Details

This image may be restricted. Contact reference staff for assistance.
Collection Summary
Collection: 00071 - Former Governors' Mansion Photograph Collection
Folder: 0003
Item: 00056
Title: Mrs. Aandahl playing a mandolin in the living room of the Old Governor's Mansion, Bismarck (N.D.)
Date: 1945-1951
Inscription/Marks: On the back: col. 71-56.
Summary: This snapshot from the Aandahl family albums shows Mrs. Aandahl seated on the floor of the living room of the Old Governor's Mansion. She wears a white blouse with a dark bow at the neck, and a dark skirt. A small girl in a ruffled pinafore is next to her, and they are surrounded by pillows. Mrs. Aandahl, (Luella Brekke) is playing a teardrop shaped stringed instrument, probably a mandolin. A slant-top writing desk is behind her and there are other stool, tables, dressers near. Taken during the Aandahl occupancy of the Mansion, 1945-1951.
Red ID: PH_I_22962 Image ID: 486693 Image Notes: 00071-00056

Collection: 00071 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: Former Governors' Mansion Photograph Collection
Date: 1902-1975

Summary: Images of Former Governors' Mansion and the Governors and families who lived there.

Enter a subject or term in one or both of the “Search” boxes.

  • “Item Detail” searches the Title, Creator and Summary fields of all item-level records.
  • “Collection Number” searches the Collection Number field only and requires an exact match.

The “DETAILS” button provides additional information about an item, as well as the following options:

  • “Collection Summary” details the contents of the entire collection in which the selected item is located.
  • You can print the image and its corresponding details by selecting “Print".
  • “Digitized Images from the Collection” returns a list of all digitized items within that collection (available from the “Collection Summary” screen).

Click on image to expand/zoom the image view.

“Photobook home” takes you back to the main Photobook page where you can start a new search.

“Featured Collections” showcases new and/or popular collections and the digitized images within those collections.

Information on how to order copies is located here.

The collections preserved in the North Dakota State Archives include over a million images. Only a small percentage of these images have been digitized. This photo gallery provides a preview of the images that have been digitized.

For more information on the non-digitized images, please refer to the finding aids found on our website at history.nd.gov, or ask a member of our reference staff for assistance.