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Williams homestead, possible false homestead claim, Marble Creek Item Info

Title:
Williams homestead, possible false homestead claim, Marble Creek
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1909
Description:
Photo text: 'Clearing and improvements on homestead claim of J.E. Williams, May 31, 1909. Mr. Williams served an appointment as U.S. Commissioner, in order to excuse his absence from the land.' 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:
NARA0815DC12
Type:
image;stillimage
Format:
image/jpeg
Language:
eng

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Source
Preferred Citation:
"Williams homestead, possible false homestead claim, Marble Creek", Archival Idaho Photograph Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/archivalidaho/items/archivalidaho892.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/