Photographic image. Black and white. Portrait of a man wearing a cowboy hat. Man identified as Martin Erbele. Inscribed: “Martin Erbele. Never married." Note written by Merrlyn (Ruff) Meland. Image courtesy of Ruff/ Erbele ...

Photographic image. Black and white. Portrait of older couple seated on either side of parlor table. Woman is wearing dark dress with shawl over head. Circa 1900. Courtesy of Ruff/ Erbele Family Collection, 2011.25, GRHC.

Photographic image. Color. Group photograph of the Edward and Pauline (Erbele) Ruff family in a church on Edward and Pauline’s 50th wedding anniversary. Dated December 1977. First row: Edward and Pauline (Erbele) Ruff. ...

Photographic image. Black and white. Snapshot of three children identified as Idella (Ruff) Wilson, Arlene Ruff, and Merrlyn (Ruff) Meland. Circa 1930s. Inscribed: “Idella Ruff (1929). Arlene Ruff 5-2-33, died 7-11-37. ...

Photographic image. Color. Merrlyn (Ruff) Meland and her great-granddaughter, Kaylee Ridler, making knoephla. Dated 2011. Inscribed: "2011." Image courtesy of Ruff/ Erbele Collection, 2012.18, GRHC.

Photographic image. Black and white. Portrait of Gustav “Gust” and Bertha Ruff. Inscribed: “Gust Ruff’s. Fredonia, ND." Image courtesy of Ruff/ Erbele Collection, 2012.18, GRHC.

Photographic image. Black and white. Portrait of older man and woman. Woman is wearing dark 'cat eye' glasses. Accompanying note states "Ed Ruff & Pauline." Circa 1965. Courtesy Ruff/ Erbele Family Collection, 2011.25, GRHC.

Photographic image. Black and white. Wedding portrait of Floyd and Della Ruff. Inscribed: “Floyd Ruff’s. Fredonia, ND." Image courtesy of Ruff/ Erbele Collection, 2012.18, GRHC.

Photographic image. Black and white. Snapshot of two women standing outside with a car barely visible to the right and a building barely visible on the left. Women are identified as Merrlyn (Ruff) Meland and Idella (Ruff) ...

Erbele and Ruff family genealogical material and twenty-four photographic images of the Erbele and Ruff families, circa 1895-2011.