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Collection: 00042 - Marquis de Mores Photograph Collection
Folder: 0003
Item: 00116
Title: Louis Vallombrosa at age 16
Date: 1901
Inscription/Marks: On the back: 0042-116.
Summary: Full-length portrait of Louis standing with a forearm resting on the back of a tall wooden chair. A book rests on the seat. He is wearing a dark coat with white handkerchief in his pocket, over a polka-dot vest with a matching tie over the high collar white shirt. In the background is a painted backdrop of floral motifs. Taken in 1901 when he was 16. Louis, Duke de Vallombrosa was born in New York in 1885, and brought to Dakota Territory as an infant. After leaving Dakota Territory in 1886, he grew up in France, and returned to North Dakota in 1903 for a visit with his mother Medora and sister Athenais. He was educated at Yale University and married in 1918. His son Antoinne or Tony was born in 1921. Louis was a banker until 1936 when he retired and moved to Switzerland, the same year he deeded the Chateau de Mores to the state of North Dakota.
Red ID: PH_I_144326 Image ID: 105348 Image Notes: 00042-00116-negative

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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