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Collection Summary
Collection: 00032 - North Dakota Oral History Project Photograph Collection
Folder: BL-39
Item: 00004
Title: Chaska monument dedication Clear Lake Township three miles north of Driscoll (N.D.)
Date: 7/25/1937
Creator: Christianson, Haral—1892-1986
Inscription/Marks: [typed on caption on the bottom of original photograph] Col. 32- BL/39-4 [facsimile file] Written on reverse in ink: Chaska Dedication1935
Summary: Large crowd surrouinding the monument at the Chaska monument dedication on July 25, 1937. Chaska was the Indian scout for the Sibley Expedition who died August 3, 1863 at Camp Banks, probably just north of Driscoll. Chaska is the Sioux word meaning first-born son, as opposed to Winona, which is Sioux for firstborn daughter. The Sioux pronounced the word "Chas-kay", although this form is rarely heard today. Louis A. Slaatenhus (1854-1945) donated a parcel of land in the southwest quarter of section 34-140-75, Clear Lake Township three miles north of Driscoll, and on July 25, 1937 a bronze and granite monument was dedicated to the honor of Chaska. The site is usually referred to as CAMP CHASKA, although this name was not used by the Sibley Expedition itself.
Red ID: PH_I_125753 Image ID: 170869 Image Notes: 00032-BL-39-00004

Collection: 00032 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: North Dakota Oral History Project Photograph Collection
Date: 1880-1977

Summary: Consists of copies of photographs belonging to people interviewed for the North Dakota Oral History Project. The Project was undertaken by Larry Sprunk, with the cooperation of the North Dakota American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, the North Dakota Farmers Union, and the State Historical Society of North Dakota. The primary objective of the North Dakota Oral History Project was to conduct oral tape recorded interviews with North Dakotans who lived through the state's history and who could speak of this history from a first-hand basis. Interviewees were photographed at the time of their interviews. In addition, the project borrowed over 6,000 historical photographs which were copied and added to the State Historical Society's collection. Many interviewees also donated family histories, documents, letters, ledgers, books, and artifacts.

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