Title: Willson Family Photograph Collection
Dates: 1886-ca. 1896
Collection Number: 2012-P-044
Quantity: 18 items
Abstract: Consists of photographs of (or belonging to) the family of Frank A. Willson, son of Hugh Patterson and Martha Willson. Frank was born September 21, 1857 in Minnesota, and moved to Dakota Territory in the 1880s. He edited The Pink Paper (Bathgate, ND) from about 1886 to 1916. Subjects of the portraits are not known, but are assumed to be family members. Census information for both Frank A. and Hugh P. Willson are in the case file.
Provenance: Barbara Solberg inherited the collection from her mother-in-law, and donated the
collection to the State Historical Society of North Dakota on August 21, 2012.
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. Researchers 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.
Transfer: No materials were transferred from this collection.
Item number/Description
2012-P-044-01 Unidentified woman portrait, Haynes’ Palace Studio Car portrait, Fargo, DT, ca. 1886
2012-P-044-02 Unidentified woman with infant, Witmer & Derby portrait, Bathgate, ND, ca. 1890
2012-P-044-03 Four unidentified young women portrait, Blackburn photograph, Grand Forks, ND, September 1886
2012-P-044-04 Unidentified young woman portrait, Blackburn Studio, Grand Forks, ND, ca. 1890
2012-P-044-05 Unidentified man portrait, C. Moore, Grafton, DT, ca. 1886
2012-P-044-06 Unidentified woman portrait, R. W. Fullerton portrait, Bathgate, DT, ca. 1885
2012-P-044-07 Unidentified man portrait, Caswell & Butler portrait, Grand Forks, DT, ca. 1882-1886
2012-P-044-08 Unidentified man portrait, Blackburn Studio, Grand Forks, ND, ca. 1890
2012-P-044-09 Unidentified young woman portrait, Blackburn Studio, Grand Forks, ND, ca. 1890s
2012-P-044-10 Two children portrait, Blackburn Studio, Grand Forks, DT, ca. 1888
2012-P-044-11 Unidentified young woman portrait, W. E. Butler Studio, Grand Forks, DT, ca. 1886
2012-P-044-12 Unidentified man portrait, Blackburn Studio, Grand Forks, ND, ca. 1890
2012-P-044-13 Unidentified young woman portrait, Blackburn Studio, Grand Forks, ND, ca. 1890
2012-P-044-14 Unidentified young woman portrait, Ball & Rindahl Studio, Grafton, ND, ca. 1890s
2012-P-044-15 Unidentified young child portrait, Witmer & Derby, Bathgate, DT, ca. 1890
2012-P-044-16 Unidentified young child portrait, Witmer & Derby, Bathgate, DT, ca. 1890
2012-P-044-17 Young woman with young boy portrait, G. F. Blackburn, Photographer, Grand Forks, DT, ca. 1890
2012-P-044-18 Unidentified man portrait, O. S. Goff, Photographer, Dickinson, ND, ca. 1896
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