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Welk Homestead Batsa Brick

 Item
Identifier: GRHC 222

Scope and Contents

Sod (batsa) brick, gray-brown, 12” long by 5 ¾” at widest by 4 ¾.” Deliberate notch at plain end 4” by 1.” Made of clay, manure and straw. Opposite end is white (whitewash) with green paint around the side about 1 ½” into the side. Shows signs of plaster. ¼” flange on side opposite notch. Condition: Good. Whitewashed side has triangular piece missing about 2” wide tapering down to ½” at narrow end. Clay, straw and dust flake off when handled.

History of brick: Collected from the Welk Homestead on 14 June 2015. Taken from a recent restoration project at the homestead. [no date when actually removed] Two photos taken by Michael M. Miller show three people with brick. Location of photos at Welk site in 2015: GRHC/ Photographs/ Photographs (by year)/ 2015/ Welk Homestead.

Dates

  • 1899

Conditions Governing Access

Access to the physical collection is available upon request. Request must be made at least three (3) business days prior to ndsu.grhc@ndsu.edu.

The item is fragile. Handling will be kept to a minimum.

Extent

.5 Linear Feet (This collection contains 1 batsa brick from the Welk Homestead, Strasburg, N.D. )

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

1 batsa brick from the Welk Homestead built in 1899 in Strasburg, N.D.

Provenance

The NDSU Libraries’ Germans from Russia Heritage Collection received the item on June 15, 2016. Donated by Stan Harbuck.

Legal Status

The Germans from Russia Heritage Collection owns the property rights to this collection.
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection Repository

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