Florence Odell Collection
Content Description
The collection consists of one high school photo album of Florence Odell from Montrose, SD dated to the late 1910s and early 1920s. Florence Odell was born on November 29, 1903 to Royal B and Anna (Knox) Odell near the Montrose, SD area. The Odell’s were early pioneers in the Montrose area. The photo album offers insight into the high school years and family life of Florence Odell. The photo album features a number of black and white photographs showing various scenes. These include: children, family, school buildings, school play, classmates, farming, farm machinery, automobiles, marriage car, Montrose town scenes, motorcycle, Sylvan Lake, farmsteads, World War I soldiers and scenes, winter scenes, and the Montrose high school basketball team. Some of the photographs are identified, some with only a first name and some with a complete name. Florence was a teacher who later became a principal and superintendent at the Sand Creek Consolidated school south of Wessington Springs. Florence married Hurff Saunders on March 1, 1924; they lived in Huron for a time before moving to Ketchikan, Alaska prior to the Second World War. The grey cover of the photo album features a lion and the word, “Memories.”
Acquisition Type
Gift
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- 1910s-1920s
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet
- Basketball -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Family Scenes -- Photographs -- South Dakota Subject Source: Local sources
- High Schools -- South Dakota Subject Source: Local sources
- Montrose (S.D) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Montrose High School (Montrose, S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photo Album Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photograph Collection -- Manuscript Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Plays/Performances/Theatre -- High School Subject Source: Local sources
- School Children -- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1914-1918 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Source
- Odell, Florence (Person)