Free homes, government lands, and cheap deeded lands in South Dakota – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic print captures Free homes, government lands, and cheap deeded lands in South Dakota in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Free homes, government lands, and cheap deeded lands in South Dakota
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Promising free homes, government lands and cheap deeded land, this c1890 print is a direct piece of Dakota land promotion. It dates from just after South Dakota became a state in 1889, when railroads, land agents and boosters competed to draw settlers onto the northern Plains. Under the Homestead Act of 1862, a settler could claim up to 160 acres after living on and improving the land for five years, and that offer was a powerful draw. The record also lists the name Forbes from a shelflist card, though that attribution is unverified.
| Created / published | c1890 August 16. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | V16220 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Forbes. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,078 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-176625 |
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