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Collection Summary
Collection: 00042 - Marquis de Mores Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00036
Title: Looking toward the town of Medora (N.D.)
Date: Circa 1930
Inscription/Marks: On the back: "General view", and 0042-36.
Summary: A view of the buildings of the town of Medora. Cattle graze in a field in the foreground. Visible are some houses, two wooden water tanks, stores, the hotel, the church and school complex, in the middle, and James W. Foley, Jr.'s house (formerly Von Hoffman House) on right.||The town of Medora was established in 1883 by the Marquis de Mores, and named for his wife, Medora.
Red ID: PH_I_144243 Image ID: 105265 Image Notes: 00042-00036

Collection: 00042 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: Marquis de Mores Photograph Collection
Date: Circa 1860-1960

Summary: An artificial collection from a variety of sources, the collection includes images of family and businesses owned by Marquis de Mores, primarily in Medora, ND and in France. Includes prints, negatives, and albums.

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