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

Title:
Theriault homestead, possible false homestead claim, Marble Creek
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1909
Description:
Photo text: 'Cabin on claim of Franklin Theriault, May 31, 1909. Cabin empty and apparently abandoned ar that time. No clearing. Over 5ft. of snow on this claim on that date. He held three claims under squatters rights at the same time.' 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:
Marble Creek;Idaho;United States; St. Joseph National Forest;Idaho;United States
Latitude:
47.25075
Longitude:
-116.02043
Source:
NARA College Park RG 95; Box 51
Source Identifier:
NARA0815DC14
Type:
image;stillimage
Format:
image/jpeg

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Preferred Citation:
"Theriault 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/archivalidaho755.html
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Rights:
Material determined to be in Public Domain based on date of publication. Material made available by the University of Idaho Library. For more information; please contact University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives Department at libspec@uidaho.edu.
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