George Jorgenson Collection
Content Description
The collection consists of a number of photographs and postcards collected by George Jorgenson. The items were originally offered to the Smith-Zimmerman Museum in Madison, who then transferred them to the South Dakota State Archives. The majority of the images date from the 1900s to 1920s. An 8 ½” x 5” image of the whaleback steamer “Christopher Columbus” was transferred to the Jim Dan Hill Library, Special Collections, University of Wisconsin-Superior. Wall Drug publications were added to the Wall Drug Vertical File.
Acquisition Type
Gift
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- ca. 1900s-1920s
Creator
- Rowe, G.W.--Photo Studio (Fort Pierre, S.D.) (Organization)
- Hollingsworth, Ira (Person)
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet
Inventory
6526C Folder 1: Postcards include Dakota Wesleyan University (Mitchell, S.D.), Oldham (S.D.) main street, a man on a tractor harvesting wheat, Ashton (S.D.) Canadian dog race, Egan (S.D.) public school, Sylvan Lake—South Dakota, fisherman at Wall Lake (Hartford, S.D.), early road scene in the Black Hills, Egan (S.D.) main street. Photographs include images from the South Dakota State Fair (Huron, S.D.), Sylvan Lake and Sylvan Lake Hotel, a “South Dakota” sign near a bridge crossing the Big Sioux River, a truck accident on a bridge, Geese decoys, Corn Palace (Mitchell, S.D.), Queen Bee Mill (Sioux Falls, S.D.), Bridal Veil Falls, and a parade from 1955 in Salem (S.D.). Folder 2: Photographs of the James River near Olivet (S.D.), an artesian well near Lake Andes (S.D.), an unidentified Norwegian wedding, Hans Urdahl—1947, and an image of a boat in the water titled, “Waterbury’s boat.” Folder 3: Photograph of Charles Lindbergh and the “Spirit of St. Louis” at Renner (S.D.) in August of 1927. Folder 4: Two photographs of the Scotty Philip buffalo herd. One image is attributed to G. W. Rowe—Photo Studio (Fort Pierre, S.D.). Folder 5: Sheet Music (2) words and music by Madison (S.D.) native Ira Hollingsworth “I’m Longing to See You, Louise,” 1930 “My Little Lou,” 1930 FB 557 Four images titled, “Early Residents of S.D.” depicting buffalo, Native Americans, teepees and meat drying.
- Agriculture -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- American Bison/Buffalo -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Artesian Wells -- South Dakota Subject Source: Local sources
- Ashton (S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Big Sioux River (S.D. and Iowa) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bridal Veil Falls (S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Corn Palace (Mitchell, S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dakota Wesleyan University (Mitchell, S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dogs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Egan (S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hunting -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hunting Decoys -- Geese Subject Source: Local sources
- Indians of North America -- Food Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Tepees Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- James River (S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lindberg, Charles Augustus
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oldham (S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photograph Collection -- Manuscript Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Postcards Subject Source: Local sources
- Queen Bee Mill (Sioux Falls, S.D.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Renner (S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Salem (S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Scotty Philip Ranch -- American Bison/Buffalo (Fort Pierre, S.D.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Sheet Music Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota State Fair (Huron, S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Spirit of St. Louis (Airplane) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sylvan Lake -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sylvan Lake Hotel (S.D.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Urdahl, Hans
- Wall Lake (S.D.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Wedding Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
