
00012 Two men and woman in pasture, circa 1900
00013 Two men and woman by a river, circa 1900
00014 Unidentified man riding a horse in winter, Badlands (N.D.), circa 1900
00015 Homestead scene, circa 1900
00016 Homestead farmyard scene, with cattle and pigs, circa 1900
00017 Homestead scene, circa 1900
00018 Edge of Badlands (N.D.), circa 1900
00019 Mineral Springs cattle owned by Burgess and Myers, northeast of Chalk Butte, circa 1900
00020 Farm home, circa 1900
00021 Sheep on W. J. Atkinson's Ranch, circa 1900
00022 Horse herd in corral, circa 1900
00023 Log cabin and rammed earth buildings, circa 1900
00024 Draft animal-drawn wagon, circa 1900
00025 Plowing with four horse team, circa 1900
00026 Farmstead after May snowstorm, Badlands (N.D.), circa 1900
00027 Shelter belt and horse-drawn buggy, circa 1900
00028 Ranch scene with horses, circa 1900
00029 "Pool roundup" on Middle Fork (Deep Creek), circa 1900
00030 Badlands (N.D.) in fog, circa 1900
00031 Trucks and wagons, circa 1900
00032 Unidentified group in front of homestead and two vehicles, circa 1900
00033 Sheep flock on Atkinson Ranch (owned by Dave Fonson), near Rhame (N.D.), circa 1900
00034 Buffalo in stock pen, Miles City (Mont.), circa 1900
00035 First horse auction in area, Bill McCarty on horseback, Dickinson (N.D.), circa 1900
00036 Corrals at horse sale, circa 1900
00037 Supply wagons, circa 1900
00038 Cattle, circa 1900
00039 Ranch scene, Cottonwood Grove Ranch (T. F. Roberts Ranch), Billings County (N.D.), circa 1900
00040 Bridge, circa 1900
00041 Stone house on ranch before other house was built, circa 1900
00042 Barns, circa 1900
00043 Badlands (N.D.), circa 1900
00044 Roundup wagons, circa 1900
00045 Team and wagon beside Roberts' original stone house, Billings County (N.D.), circa 1900
00046 T. F. Roberts plowing with four horse team, Billings County (N.D.), circa 1900
00047 Mowing grain and stacking sheaves , circa 1900
00048 Ice going out near unidentified bridge, circa 1900
00049 Family with horses, circa 1900
00050 Family with horses, circa 1900
00051 Roberts' ranch mules, circa 1900
00052 Cattle dipping tank (sulfur), Sullivan's water holes (N.D.), circa 1900
00053 Roberts ranch (logging camp ranch), Badlands (N.D.), circa 1900
00054 Threshing outfit, circa 1900
00055 Hauling wool, circa 1900
00056 Hauling wool to Bowman (N.D.), circa 1900
00057 Roberts’ house and unidentified group of men, circa 1900
00058 Ralph Warlock breaking a horse, Cottonwood Grove Ranch (T. F. Roberts Ranch), Billings County (N.D.), circa 1900
00059 Full-blood Percherons and Shires, Cottonwood Grove Ranch (T. F. Roberts Ranch), Billings County (N.D.), circa 1900
00060 Harvested sheaves of grain in field, circa 1900
00061 "Pool roundup" on Middle Fork (Deep Creek), circa 1900
00062 Mineral Springs cattle owned by Burgess and Myers, northeast of Chalk Butte, circa 1900
00063 Sheep flock, circa 1900
00064 Homestead farm, circa 1900
00065 View of ranch and badlands, circa 1900
00066 Wagon-bridge across the Yellowstone River, Glendive (Mont.), circa 1900
00067 Farm home, circa 1900
00068 Farm buildings, Badlands (N.D.), circa 1900
00069 Farm and crops, circa 1900
00070 Cattle herd near farm, circa 1900
00071 Prairie fire, circa 1900
00072 Horse herd, circa 1900
00073 Celebration with marching band, circa 1900
00074 Ranch scene, circa 1900
00075 Barnyard, circa 1900
00076 Clearing away a freight wreck, Medora (N.D.), circa 1900
00077 Hauling logs with four horse cart, circa 1900
00078 Starting for the round-up, circa 1900
00079 Working the herd at the "pool roundup" on Middle Fork (Deep Creek), circa 1900
00080 Post office, Badlands (N.D.) (Amidon (N.D.)?), circa 1900
00081 Drilling a well, circa 1900
00082 Farm scene, circa 1900
00083 Ranch workers eating a meal, Badlands (N.D.), circa 1900
00084 Ralph Witlock breaking a horse, Cottonwood Grove Ranch (T. F. Roberts Ranch), Billings County (N.D.) , circa 1900
00085 Corn field, circa 1900
00086 Sheep and goats owned by W. J. Atkinson, circa 1900
00087 Injured horse and wagon "sometimes happens when driving broncos," circa 1900
00088 Roundup at Cottonwood Grove Ranch (T. F. Roberts Ranch), Billings County (N.D.), circa 1900
00089 Man in field of flowers, circa 1900
00090 Sheep pens, circa 1900
00091 Threshing, circa 1900
00092 Farm, circa 1900
00093 Crowd watching people on horseback , circa 1900
00094 Horse sale yards, Dickinson (N.D.), circa 1900
00095 Two bison, circa 1900
00096 Chasing cattle on horseback, circa 1900
00097 Sheep flocks, Badlands (N.D.), circa 1900
00098 Lake, Badlands (N.D.), circa 1900
00099 Fort Keogh (Mont.) buildings, circa 1901-1904, circa 1900
00100 Cattle, circa 1900
00101 Prairie, winter scene, circa 1900
00102 Badlands (N.D.) and Little Missouri River bend, circa 1900
00103 Sheep flock on Atkinson Ranch (owned by Dave Fonson), near Rhame (N.D.), circa 1900
00104 Horse herd, circa 1900
00105 Prairie, circa 1900
00106 Corral, circa 1900
00107 Farm scene, circa 1900
00108 Prairie butte, circa 1900
00109 Harvested grain, circa 1900
00110 Drilling a well, circa 1900
00111 Large group of vehicles, circa 1900
00112 Buffalo, Ft. Keogh (MT), circa 1900
00113 Farm yard and hay piles, circa 1900
00114 Bucking horses, Dickinson Horse Sales Company, Dickinson (N.D.), circa 1900
00115 Bucking horses, Dickinson Horse Sales Company, Dickinson (N.D.), circa 1900
00116 Gathering at unidentified graveyard, circa 1900
00117 Herd of Angora goats owned by W. J. Atkinson, circa 1900
00118 Farm, circa 1900
00119 Home and family on porch, circa 1900
00120 Farm yard, circa 1900
00121 Cultivating corn fields, circa 1900
00122 Horse sale, circa 1900
00123 Corral work at Cottonwood Grove Ranch (T. F. Roberts Ranch), Billings County (N.D.), circa 1900
00124 Sheep flock, Badlands (N.D.), circa 1900
00125 Sheep flock, Badlands (N.D.), circa 1900
00126 Deep Creek calves, circa 1900
00127 Sheep flock by pond, circa 1900
00128 Auction, horse sale yards, Dickinson (N.D.), circa 1900
00129 Horse herd, circa 1900
00130 Hauling cedar posts from Belfield to Cottonwood Grove Ranch (T. F. Roberts Ranch), Billings County (N.D.), circa 1900
00131 Badlands (N.D.), circa 1900
00132 Badlands (N.D.), circa 1900
00133 Badlands (N.D.), circa 1900
00134 Men in front of loaded vehicle, circa 1900
00135 Frank Roberts on a go-devil used to break horses, after a snow storm, 9/15/1903
00136 Madge Crowley, one-time Dickinson (N.D.) teacher, (wife of Joe Gambel) and child, near Beaver Creek (N.D.), circa 1900
00137 Interior view of sheep wagon, circa 1908
00138 Ella Roberts, daughter of Elizabeth Roberts, wife of Ted Pope, and horse, circa 1908
00139 Roosevelt’s cabin on original site, circa 1908
00140 Lebanon Lutheran Church, west of Amidon (N.D.), near Cottonwood Grove Ranch, circa 1908
00141 First State Bank of Amidon (N.D.), later became post office, burned down circa 1959-1960, circa 1908
00142 Interior view of sheep wagon, circa 1908
00143 Frank Roberts with horse tied, circa 1908
00144 Russian mixing mud to be used for plaster, circa 1908
00145 Frank Roberts and coal bank, Black Butte (N.D.), circa 1908
00146 Ella Roberts (wife of Ted Pope), Mrs. Roberts’ daughter, holding puppy, circa 1908
00147 Harry and Frank Roberts cultivating corn with a horse plow, circa 1908
00148 Louie Hecker with hand-made alter made from cigar boxes, circa 1908
00149 Chuck wagon, circa 1908
00150 Chuck wagon, circa 1908
00151 Sheep wagon, circa 1908
00152 Sheep wagon, circa 1908
00153 Corral, circa 1908
00154 Elizabeth Roberts’ daughter, Ella, circa 1908
00155 Elizabeth Roberts’ Studebaker, circa 1914, circa 1908
00156 H.T. Ranch and horse, circa 1908
00157 Dehorning a cow on Roberts’ Ranch, circa 1908
00158 Frank Roberts with branding irons in fire, circa 1910
00159 Frank Roberts branding a horse, circa 1910
00160 Ella Roberts and dog in Studebaker, circa 1910
00161 Frank Roberts and horses going through chute, circa 1910
00162 Mamie Clay, first Slope County Superintendent of Schools (right), circa 1910
00163 Elizabeth Roberts riding horse, circa 1910
00164 Emma Messersmith on horse, circa 1910
00165 Playhouse near de Mores Chateau and Medora Bank, circa 1908
00166 Harry and Ella Roberts with Lizzie Blade , circa 1908
00167 Three unidentified men in front of tent, circa 1908
00168 Frank Roberts (right) and unidentified companions, circa 1908
00169 Pheasant on snow drift, circa 1908
00170 Unidentified boy, circa 1908
00171 Elizabeth Roberts nursing a kitten, circa 1918, circa 1908
00172 Northern Pacific Railroad pile driver, between Medora (N.D.) and Glendive (Mont.), circa 1908
00173 Skinning a sheep in front of chuck wagon, circa 1908
00174 Schoolhouse, circa 1908
00175 Roberts’ stone house, circa 1908
00176 Branding a horse, circa 1908
00177 Dead coyote in foreground, T. F. Roberts Ranch, Billings County (N.D.), circa 1908
00178 Frank Roberts catching a horse, circa 1908
00179 Frank Roberts digging potatoes that were planted July 5 and dug October 5, circa 1908
00180 Chuck wagon, H.T. Ranch, circa 1900
00181 Roberts’ stone house, built in 1904, circa 1900
00182 Ox yoke, first fair, Amidon (N.D.), circa 1900
00183 Sand Creek School teacher going six miles to school, in wagon with Gray children, circa 1900
00184 Frank Roberts with snakes killed at a den on Sand Creek, 9/27/1908
00185 Farm Jewel & Coal Co. (Brumbaugh, Schnieder) office building, Amidon (N.D.), circa 1908
00186 Bucking horse and rider, circa 1908
00187 Ella and Harry Roberts riding a horse, circa 1908
00188 Digging out coyotes, holding onto one person while the other goes down the hole, circa 1908
00189 Winter scene on ranch, circa 1910
00190 Frank Roberts breaking horse, riding it in water, near Amidon (N.D.), circa 1908
00191-01 Elizabeth Roberts with nurse, St. Luke's Hospital (St. Paul, Minn.), circa 1900
00191-02 Elizabeth Roberts with nurse, St. Luke's Hospital (St. Paul, Minn.), circa 1900
00192 Frank Roberts on horse, circa 1900
00193 Porcupine in tree, circa 1908
00194 Douglas of Smithsonian Institute, carrying skull during archaeological dig, circa 1910
00195 Two unidentified men at Fort Dilts (N.D.) dedication, 1932
00196 Unidentified hat and pile near a creek, circa 1900
00197 Two unidentified men at Fort Dilts (N.D.) dedication, 1932
00198 Horse drawn sledge on ice pond with a load of coal, T. F. Roberts’ Ranch, circa 1900
00199 Three unidentified men hiking, circa 1900
00200 Unidentified dam and viewing area, circa 1900
00201 Elizabeth Roberts, circa 1900
00202 Unidentified couple, circa 1900
00203 Women and announcer on stage, circa 1900
00204 Infant, seven weeks old, circa 1900
00205 Infant, seven weeks old, circa 1900
00206 Infant, seven weeks old, circa 1900
00207 Infant, seven weeks old, circa 1900
00208 Infant, seven weeks old, circa 1900
00209 Two puppies on a chair, circa 1900
00210 Puppy on a chair, circa 1900
00211 Elizabeth Roberts nursing a kitten, circa 1900
00212 Puppy on a chair, circa 1900
00213 Puppy on a chair, circa 1900
00214 Puppy on a chair, circa 1900
00215 Puppies playing, circa 1900
00216 Puppy on a chair cushion, circa 1900
00217 Elizabeth Roberts holding a box and a fruit in her hands, after winning award, Amidon (N.D.), circa 1900
00218 Two women on grass outside home, circa 1900
00219 Young woman aiming gun, circa 1900
00220 Probably Harry and Ella Roberts with puppies, circa 1900
00221 Ox yoke, first fair, Amidon (N.D.), circa 1900
00222 House, circa 1900
00223 Women with large book, circa 1900
00224 Boy pretending to be a cowboy, circa 1900
00225 Ellen Roberts pushing wheelbarrow past cattle, circa 1900
00226 Young woman holding a piglet, circa 1900
00227 Horses, circa 1900
00228 Young man with horse, circa 1900
00229 Young woman on horse and man plowing , circa 1900
00230 Halter-breaking horses, Cottonwood Grove Ranch (T. F. Roberts Ranch), Billings County (N.D.), circa 1900
00231 Halter-breaking horses, Cottonwood Grove Ranch (T. F. Roberts Ranch), Billings County (N.D.), circa 1900
00232 U.S. Mail stage, Medora to Sand Creek, at Sloping Bottom Ranch, 15 miles south of Medora (N.D.), circa 1900
00233 Scenery on Black Butte, circa 1900
00234 Scenery on Black Butte, circa 1900
00235 Range cattle, circa 1900
00236 Wallace Huidekooper freighting outfit at Cottonwood Grove Ranch (T. F. Roberts Ranch), Billings County (N.D.), circa 1900
00237 Sand Rock formation near Chalk Buttes, circa 1900
00238 Sand Rock formation near Chalk Buttes, circa 1900
00239 Sand Rock formation near Chalk Buttes, circa 1900
00240 Corral scene, circa 1900
00241 Corral scene, circa 1900
00242 Corral scene, circa 1900
00243 Ella Roberts and friends, circa 1900
00244 Dining room, T. F. Roberts Ranch, Billings County (N.D.), circa 1900
00245 Sitting room, Roberts Ranch, Billings County (N.D.), circa 1900
00246 Sitting room, Roberts Ranch, Billings County (N.D.), circa 1900
00247 Bulldogs belonging to Dr. Davis, circa 1900
00248 Bulldogs belonging to Dr. Davis, circa 1900
00249 Fountain at Le Seur (Minn.), circa 1900
00250 Trophy of Santiago at Sibley Park, Mankato (Minn.), circa 1900
00251 Locomotive engine travelling forty miles an hour, circa 1900
00252 Piglets, circa 1900
00253 Ella Roberts and dog, circa 1900
00254 The Burrill place, Mankato (Minn.), circa 1900
00255 The Burrill place, Mankato (Minn.), circa 1900
00256 Mrs. Stickney (Sioux Falls, S.D.), Gladys McLean (Sharon, Minn.) and Ella Roberts , circa 1900
00257 Enoch Wright (Sharon, Minn.), circa 1900
00258 Grandma Butter (Sharon, Minn.), circa 1900
00259 G. A. Roberts (Sharon, Minn.), circa 1900
00260 Mary J. Roberts (Sharon, Minn.), circa 1900
00261 Minnesota state capitol building, St. Paul (Minn.), circa 1900
00262 St. Luke's Hospital (St. Paul, Minn.), circa 1900
00263 Young woman holding piglets, circa 1900
00264 Ice pond, Cottonwood Grove Ranch (T. F. Roberts Ranch), Billings County (N.D.), circa 1900
00265 Throwing a bronco, Cottonwood Grove Ranch (T. F. Roberts Ranch), Billings County (N.D.), circa 1900
00266 Bull shire horses at Cottonwood Grove Ranch (T. F. Roberts Ranch), Billings County (N.D.), circa 1900
00267 Louie Hecker's sheep ranch, circa 1900
00268 Louie Hecker's sheep ranch, circa 1900
00269 Chalk buttes, circa 1900
00270 Hills on Deep Creek showing erosion, circa 1900
00271 Deep Creek cowboys at Chalk Buttes Ranch, circa 1901
00272 Native Americans travelling by wagons on hunting trip from Yankton (S.D.) to Badlands (N.D.), circa 1900
00273 Elizabeth E. Roberts, Miss Powell and Mrs. Virdie Ramsland on horseback, circa 1900
00274 Mrs. Jamie Chatham and son in wagon, near Medora (N.D.), circa 1900
00275 View of business district, Belfield (N.D.), circa 1900
00276 View of business district, Belfield (N.D.), circa 1900
00277 W. G. Sheets' threshing outfit, first threshing machine seen by Elizabeth Ellen Roberts, north of Bowman (N.D.), circa 1900
00278 Native Americans travelling by wagons on hunting trip from Yankton (S.D.) to Badlands (N.D.), circa 1900
00279 Cowboys on horseback, circa 1900
00280 "Chi" Osterhousz on a bucking horse, circa 1900
00281 Steamboat at Glendive (Mont.), circa 1900
00282 Business district, Dickinson (N.D.), circa 1900
00283 Horse sale yards, Dickinson (N.D.), circa 1900
00284 Horse sale yards, Dickinson (N.D.), circa 1900
00285 Auction, horse sale yards, Dickinson (N.D.), circa 1900
00286 Horse sale yards, Dickinson (N.D.), circa 1900
00287 Horse-drawn wagon approaching antelope across field , circa 1900
00288 Grading streets, Dickinson (N.D.), circa 1900
00289 Walt and Otto Hill on steam powered plow, circa 1900
00290 Baseball game between Black Butte and Purcell, southwest of Amidon (N.D.), circa 1900
00291 Steam powered tractor pulling plow and seeder, owned by Brumbaugh, circa 1900
00292 Roberts family with horses: Frank, Harry and Elizabeth Roberts, Billings County (N.D.), circa 1900
00293 Roberts family with horses: Frank, Harry and Elizabeth Roberts, Billings County (N.D.), circa 1900
00294 Cattle, circa 1900
00295 Captive wolf, circa 1910
00296 Hound pups, circa 1910
00297 Shire horse, circa 1910
00298 Hawk nest, circa 1910
00299 Shire mare and colt, circa 1910
00300 Will Wright on horse, circa 1910
00301 Lizzie Blade on horse, circa 1910
00302 Jessie Messersmith on horse, circa 1910
00303 Will Wright on horse, circa 1910
00304 Mrs. Ramsland and son on horse, circa 1910
00305 Bank, Belfield (N.D.), circa 1910
00306 Dog and cat outside building, circa 1910
00307 Bank, Belfield (N.D.), circa 1910
00308 Lizzie Blade , circa 1910
00309 Cowboy's bed packed on horseback, circa 1910
00310 Cowboy on horse, circa 1910
00311 Boy pretending to be a cowboy, circa 1910
00312 Cowboy on horse, circa 1910
00313 Cowboy on horse, circa 1910
00314 "Tex" wolf wagon, circa 1910
00315 Hounds shaking a coyote as T. F. Roberts looks on , circa 1910
00316 Hounds shaking a coyote, circa 1910
00317 Harry Roberts on bucking horse, circa 1910
00318 Harry Roberts on bucking horse, circa 1910
00319 "Polinac" horse imported by Dunham, owned by T. F. Roberts, circa 1910
00320 Wolf hound of "Jax" Florence , circa 1910
00321 Wolf hound of "Jax" Florence , circa 1910
00322 Horse drawn wagon pulling full load, circa 1910
00323 Horse drawn wagon pulling full load, circa 1910
00324 Snow covered residence, circa 1910
00325 Residence, Dickinson (N.D.), circa 1910
00326 Women camping, circa 1910
00327 Dave McKutchen family dining at table inside home, circa 1910
00328 Marguete Pelisser, circa 1910
00329 Wolf tracks in mud, circa 1910
00330 Wolf tracks in mud, circa 1910
00331 Brumbaugh on horseback, circa 1910
00332 Students and teacher outside Black Butte school, circa 1910
00333 Harry Roberts on horseback with dead coyotes, circa 1910
00334 Harry Roberts on horseback, circa 1910
00335 Harry Roberts on horseback, circa 1910
00336 Saddle horse, circa 1910
00337 Harry Roberts on horseback, circa 1910
00338 Landslide, circa 1910
00339 Buffalo skulls, circa 1910
00340 Site of stage station at Sand Creek, south of Cottonwood Grove Ranch (T. F. Roberts Ranch), Billings County (N.D>), circa 1910
00341 Site of stage station at Sand Creek, south of Cottonwood Grove Ranch (T. F. Roberts Ranch), Billings County (N.D>), circa 1910
00342 Coal bank, circa 1910
00343 Layers in coal bank, circa 1910
00344 Burning coal mine, circa 1910
00345 Hounds outside snake den, circa 1910
00346 Hounds outside snake den, circa 1910
00347 Rocks in Chalk Butte, circa 1910
00348 Roberts with dogs and animal pelts "vacation sport", circa 1910
00349 Shire horse, circa 1910
00350 Sows with nursing piglets, circa 1910
00351 Horse, circa 1910
00352 Frank Roberts breaking horse, riding it in water, near Amidon (N.D.), circa 1908
00353 Frank Roberts breaking horse, riding it in water, near Amidon (N.D.), circa 1908
00354 Yearling filly, circa 1908
00355 Antelopes, circa 1908
00356 Antelope calf, circa 1908
00357 Antelope on snow covered ground 9/16/1908
00358 Snakes killed by Frank Roberts in a den on Sand Creek 9/27/1908
00359 Man holding a large hawk 9/27/1908
00360 Sitting room, Roberts Ranch, Billings County (N.D.), circa 1908
00361 Students and teacher, Sand Creek school, Billings County (N.D.), circa 1908
00362 Trail hounds on Roberts Ranch, Billings County (N.D.), circa 1908
00363 Elizabeth Roberts with trail hounds on Roberts Ranch, Billings County (N.D.), circa 1908
00364 Trail hound puppies, Roberts Ranch, Billings County (N.D.), circa 1908
00365 Cattle wading in stream, circa 1908
00366 Cattle in the badlands, circa 1908
00367 Cattle in the badlands, circa 1908
00368 Badlands scene, circa 1908
00369 Badlands scene, circa 1908
00370 Antelope, circa 1908
00371 Beaver dams, circa 1908
00372 Beaver dams, circa 1908
00373 Saddle horses, circa 1908
00374 Cowboy on horse, circa 1908
00375 Weanlings , circa 1908
00376 The Beginners (yearling), circa 1908
00377 Man on horseback, circa 1908
00378 Man on horseback, circa 1908
00379 Hounds, circa 1908
00380 Hounds, circa 1908
00381 Mail carrier, Sand Creek, Billings County (N.D.), circa 1908
00382 Puppies nursing, circa 1908
00383 Constructing the school house, fifty miles from railroad, Billings County (N.D.), circa 1908
00384 Russian cowboy on horseback, circa 1908
00385 Russian babies, circa 1908
00386 Rose Armstrong on horseback, circa 1908
00387 Hens, circa 1908
00388 Branding a colt, Cottonwood Grove Ranch (T. F. Roberts Ranch), Billings County (N.D.) circa 1908
00389 Pinto pony, Cottonwood Grove Ranch (T. F. Roberts Ranch), Billings County (N.D.) circa 1908
00390 A dog after an encounter with a porcupine (covered in porcupine quills), circa 1908
00391 A dog after an encounter with a porcupine (covered in porcupine quills), circa 1908
00392 Porcupine , circa 1908
00393 Young hawks, circa 1908
00394 Dipping cattle, circa 1908
00395 Dipping cattle, circa 1908
00396 Mare and colt, Cottonwood Grove Ranch (T. F. Roberts Ranch), Billings County (N.D.) circa 1908
00397 Man on horseback, circa 1908
00398 Interior of Mrs. Jos. Gamble ranch house, circa 1908
00399 Wool press, Dickinson (N.D.), circa 1908
00400 Wool press, Dickinson (N.D.), circa 1908
00401 R. Daviston bulldog, circa 1908
00402 R. Daviston bulldog, circa 1908
00403 Shire mare, Cottonwood Grove Ranch (T. F. Roberts Ranch), Billings County (N.D.) circa 1908
00404 Harry and Ella Roberts on horseback, circa 1908
00405 Cow nursing, circa 1908
00406 Cow nursing, circa 1908
00407 Cow and calf, circa 1908
00408 Polled angus bull, Cottonwood Grove Ranch (T. F. Roberts Ranch), Billings County (N.D.) circa 1908
00409 Shire stallion, Cottonwood Grove Ranch (T. F. Roberts Ranch), Billings County (N.D.) circa 1908
00410 T. F. Roberts on horseback, circa 1900
00411 Ellen Roberts feeding antelope on T. F. Roberts ranch, Billings County (N.D.), circa 1900
00412 Antelope, circa 1900
00413 Antelope and rabbit, circa 1900
00414 Antelope feeding from bottle, circa 1900
00415 Coyote den, circa 1900
00416 Young coyote pup after being pulled out of den, circa 1900
00417 Coyotes pulled out of den and killed, circa 1900
00418 Coyotes pulled out of den and killed, circa 1900
00419 Dead coyote, circa 1900
00420 Elizabeth, Harry and Ellen Roberts with the day's hunt of ducks and chickens, circa 1900
00421 Elizabeth, Harry and Ellen Roberts with the day's hunt of ducks and chickens, circa 1900
00422 Men on horseback with a pack of ranch wolf hounds, circa 1900
00423 Men on horseback with a pack of ranch wolf hounds, circa 1900
00424 Men, horses, and a pack of ranch wolf hounds, circa 1900
00425 Men, horses, and a pack of ranch wolf hounds, circa 1900
00426 Shire horse, circa 1900
00427 Broncho busting, circa 1900
00428 Broncho busting, circa 1900
00429 Broncho busting, circa 1900
00430 Broncho busting, circa 1900
00431 Broncho busting, circa 1900
00432 Broncho busting, circa 1900
00433 Broncho busting, circa 1900
00434 Broncho busting, circa 1900
00435 U.S. Mail carrier, circa 1900
00436 Chalk Buttes scenery, circa 1900
00437 Chalk Buttes scenery, circa 1900
00438 Chalk Buttes scenery, circa 1900
00439 Black Buttes scenery, circa 1900
00440 Black Buttes scenery, circa 1900
00441 Black Buttes scenery, circa 1900
00442 Branding calves, circa 1900
00443 Branding calves, circa 1900
00444 Dehorning cattle, circa 1900
00445 Cowboy on horse, circa 1900
00446 Young hawks, circa 1900
00447 Cowboy on horse, circa 1900
00448 Young hawks, circa 1900
00449 Girl on porch holding bouquet or branch, circa 1900
00450 Two young women, one wearing a hat, circa 1900
00451 Ella Roberts , circa 1900
00452 Harry and Ella Roberts with Lizzie Blade , circa 1900
00453 Young woman in field with buffalo skulls and debris, circa 1900
00454 Horse, circa 1900
00455 Woman on porch with puppies, circa 1900
00456 Woman on porch with puppies, circa 1900
00457 Ella Roberts on porch, circa 1900
00458 Three men standing in front of a tent, circa 1900
00459 Women with two children on porch, circa 1900
00460 Young woman holding horse bridle, circa 1900
00461 Child in field , circa 1900
00462 Barn, circa 1900
00463 Building, circa 1900
00464 Birds-eye view of ranch, circa 1900
00465 Schoolhouse with birds in foreground, circa 1900
00466 Creek and bank, circa 1900
00467 Interior of home, circa 1900
00468 Interior of home, circa 1900
00469 Human remains, circa 1900
00470 Human remains, circa 1900
00471 Two horses, circa 1900
00472 Cattle grazing in front of ranch building, circa 1900
00473 Horse, circa 1900
00474 Broncho busting, circa 1900
00475 Man and girl on horseback, circa 1900
00476 Beaver dam, circa 1900
00477 Corral scene, circa 1900
00478 Man on horseback, circa 1900
00479 Man on horseback, circa 1900
00480 Man on horseback, circa 1900
00481 Man on horseback, circa 1900
00482 Man on horseback, circa 1900
00483 Man on horseback, circa 1900
00484 Man on horseback, circa 1900
00485 Woman on horseback with pack, circa 1900
00486 Man on horseback, circa 1900
00487 Man on horseback, circa 1900
00488 Man on horseback, circa 1900
00489 Man on horseback, circa 1900
00490 Man on horseback, circa 1900
00491 Girl on horseback, circa 1900
00492 Horse drinking from cow's udder, circa 1900
00493 Horse drinking from cow's udder, circa 1900
00494 Horse drinking from cow's udder, circa 1900
00495 Puppies drinking from bowl, circa 1900
00496 Dogs, circa 1900
00497 Couple standing beside automobile, circa 1940
00498 Chickens outside house, circa 1900
00499 Rattlesnake, circa 1900
00500 Scenic view, circa 1900
00501 Scenic view, circa 1900
00502 Scenic view, circa 1900
00503 Scenic view, circa 1900
00504 Scenic view, circa 1900
00505 Scenic view, circa 1900
00506 Scenic view, circa 1900
00507 Scenic view, circa 1900
00508 Scenic view, circa 1900
00509 Scenic view, circa 1900
00510 Scenic view, circa 1900
00511 Scenic view, circa 1900
00512 Scenic view, circa 1900
00513 Scenic view, circa 1900
00514 Scenic view, circa 1900
00515 Scenic view, circa 1900
00516 Scenic view, circa 1900
00517 Scenic view, circa 1900
00518 Scenic view, circa 1900
00519 Scenic view, circa 1900
00520 Scenic view, circa 1900
00521 Scenic view, circa 1900
00522 Scenic view, circa 1900
00523 Scenic view, circa 1900
00524 Mr. and Mrs. (Margaret Barr) John Lloyd Roberts wedding portrait (tintype) 1871
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