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Shannon cabin and homestead, possible false homestead claim, Marble Creek Item Info

Title:
Shannon cabin and homestead, possible false homestead claim, Marble Creek
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1909
Description:
Photo text: 'Cabin of John Shannon in Sec. 9, T. 44 N., R. 3 E., B.M. Canceled after Shannon had sold his claim to McGoldrick Lumber Company, of Spokane, Washington. Merest pretense of residence, cultivation and improvements. Photo, fall of 1909. The proceedings of the case are a matter of record in General Land Offices.' 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:
NARA0815DC19
Type:
image;stillimage
Format:
image/jpeg

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"Shannon cabin and 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/archivalidaho758.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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