Road Construction, 1919

Item

Identifier: B207.01.0001.0002.00002

Staff Only

Abstract

Mounted photograph showing a construction crew in South Dakota. There are two children on a horse, eleven men, and two women. Four of the men are astride saddled horses inside a corral. Behind the people are an automobile, a truck, and two tents. After serving in the Army as an engineer during World War I, Morris Adelstein joined his mother in Kadoka, South Dakota and was elected as the county engineer for several counties in South Dakota. Morris Adelstein and his banker founded the Northwestern Engineering Company in 1924.

Dates

1919

Creator

Miller Photography Studio (Organization)

Rights and Usage Statement

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Extent

From the File: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 legal document box)

Additional Description

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Papers contain nine folders and one book, Paving the Way: The Life Morris E. Adelstein by Howard Shaff and Audrey K. Shaff (1970). There are eight folders of photographs and one folder with two issues of The National Jewish Monthly magazine (1944-1945).

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition, 9.5 x 6 inches photograph, 13.5 x 9.5 inches mounting, black and white.

Inscription and Marks

A typed file label on the mounting “Northwestern Engineering Company, 1919” and a photographer inscription: “Miller, Pierre, SD” is on the mounting. “#8” is printed on the photograph.