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Title: Ada Sylvester Oral History Photo Collection
Dates: 1888-1925
Collection Number: 00032-Bi-08
Quantity: 25 items
Abstract: Photographs copied from personal collection of Ada Sylvester during her oral history interview in Medora (ND), Billings County. Interview is available on Oral History Tape #0068A & B in MSS 10157.
Provenance: The North Dakota Oral History Project was undertaken by Larry Sprunk, with the cooperation of the North Dakota American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, the North Dakota Farmers Union, and the State Historical Society of North Dakota. The primary objective of the North Dakota Oral History Project was to conduct oral tape recorded interviews with North Dakotans who lived through the state's history and who could speak of this history from a first-hand basis. Interviewees were photographed at the time of their interviews. In addition, the project borrowed over 6,000 historical photographs which were copied and added to the State Historical Society's collection. Many interviewees also donated family histories, documents, letters, ledgers, books, and artifacts.
Property Rights: The State Historical Society of North Dakota owns the property rights to this collection.
Copyrights: Copyrights to this collection remain with the donor, publisher, author, or author's heirs. Researchers should consult the 1976 Copyright Act, Public Law 94-553, Title 17, U.S. Code or 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.
Photographs Inventory
00032-BI-08-01 Branding on Rue's OU Ranch on Government Creek NW of Fryburg (ND) 1925
00032-BI-08-02 Ada Rue and friends atop petrified wood stump NE of Medora (ND) 1923
00032-BI-08-03 Students at Boicourt Country School 14 miles NW of Fryburg (ND) 1916
00032-BI-08-04 Governor Arthur Sorlie expedition into the North Badlands (ND) 1925
00032-BI-08-05 S. T. May speaking at dedication of Dickinson College, Dickinson (ND) 1920
00032-BI-08-06 Molitor, old cowboy from Medora (ND)
00032-BI-08-07 Flash flood damage on bridge attempt Andrews Creek in Badlands
00032-BI-08-08 Noon horseplay Nuen's School 13 miles N of Medora (ND) 1920
00032-BI-08-09 Harry Rue's OU Ranch house and homestead shack on Government Creek NW of Fryburg (ND) 1915
00032-BI-08-10 Arthur Rue holding Emmet Rue, oldest and youngest sons of Harry Rue, Fryburg (ND)
00032-BI-08-11 Stacking grain on Harry Rue's place on Government Creek NW of Fryburg (ND) 1922
00032-BI-08-12 Branding on Harry Rue's place on Government Creek NW of Fryburg (ND) 1922
00032-BI-08-13 Bringing home vacant homestead shack for blacksmith shop Lloyd Rue driving horses to Harry Rue's place on Government Creek NW of Fryburg (ND) 1922
00032-BI-08-14 Herding cattle on Harry Rue's place on Government Creek NW of Fryburg (ND) 1917
00032-BI-08-15 Horses in corral on Harry Rue's place on Government Creek Northwest of Fryburg (ND) 1917
00032-BI-08-16 Mr. and Mrs. George Gardner roping at the 4th of July celebration, Belfield (ND) 1915
00032-BI-08-17 Bronc doing the jack knife with Earl Harmon at Frontier Days Medora (ND) Doubleday photo
00032-BI-08-18 Jack Neuens riding at Frontier Days, Medora (ND) Doubleday-Meyers photo
00032-BI-08-19 H. V. Johnston's ranch home on Sully Creek, Medora (ND)
00032-BI-08-20 Sunday School at Boicourt School 14 miles NW of Fryburg (ND) 1913
00032-BI-08-21 Governor Arthur Sorlie expedition to evaluate park site in the North Badlands (ND) 1925
00032-BI-08-22 – 23 Sales yards, Dickinson (ND) 1904 Northrop photo
00032-BI-08-24 Arthur Clarke Huidekoper, Bill Jones, Norman Lebo, Charley Mason, Dave McAuillen, Fred McLain, James Reynolds, Frank Roberts, Slope County (ND) 1888
00032-BI-08-25 Frontier Days, Medora (ND) 1920s
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