Antoine Gingras residence, Walhalla, N.D.

Wooden house at 3/4 angle. The end closest to the camera is listing heavily to the left. There is a tree behind the house and grass in the foreground. Photographic prints; "June 1962"--Printed on front of photograph. "Residence at post site."--Handwritten on back of photograph. &...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elliot, R. J.
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: State Historical Society of North Dakota; 1962
Subjects:
Fur trade
Historic sites
Pioneer Era
Trading posts
Wooden buildings
Houses
Trees
Abandoned buildings
Gingras
Antoine
1821-1877
Walhalla (N.D.)
Elliot
Metis
Online Access:http://cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/uw-ndshs/id/1155
Description
Summary:Wooden house at 3/4 angle. The end closest to the camera is listing heavily to the left. There is a tree behind the house and grass in the foreground. Photographic prints; "June 1962"--Printed on front of photograph. "Residence at post site."--Handwritten on back of photograph. "North Dakota State Parks, R.J. Elliot"--Stamped on back of photograph. Title created by staff. Antoine Gingras settled here in the 1840s. Gingras was a prominent fur trader, a representative in the Minnesota Territorial legislature, and participated in the 1869 Metis rebellion against Canadian rule, led by Louis Riel. Consult: http://www.nd.gov/hist/gingras/index.html

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