American Revolutionary War Postcard and Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: Photo 2073
Scope and Contents
The Allen L. Truax’s American Revolutionary War postcards and photographs were originally part of his manuscript entitled "Guide to the American Revolution" (processed as Institute Manuscript Collection 361) and based on his travels in the eastern United States. His unpublished manuscript is modeled upon Benson J. Lossing's Pictorial Field Book of the Revolution (1857), which is divided by state with a narrative of events in that state and travelogue of historic sites.
The photographs, mainly snapshots, and postcards are organized by state and then arranged alphabetically therein by town or historic site. There are also a small number of images from Canada which is filed first in the collection.
Dates
- 1900 - 1954
Creator
- Truax, Allen L., 1871-1965. (Person)
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection remain with the creator.
Biography
Allen L. Truax (1871-1965) came to Crosby, N.D., Divide County in 1908. At that time he was a railway mail clerk on the Great Northern Train. Prior to then (1895) he attended Valley City Normal. Allen L. and Evelyn (Baldwin) Truax were married in 1901 and both taught school in Page, N.D. during 1893-1894. They had four children, two dying in infancy. He retired from the railway mail service in 1932. He and Mrs. Truax traveled over 100,000 miles and visited every state in the Union spending a good share of their time in the Eastern States visiting historic sites. During this part of his travels he wrote a history of the American Revolution, which was never published.
Extent
1007 Photographic Prints (1007 postcards and photographic prints.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Postcards collected and photographs taken by Allen Truax and wife of historic sites related to the American Revolution, done from the 1930s into the 1950s. The collection is organized by state, plus Canada, and then by town or specific site. Collected as part of the writing of his unpublished typewritten manuscript entitled "Guide to the American Revolution" , modeled upon Benson J. Lossing's Pictorial Field Book of the Revolution (1857).
Provenance
Deposited by Allen L. Truax, 1955 (Acc. 361).
Property rights
The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
Creator
- Truax, Allen L., 1871-1965. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the American Revolutionary War Postcard and Photograph Collection
- Description rules
- Rda
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
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West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu