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Title: Alfred Johnson
Dates: 1900-1950
Collection Number: 00047
Quantity: 51 items
Abstract: Images of a row of men on binders in field, Frank Kraft Blacksmith Shop, A. L. Woodbury family, Hans Erickson family, Satrum family, Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy, W. E. Carver family, Hartley Stock Farm, and the Debing Home, all in Page (N.D.), Buolemeyer Bros. in Erie (N.D.), and Doctor L. P. Larson family of Finley (N.D.).
Provenance: The collection was donated to the State Historical Society of North Dakota by Alfred Johnson. The date of donation is unknown.
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Biographical Sketch
Alfred Johnson was born to Nels and Betty Johnson in Moline (Ill.) October 11, 1887. The family lived for a time in Ash Lake (Minn.). Johnson moved to Page (N.D.) in 1911 and established a photography studio. He married Bessie E. Berry April 2, 1914. They had one child, Nanna Berry Barckley.
From “Our Page, 1882-1957”:
The April 12, 1912 issue of the Page Record reports two events among others: the sinking of the Titanic in the Atlantic and the opening of a photo studio her in Page by Alfred Johnson. The young man set up a studio in Roy Debing’s barber shop, and he survived for several weeks on bread and milk, till one day a lady came in for a two dollar sitting. More customers began coming after that. Then in summer came the big bonanza: the Italian crew working on the Surrey Cut-off. Johnson drove out to the diggings, in a rig hired at a reduced price. He found that relatives and friends among the men grouped around some acknowledged leader, and it became a matter of gaining his confidence. Each member of the group followed the example of the leader, ordering one, six or twelve duplicates of a photograph according to the amount ordered by the leader. Johnson developed thousands of pictures of these lonely workers, who sent them back to their families in areas they considered less forsaken by God and man. Mr. Johnson later equipped a studio in his own home. And Page is fortunate to have had his services all these years.
Alfred Johnson retired in 1964 and moved to Park Rapids (Minn.) to live with his daughter. His wife passed away in 1956. Johnson died May 28, 1968 and was buried in Page.
Sources:
Ancestry.com
Our Page, 1882-1957
The Forum May 29, 1968
INVENTORY
00047-00001 Home in Stillwater (Minn.) XX
00047-00002 Debing home, Page (N.D.) XX
00047-00003 Hartley Stock Farm, Page (N.D.) XX
00047-00004 Threshing, Page (N.D.) ca. 1900
00047-00005 Berry Farm, Page (N.D.) XX
00047-00006 A. L. Woodbury Family, Page (N.D.) XX
00047-00007 Home, Page (N.D.) XX
00047-00008 Frank Kraft blacksmith shop, Page (N.D.) ca. 1920
00047-00009 Hans Erickson family, Page (N.D.)ca. 1945
00047-00010 Satrum family, Page (N.D.) ca. 1945
00047-00011 Buolemeyer family, Erie (N.D.) ca. 1950
00047-00012 Doctor L. P. Larson family of Finley (ND) ca. 1945
00047-00013 Mr. Woodbury, Page (N.D.) XX
00047-00014 Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy, Page (N.D.) XX
00047-00015 W.E. Carver, Family of Page (N.D.) ca. 1900
00047-00016 Electric Light Plant, Page (N.D.) ca. 1920
00047-00017 Harvesting grain with binders ca. 1900
00047-00018 Threshing, Page (N.D.) XX
00047-00019 Man driving a McCormick-Deering tractor in a parade, Page (N.D.) ca. 1920
00047-00020 Cars in a parade, Page (N.D.) ca. 1920
00047-00021 Tractor being used to power merry-go-round ca. 1920
00047-00022 Alfred Johnson's brother-in-law on a Minneapolis S-2 Deluxe Twin motorcycle 1913
00047-00023 First Baptist Church and St. James Catholic Church, Page (N.D.) XX
00047-00024 Post Office, Page (N.D.) XX
00047-00025 Crowd on Main Street, Page (N.D.) 06/30/1913
00047-00026 Looking west on Main Street, Page (N.D.) ca. 1915
00047-00027 Main Street lined with cars, Page (N.D.) ca. 1925
00047-00028 Looking east on Main Street, Page (N.D.) ca. 1905
00047-00029 Residential section of Main Street, Page (N.D.) ca. 1905
00047-00030 South side of Main Street, Page (N.D.) ca. 1915
00047-00031 Public School, Page (N.D.) ca. 1910
00047-00032 Lindsey Funeral Home, Page (N.D.) ca. 1920
00047-00033 Farmers Elevator Co., Page (N.D.) ca. 1910
00047-00034 Parade on Main Street, Page (N.D.) ca. 1915
00047-00035 Elevator and Depot, Page (N.D.) 1900-1920
00047-00036 Alfred Johnson residence, Page (N.D.) 1900-1920
00047-00037 Buildings including Standard Oil, Page (N.D.) XX
00047-00038-00039 Aerial view of Hartley Stock Farm, Polled Angus Breeders, Page (N.D.) ca. 1930
00047-00040 Snow plow, Page (N.D.) 1925
00047-00041 Business district, Pillsbury (N.D.) ca. 1900
00047-00042 Auditorium, Hope (N.D.) ca. 1935
00047-00043 Luverne State Bank, Luverne (Minn.) ca. 1900
00047-00044 Depot, Luverne (Minn.) ca. 1900
00047-00045 Alfred Johnson 1911
00047-00046 Bird’s eye view of Rolette (N.D.) ca. 1910
00047-00047 Mr. and Mrs. Victor Wallace ca. 1910
00047-00048 Hope Dam, Steele County (N.D.) XX
00047-00049 Page High School Band, Page (N.D.) XX
00047-00050 Roy Berry farm, Lake Township, Cass County (N.D.) 1920-1929
00047-00051 Threshing near Page (N.D.) circa 1910
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