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by Peter Herman
$38.00
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Challenge your brain with a jigsaw puzzle designed by an independent artist! Our puzzles are made from premium 0.2" thick paper stock and include a semi-gloss coating on the top surface to make the image pop. Puzzles are available in two different sizes, and each puzzle includes a puzzle box with the artwork printed on the top for safe storage when you're not puzzling. The puzzle pieces are unique shapes.
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The Florin Homestead
This beautiful abandoned farm site, tucked away on a backroad in eastern ND (Barnes County), was homesteaded by a Joseph... more
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Store the puzzle in the provided box at room temperature with low humidity.
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"The Florin Homestead"
This beautiful abandoned farm site, tucked away on a backroad in eastern ND (Barnes County), was homesteaded by a Joseph Florin family. 1910 plat map shows a one-room school just 1/2 mile south that his children likely walked to (the school is now gone). He must have been quite successful, based upon the large number of granaries and the large barn, plus the plat map acreage owned/farmed by him, of almost 700 acres (in two townships). Interestingly, by 1928, the property is in the hands of a trustee so Mr Florin either died or moved elsewhere. By 1958, it was owned by an A H Gregory.
One of my Facebook photography page followers found a wealth of additional information and shared it-
The "1885 State Census" lists a 26 year old Joseph Florin living in Valley City, Barnes Cty, ND. Joseph is single and he was born in Wisconsin around 1859. Then in the 1900 Federal Census, Joseph Florin is listed as being a 39 year old single Farmer in Pierce...
Peter Herman was born and raised on a farm in North Dakota. He first became interested in photography during high-school, and after acquiring a Pentax SLR, began taking photos for the school yearbook and developing/printing B&W images in school darkroom. He continued shooting through college, taking portraits, group pictures, weddings, but after beginning his engineering career at Cummins, he let his photography interests go dormant until about 2005 when he acquired his first DSLR and started shooting scenic landscapes from around the US, but concentrating especially on rural areas in ND and WI. Many of his images were encountered while riding motorcycle down random backroads during "golden hour", searching for that magic light...
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Diane Hocker
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Orca Art Gallery
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