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Title: Historical Society. Historic Sites. Fort Totten Photographs
Dates: ca. 1890s-1950s
Series Number: 32286
Quantity: 2 feet
Abstract: Includes 71 photographs that were used for displays at the Fort Totten State Historic Site and dropped off by unidentified donors, a funeral card for Reverend Timothy Sexton, and a news clipping about St. Michael’s Indian Mission.
Provenance: The State Historical Society of North Dakota acquired the Fort Totten Photographs from Jack Mattson, former Site Supervisor at Fort Totten via the Archaeology and Historic Preservation Division of the State Historical Society of North Dakota. The collection was processed and this inventory created by Emily E. Schultz in December 2011.
Property Rights: The State Historical Society of North Dakota owns the property rights to this collection.
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BOX / FOLDER INVENTORY
Box 1:
A funeral card for Reverend Timothy Sexton
News clipping about St. Michael’s Indian Mission, 1956
32286-01 Jeannette Marie? Portrait
32286-02 Donnie, Don, Murt and Tony
32286-03 Mrs. Gendesor?
32286-04-06 Unidentified young man
32286-07-32 Fort Totten High School student and teacher portraits - most are identified on back, ca. 1955
32286-33-34 Fort Totten Athletic banquet, 1955
32286-35 Fort Totten Braves warming up before basketball game, 1958
32286-36 John Owl receiving trophy after the Braves beat Mercer in the Regional Championship, ca. 1958
32286-37 Fort Totten Braves cheerleaders, ca. 1958
32286-38 Fort Totten Braves at Regional Tournament vs. Binford, Ben Gourd shooting free throw, ca. 1958
32286-39 John Owl jumping center, Alex Greywater on the left, 15 is Ben Gourd and 41 is Ivan Blackelord? 1958
32286-40 Chuck? St. Arnold portrait
32286-41 Fort Totten Braves football game, ca 1955
32286-42 Don Longie portrait
32286-43 Mrs. G, Ruth Ann, Catherine, Don, Chuck, Julius, Murt Verna and Jeanetta
32286-44 Aerial photograph of Fort Totten, ca 1944
32286-45 Dominic Strait portrait
Duplicate of SHSND 2005-P-033-02 Fort Totten football team, 1953-1954
Box 2:
32286-46 Leslie Dubois portrait
32286-47 Fort Totten sophomore class of 1953
32286-48-49 Fort Totten High School graduation, 1950s
Box 3:
32286-50 Girls choir
32286-51 Class of 1955 receiving diplomas
32286-52 Front row, left to right: Mr. White, Joanne Miller, Jerry Gillis, Barbara Martin. Back row, left to right: Tony McDonald, Charlie Brien, Murt McClusky and Don Hart
32286-53 Front row, left to right: Joanne Miller, Jerry Gillis, and Barbara Martin. Back row, left to right: Tony McDonald, Charlie Brien, Murt McClusky and Don Hart
32286-54 Unidentified Fort Totten students, ca 1955
32286-55 Group of Fort Totten students, ca 1955
32286-56 Gene Cavanaugh, Julius Monson, Eddie Martin and Murlyn McClusky, ca 1955
32286-57 Irene Tetraut and Bertha Lavendure, ca 1955
32286-58 Unidentified Fort Totten students, ca 1955
32286-59 Don Hart and Patsy Hunt, ca 1955
32286-60 Fort Totten vs Finley-Sharon, 1950s
32286-61 Employees at Industrial School, ca 1890s
32286-62 North Entrance of Fort Totten Indian School, early 1900s
32286-63 Ruth Ann Brunelle portrait
Duplicate of SHSND 1009-007 Fort Totten freshman class of 1953
Duplicate of SHSND 1009-009 Fort Totten Glee Club of 1953
Duplicate of SHSND 2005-P-033-05 Fort Totten junior class of 1953
Duplicate of SHSND 2005-P-031-06 Fort Totten Indian School band, 1908
Duplicate of SHSND 2005-P-032-05 Front Porch commanding officer’s quarters, Fort Totten, 1890s
Duplicate of SHSND 2005-P-033-01 Fort Totten basketball team 1952-1953
Duplicate of SHSND 2005-P-033-04 Fort Totten football team 1953-1954
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