Martin Schow Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: Photo Folio 65
Scope and Content
Martin Schow Photograph Collection contains 2 photographic prints on cardboard mounts. Both were taken by O. E. Flaten, photographer from Moorhead, Minnesota, how was also Martin Schow’s son-in-law. The two photographs are of the Schow homes on their farm. The first is a log cabin with the family out front, the second is a large Victorian farmhouse with an open front porch.
Dates
- 1870s-1900s
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection are in the public domaine.
Biography
Martin Schow was born November 4, 1835 in Svinskaug, Vestby, Akershus, Norway. He served in the army for five years, and operated a mercantile business near Christiania (Oslo) for seven years. He married Dorthea Bjerke on September 24, 1861. In 1866, they immigrated to the United States, via Quebec. They first settled in Winona, Minnesota where he worked as a miller. Then in June 1870, he came to Section 24, Noble Township, Cass County, (North) Dakota Territory. He was the first to settle in that township, where he farmed five hundred acres. He also served as Sheriff of Pembina County for a period of time.
He and his wife had 9 children. Clara, Alma, Robert, Lars, Jennie, Carl, Othelia, Maria, and Alma. Clara was married to O.E. Flaten, a prominent photographer in Moorhead, Minnesota. Martin Schow died on July 29, 1906 in Nobel Township, and his wife died in 1914. They are buried in Nora Lutheran Church Cemetery.
He and his wife had 9 children. Clara, Alma, Robert, Lars, Jennie, Carl, Othelia, Maria, and Alma. Clara was married to O.E. Flaten, a prominent photographer in Moorhead, Minnesota. Martin Schow died on July 29, 1906 in Nobel Township, and his wife died in 1914. They are buried in Nora Lutheran Church Cemetery.
Extent
2 Photographic Prints (2 photographic prints.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Martin Schow, a Norwegian-American, was the first white settler in Noble Township, Cass County, North Dakota in 1870.
Provenance
Donated by Mrs. Walter L. (Edith) Nelson, 1986 (Acc. 2152)
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Martin Schow Photograph Collection
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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