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Collection Summary
Collection: 00091 - Fannie Dunn Quain Photograph Collection
Folder: 0013
Item: 00579
Title: James A. Emmons
Date: 1884-1889
Creator: Quain, Fannie Dunn,--1874-1950
Summary: James Emmons sits posed for a formal portrait. He wears a light-colored suit, vest, and bow-tie with anchor pin.||James E. Emmons came to Dakota Territory in 1865 and operated steamboats on the river constantly until 1872, carrying supplies to Indian trading posts and mines. From August 1872 to 1879, he operated various enterprises in Bismarck. He was appointed to the first Burleigh county Board of Commissioners by Governor John Burbank in 1873.
Red ID: PH_I_92665 Image ID: 172264 Image Notes: 00091-000579

Collection: 00091 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: Fannie Dunn Quain Photograph Collection
Date: 1874-1950

Summary: Consists of early images of Bismarck (N.D.), Yellowstone National Park, Hot Springs (S.D.), postcards, and many unidentified portraits.

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Collection Summary
Collection: 00091 - Fannie Dunn Quain Photograph Collection
Folder: 0013
Item: 00579
Title: James A. Emmons
Date: 1884-1889
Creator: Quain, Fannie Dunn,--1874-1950
Summary: James Emmons sits posed for a formal portrait. He wears a light-colored suit, vest, and bow-tie with anchor pin.||James E. Emmons came to Dakota Territory in 1865 and operated steamboats on the river constantly until 1872, carrying supplies to Indian trading posts and mines. From August 1872 to 1879, he operated various enterprises in Bismarck. He was appointed to the first Burleigh county Board of Commissioners by Governor John Burbank in 1873.
Red ID: PH_I_92665 Image ID: 172265 Image Notes: 00091-000579-back

Collection: 00091 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: Fannie Dunn Quain Photograph Collection
Date: 1874-1950

Summary: Consists of early images of Bismarck (N.D.), Yellowstone National Park, Hot Springs (S.D.), postcards, and many unidentified portraits.

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