Joseph Lamont’s birthplace (1)
File — Box: Photo 478, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Joseph Lamont Family Photographic Collection contains 1 silhouette card, 8 photographic postcards, and 27 photographs. The collection is arranged by the person(s) in the photograph. Included are photographs of Joseph and Carrie Lamont and their children, Scott Lindsey and Grace Lilian. There are also photographs of Scott's wife Elizabeth Grace Marquardt and three of their children, Grace Elizabeth, Winetta, and Jerome. They were donated as part of a collection of family papers and photographs, related to the Lamont family.
The Joseph Lamont Series contains a photograph of Joseph Lamont’s birthplace, a house located in Utica, N.Y., with an older couple standing on the porch. There is also a silhouette picture of Joseph Lamont at an unknown age along with two photographs of Joseph Lamont. One photograph was taken of him has a middle-aged man with two of his friends and his young son, Scott. The text on the back reads, “Col. Lamont after his parole & interview with his friends and wants to know if life is worth living.” The second photograph is a portrait taken by Gilbert E. Flaten showing an older Mr. Lamont in a parlor sitting in a rocking chair smoking a pipe beside a piano.
The Carrie Rice Lamont file includes a portrait and two photographs of Joseph’s wife, Carrie Rice Lamont, taken in 1885 by photographer Frank Jay Haynes of Fargo. The other two photographs include her with her two children and with her parents and husband beside a waterfall.
Grace Lilian Lamont’s file includes a baby photograph of her, possibly in her baptismal gown, taken by Frank Jay Haynes along with a portrait taken by Samuel Logan as she sits on a donkey.
Most of the photographs in this collection are part of the Scott L. Lamont Series, including of himself, his wife and children. There are two portraits of Scott as a baby and five portraits of Scott at various ages along with a few photographs of Scott with his wife, family, and friends. Two of the images of a younger Scott show him with long, curly hair. Also included are four portraits of Elizabeth Lamont, Scott’s wife. One photograph shows three of the Lamont children: Grace, Jerome, and Winetta as they sit in a little wagon pulled by a goat. The remainder of the photographs of the Lamont children are photographic postcard portraits of Grace Elizabeth Lamont. They include her reading by a table, wearing a winter coat and seated on a “man in the moon figure” and more formal portraits. The Miscellaneous Series contains a carte de visite of Joseph Lamont’s unnamed brother in his Civil War uniform, and a photograph of a flooded Island Park on July 12, 1916 taken from south Broadway. Also included is a portrait of Ida Janneta Lamont that was mislabeled as Grace Lilian Lamont. Her connection to the family is unknown. The portrait was taken by Frank Haynes of Fargo, Dakota Territory and she appears to be ill or near death. Handwritten on the front is Born Oct. 23, 1880, Died May 28, 1881 or –7.”
Most of the photographs in this collection are part of the Scott L. Lamont Series, including of himself, his wife and children. There are two portraits of Scott as a baby and five portraits of Scott at various ages along with a few photographs of Scott with his wife, family, and friends. Two of the images of a younger Scott show him with long, curly hair. Also included are four portraits of Elizabeth Lamont, Scott’s wife. One photograph shows three of the Lamont children: Grace, Jerome, and Winetta as they sit in a little wagon pulled by a goat. The remainder of the photographs of the Lamont children are photographic postcard portraits of Grace Elizabeth Lamont. They include her reading by a table, wearing a winter coat and seated on a “man in the moon figure” and more formal portraits. The Miscellaneous Series contains a carte de visite of Joseph Lamont’s unnamed brother in his Civil War uniform, and a photograph of a flooded Island Park on July 12, 1916 taken from south Broadway. Also included is a portrait of Ida Janneta Lamont that was mislabeled as Grace Lilian Lamont. Her connection to the family is unknown. The portrait was taken by Frank Haynes of Fargo, Dakota Territory and she appears to be ill or near death. Handwritten on the front is Born Oct. 23, 1880, Died May 28, 1881 or –7.”
Dates
- 1880 - 1910
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Extent
From the Collection: 36 Photographic Prints (36 photographic prints.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Lamont, Joseph, 1840-1913. (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu