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Collection Summary
Collection: 00441 - Mark J. Halvorson Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001.000
Item: 00069
Title: Mark J. Halvorson removing boundary marker from Pembina County (N.D.)
Date: 1985-1990
Creator: Strand, Todd
Summary: Mark J. Halvorson stabilizes boundary marker as a truck starts pulling it from the ground in a park in Pembina County (N.D.). Originally marking the boundary line between North Dakota and Canada, the marker has raised letters that read: October 20, 1818. [Referring to: On October 20, 1818, in order to improve relations in the wake of the War of 1812, Great Britain and the United States agree to peaceful coexistence in the Pacific Northwest by signing the Convention of 1818 (also known as the Treaty of Joint Occupation) in London.]
Red ID: PH_I_144115 Image ID: 109226 Image Notes: 00441-00069

Collection: 00441 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: Mark J. Halvorson Photograph Collection
Date: 1898-2018

Summary: Consists of Halvorson, Bischoff, and Schwann family photographs. Image subjects include portraits of family members, gardens, farming activities, winter, ice fishing, Norwegians, and Germans from Russia. There are several images of Mark J. Halvorson's work at the State Historical Society of North Dakota.

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