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Andrew Nelson Family Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Photo 501

Scope and Contents

This collection contains 19 photographs of members of the Nelson family. It also includes a photograph of Albert Hedlund who is related to the family. Eighteen of the photographs were removed from small collection photo 53 and incorporated into Photo 501, which at the time as only the Albert Hedlund photograph.

These photos are also related to Small Collection 53.

Dates

  • Majority of material found within 1890-1915

Creator

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.

Copyrights

Copyrights to this collection is held by the NDSU Archives

Biography

Born at Bransted, Sweden. Emigrated in 1882 to Harwood, N.D. Married Annie Hedlund in 1893. 1898, they moved to Casselton, N.D. where he managed the Howe Farm until 1905. They moved to Fargo that same year and Andrew started working for the Northern Pacific Railroad; he retired 1939. Both are buried at Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, N.D.

Extent

19 Items (Contains family photographs of the Nelson family)

Language of Materials

English

Overview

Contains nineteen photographs of members of the Nelson family.

Provenance

Donated by Leonard Sackett, 1953 (Acc. 53)

Property Rights

The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
Title
Finding Aid to the Andrew Nelson Family Photographs
Description rules
Appm
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository

Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States