Collection

Collection: 00117 - Nielson Family Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00005
Date: 1940
Creator: Nielson Family--Barnes County
Title: Minnie Nielson and unidentified women seated at table
Collection: 00117 - Nielson Family Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00027
Date: 1940
Creator: Nielson Family--Barnes County
Title: Minnie Nielson with a group of women gather for tea
Collection: 00117 - Nielson Family Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00032
Date: 2/22/1923
Creator: Nielson Family--Barnes County
Title: Minnie Jean Nielson portrait
Collection: 00117 - Nielson Family Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00035
Date: Circa 1945
Creator: Nielson Family--Barnes County
Title: Governor & Mrs. Fred G. Aandahl
Collection: 00117 - Nielson Family Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00037
Date: Circa 1945
Creator: Nielson Family--Barnes County
Title: Governor & Mrs. Fred G. Aandahl
Collection: 00117 - Nielson Family Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00039
Date: Circa 1945
Creator: Nielson Family--Barnes County
Title: Governor & Mrs. Fred G. Aandahl
Collection: 00117 - Nielson Family Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00064 - 00065
Date: 5/1948
Creator: Nielson Family--Barnes County
Title: Greetings to Grafton ND State Convention ND Federation of Woman's Clubs
Collection: 00117 - Nielson Family Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00065
Date: 1948
Creator: Nielson Family--Barnes County
Title: Mrs. A. M. Powell, North Dakota Mother of 1948
Collection: 00117 - Nielson Family Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00075
Date: Circa 1940
Creator: Nielson Family--Barnes County
Title: Dakota Press Women
Collection: 00117 - Nielson Family Photograph Collection
Folder: 0002
Item: 00080
Date: Circa 1910
Creator: Nielson Family--Barnes County
Title: Red River Cart & Native Americans
Collection: 00117 - Nielson Family Photograph Collection
Folder: 0002
Item: 00087
Date: Circa 1910
Creator: Nielson Family--Barnes County
Title: Buffalo grazing on hillside
Collection: 00117 - Nielson Family Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00003
Date: 1920-1929
Creator: Nielson Family--Barnes County
Title: Minnie Nielson in front seat of automobile adorned with flags in parade
Collection: 00117 - Nielson Family Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00006
Date: 1920
Creator: Nielson Family--Barnes County
Title: Minnie J. & Hazel Nielson with three unidentified women and child
Collection: 00117 - Nielson Family Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00031
Date: 1940
Creator: Nielson Family--Barnes County
Title: Minnie J. Nielson on a sled being pulled by unidentified man
Collection: 00117 - Nielson Family Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00034
Date: Circa 1945
Creator: Nielson Family--Barnes County
Title: Governor & Mrs. Fred G. Aandahl
Collection: 00117 - Nielson Family Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00036
Date: Circa 1945
Creator: Nielson Family--Barnes County
Title: Governor & Mrs. Fred G. Aandahl
Collection: 00117 - Nielson Family Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00038
Date: Circa 1945
Creator: Nielson Family--Barnes County
Title: Governor & Mrs. Fred G. Aandahl
Collection: 00117 - Nielson Family Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00064
Date: 1948
Creator: Nielson Family--Barnes County
Title: First Cabin built at Ft. Totten (N.D.)
Collection: 00117 - Nielson Family Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00064 - 00065
Date: 5/1948
Creator: Nielson Family--Barnes County
Title: Greetings to Grafton ND State Convention ND Federation of Woman's Clubs
Collection: 00117 - Nielson Family Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00068
Date: Circa 1915
Creator: Nielson Family--Barnes County
Title: Men studying or working in dorm or residence
Collection: 00117 - Nielson Family Photograph Collection
Folder: 0002
Item: 00076
Date: Circa 1910
Creator: Nielson Family--Barnes County
Title: Native Americans on Horseback at Fort Totten (N.D.)
Collection: 00117 - Nielson Family Photograph Collection
Folder: 0002
Item: 00087
Date: Circa 1910
Creator: Nielson Family--Barnes County
Title: Buffalo grazing on hillside
Collection: 00117 - Nielson Family Photograph Collection
Folder: 0002
Item: 00099
Date: Circa 1910
Creator: Nielson Family--Barnes County
Title: Northern Pacific Railroad, Highline Bridge, Valley City (N.D.)
Collection: 00117 - Nielson Family Photograph Collection
Folder: 0004
Item: 00172
Date: 9/4/1917
Creator: Nielson Family--Barnes County
Title: Ladies in the garden
Collection: 00117 - Nielson Family Photograph Collection
Folder: 0005
Item: 00287
Date: 6/1919
Creator: Nielson Family--Barnes County
Title: Toulouse

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