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Stumps Root claim clearing, possible false homestead claim, Marble Creek Item Info

Title:
Stumps Root claim clearing, possible false homestead claim, Marble Creek
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1909
Description:
Photo text: 'The clearing on the claim of George Root, May, 29, 1909, soon after he had sold his rights to the scrip for $8000. He had been in conflict with the scrip location.' Note: Marble Creek region homesteads at this time were often part of a homesteads fraud being documented by the US Forest Service.
Subjects:
cabin claim pioneer settlers homesteads homesteaders false fake USFS lawsuit
Location:
St. Joseph National Forest, Idaho
Idaho County:
Shoshone County
Features:
Marble Creek
Latitude:
47.25075
Longitude:
-116.02043
Source:
NARA College Park RG 95; Box 51
Source Identifier:
NARA0815DC22
Type:
image;stillimage
Format:
image/jpeg
Language:
eng

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Source
Preferred Citation:
"Stumps Root claim clearing, possible false homestead claim, Marble Creek", Archival Idaho Photograph Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/archivalidaho/items/archivalidaho559.html
Rights
Rights:
Material determined to be in Public Domain based on date of publication. Material made available by the University of Idaho Library. Please note these materials are not held by University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives. For more information, please contact the institution listed in the Source.
Standardized Rights:
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/