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Title: Nancy Hendrickson
Dates: ca. 1896-1934
Collection Number: 00024-H
Quantity: 94 items
Abstract: Images taken by Nancy Hendrickson and her brother John Christiansen, some separated from Nancy Hendrickson Papers (MSS 10200).
Provenance: The collection was donated to the State Historical Society of North Dakota by Nancy Hendrickson in November 1977.
Property Rights: The State Historical Society of North Dakota owns the property rights to this collection.
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2009-P-018 George and Erma Frederick
2010-P-035 Helen Blaich
2011-P-002 Margaret Wilder-Welch
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Nancy Christenson Hendrickson was born February 26, 1886. She was the sixth child of Swedish immigrants, Sone and Christina Christenson, and the first to be born on the family homestead along the Heart River near Mandan, North Dakota.
Her formal education involved a total of 11 months. Classes were held every other year at area farm homes during the winter months of December, January, and February. Few electives were offered along with the three basics. The Christenson family subscribed to numerous magazines and newspapers and Nancy's homestead shack eventually became a large library. At age nine she made her first trip to Mandan, 17 miles away. Later trips were made on horseback, motorcycle, and by car.
The responsibility of the family homestead fell to Nancy in the 1920's because of her mother's failing health. Nancy's mother died in 1926. Restricted to the homestead, Nancy looked to hobbies to help fill her time. She worked as a seamstress and because she loved animals, she engaged in animal photography. Her unusual photos featured animals dressed in doll clothes. The photographs brought her national prizes and were sold in newspapers, magazines, and postcards. She continued to sell photos until the end of World War II. Nancy's photographic work is on display in the State Historical Society museum.
In 1927 Nancy met and married Herman Apenes. Herman died in 1934 of cancer. Nancy married Carl Hendrickson in 1935 and they lived on the Christensen homestead. Nancy had many outside interests such as reporting statistics to the Weather Bureau. Carl died in 1970 and Nancy remained alone on the family homestead until her death in 1978. She was 92.
Sources:
Mandan News, November 26, 1978; p. 14.
Mandan Pioneer, October 2, 1935; p. 5.
Morton Prairie Roots, 1776-1976, by Marion Plath Peterson, Taylor Publishing Company, Dallas; 1973.
North Dakota Outdoors, November, 1977, pp. 20-25.
PHOTOGRAPHS INVENTORY
00024-H-00001 Nancy Hendrickson, age 20
00024-H-00002 Looking east on Main Street, Mandan (N.D.), 1915
00024-H-00003 Farmers State Bank, Almont (N.D.)
00024-H-00004 Fairgrounds , Mandan (N.D.), 1920
00024-H-00005 Fairgrounds , Mandan (N.D.), 1920
00024-H-00006 Looking Northeast to North Dakota State Capitol and Liberty Memorial Building Bismarck (N.D.), 1920
00024-H-00007 North Dakota State Capitol after fire, Bismarck (N.D.), December 12, 1930
00024-H-00008 Looking Northeast to North Dakota State Capitol, Bismarck (N.D.), 1920
00024-H-00009 Cutting firewood, 1920
00024-H-00010 Nancy Hendrickson's farm house southwest of Mandan (N.D.)
00024-H-00011 Thanksgiving Day turkeys Northern Pacific Freight Depot Mandan (N.D.), 1909
00024-H-00012 Nancy Hendrickson farm view from across Heart River, Mandan (N.D.)
00024-H-00013 North Dakota State Capitol fire, Bismarck (N.D.), December 12, 1930
00024-H-00014 North Dakota State Capitol fire, Bismarck (N.D.), December 12, 1930
00024-H-00015 North Dakota State Capitol after fire, Bismarck (N.D.), December 1930
00024-H-00016 Childs Play house Lyon's home, Mandan (N.D.), 1920
00024-H-00017 Locomotive Engine
00024-H-00018 Unidentified bicyclist
00024-H-00019 Celebrants with shotguns and instruments with Northern Pacific Railroad Box car, Mandan (N.D.)
00024-H-00020 J.D. Allen taxidermy shop in Mandan (N.D.)
00024-H-00021 Nancy Hendrickson with neighbor in home; age 20, Mandan (N.D.)
00024-H-00022 Nancy Hendrickson farmhouse southwest of Mandan (N.D.)
00024-H-00023 Carl Hendrickson on his farm southwest of Mandan Driving a team of horses, Mandan (N.D.), 1920
00024-H-00024 Carl Hendrickson farm with tractor and combine waist deep in wheat, Mandan (N.D.)
00024-H-00025 Carl Hendrickson harvesting on farm, Mandan (N.D.), 1920
00024-H-00026 Binding on Carl Hendrickson farm, Mandan (N.D.), 1920
00024-H-00027 Nancy Hendrickson, Southwest of Mandan (N.D.), 1896
00024-H-00028 Nancy Hendrickson on farm homestead, Mandan (N.D.)
00024-H-00029 House, Mandan (N.D.)
00024-H-00030 Rosebud
00024-H-00031 Flood , Mandan (N.D.), March 14, 1913
00024-H-00032 Flood , Mandan (N.D.), March 14, 1913
00024-H-00033 Flood , Mandan (N.D.), March 14, 1913
00024-H-00034 Ponies, buggy and boys, Mandan (N.D.)
00024-H-00035 State Industrial School, Mandan (N.D.)
00024-H-00036 Main Street looking east, Mandan (N.D.), 1920
00024-H-00037 Automobile, Ford Model T, 1917-1922
00024-H-00038 State Fair grounds grandstand and Racetrack, Fargo (N.D.), 1910
00024-H-00039 Streetcar on Broadway Avenue Fargo (N.D.), Fargo (N.D.), 1910
00024-H-00040 North Dakota State Capitol after 1930 fire, Bismarck (N.D.), December 1930
00024-H-00041 North Dakota State Capitol after 1930 fire, Bismarck (N.D.), December 1930
00024-H-00042 North Dakota State Capitol after 1930 fire, Bismarck (N.D.), December 1930
00024-H-00043 North Dakota State Capitol after 1930 fire, Bismarck (N.D.), December 1930
00024-H-00044 Main Street looking west Mandan (N.D.)
00024-H-00045 Nancy Hendrickson planting corn on her farm southwest of Mandan (N.D.)
00024-H-00045 Nancy Hendrickson planting corn, Mandan (N.D.)
00024-H-00046 Carnival on Morton County Fairgrounds, Mandan (N.D.), 1920
00024-H-00047 Carnival on Morton County Fairgrounds, Mandan (N.D.), 1920
00024-H-00048 Ford Day View west on Main Street Mandan (N.D.), 1920
00024-H-00049 Vintage Model T Ford automobile, Mandan (N.D.), 1917-1922
00024-H-00050 Andrew Swanberg, Mandan (N.D.)
00024-H-00051 Sander Hendrickson homestead about 7 miles west of Mandan (N.D.), 1901
00024-H-00052 Sander Hendrickson homestead about 7 miles west of Mandan (N.D.), 1901
00024-H-00053 Sander Hendrickson homestead about 7 miles west of Mandan (N.D.), 1901
00024-H-00054 Stuart Dunlap house 201 7th Avenue NW from southeast, built 1904, Mandan (N.D.)
00024-H-00055 Andrew Swanberg family near farm house, Mandan (N.D.), 1902
00024-H-00056 Bull
00024-H-00057 House Mandan (N.D.)
00024-H-00058 Home of Jacob Bull (see pg. 204 in Flasher Jubilee), Flasher (N.D.)
00024-H-00059 Mother Bull, of Lindemen Bull, Mandan (N.D.)
00024-H-00060 Con Hendrickson and family at home near Lydon (N.D.)
00024-H-00062 First Baptist Church and members Custer Flats (N.D.)
00024-H-00063 Alfa E. Orla and Elmer Ellison Ralph Hauson parochial school in Sander Hendrickson home, Mandan (N.D.), 1902
00024-H-00064 John Larson Harvesting family fields with binder, Mandan (N.D.)
00024-H-00065 Indian Encampment on Cannonball River, Mandan (N.D.)
00024-H-00066 Haying on Farm, Mandan (N.D.), ca. 1902
00024-H-00067 Mrs. Christianson (Nancy Hendrickson's mother) 83rd birthday, Mandan (N.D.), December 3, 1922
00024-H-00068 Main Street looking east Mandan (N.D.), December 11, 1923
00024-H-00069 Lewis and Clark Hotel Mandan (N.D.), 1920
00024-H-00070 Main Street Mandan (N.D.), 1920
00024-H-00071 Grinding Feed, Mandan (N.D.), ca. 1920s
00024-H-00072 Harvesting, Mandan (N.D.), ca. 1920s
00024-H-00073 Grinding Feed, Mandan (N.D.), ca. 1920s
00024-H-00074 Auto on bridge across Cannonball River, ca. 1920s
00024-H-00075 Locomotive and Freight train, 1920
00024-H-00076 Nancy Hendrickson south of Mandan (N.D.)
00024-H-00077 Haystack, Mandan (N.D.), ca. 1920s
00024-H-00078 Tractor and Disc, Mandan (N.D.), ca. 1920s
00024-H-00079 Parade Bismarck (N.D.) 1920
00024-H-00080 Herman Apenes driving sled and team with ice blocks cut from Heart River, Mandan (N.D.)
00024-H-00081 Bismarck-Mandan bus, Mandan (N.D.), 1920
00024-H-00082 Liberty Memorial Building, Bismarck (N.D.), 1920
00024-H-00083 R. C. H. Automobile, Mandan (N.D.), 1911-1914
00024-H-00084 Grinding Feed, Mandan (N.D.), ca. 1920s
00024-H-00085 Collins Avenue looking south to Main Street, Mandan (N.D.), 1920
00024-H-00086 Heart River and bridge, Mandan (N.D.)
00024-H-00087 Main Street and 3rd Avenue, Mandan (N.D.), ca. 1920s
00024-H-00088 Front of Lewis and Clark Hotel, Mandan (N.D.)
00024-H-00089 Old North Dakota State Capitol Building Bismarck (N.D.), 1920
00024-H-00090 Memorial Bridge under construction across Missouri River 1920s
00024-H-00091 McCormick Header in field, ca. 1920s
00024-H-00092 Nancy Hendrickson in 1928 Ford Model A Touring Car, Mandan (N.D.), 1934
00024-H-00093 Nancy Hendrickson and friends, 1920
00024-H-00094 Mandan High School, Mandan (N.D.) 1920
00024-H-00128 H. T. Murphy
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