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The Homestead Acts
A photo of cabins on a family homestead during the winter, circa 1925.

A photo of cabins on a family homestead during the winter, circa 1925.

Citation Information
“Offield Homestead,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/f3842963daaf4a9d871b346848ef807e.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.
Courtesy of Uintah County (UT) Library via Mountain West Digital Library.

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Item 13 of 15 in the Primary Source Set The Homestead Acts

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A map of a Minnesota “homestead township,” 1912.
A map of Montana land designated under the Homestead Acts, 1916.
A final certificate in a man’s homestead application, 1900.
A witness’ testimony for the “homestead proof” of Almanzo Wilder (husband of Little House on the Prairie writer Laura Ingalls Wilder), 1884.
A pamphlet, “Montana Free Homestead Land,” published by the Great Northern Railway, 1914.
A pamphlet, “Uncle Sam Will Give You a Home In The Flathead Indian Reservation,” that describes land available in Montana, 1909.
An excerpt from Instructions to Homesteaders and Rules Governing Homestead Entries: A Synopsis of Homestead Laws, 1909.
A photo of a social gathering at a school for homesteaders in the Irvine Flats area of Montana, 1913.
A pamphlet advertising “railroad lands in California” as “the best wheat, fruit, grazing, vineyard and timber lands in America,” 1886.
A photo of a Finnish family posing in front of their homestead cabin, 1905.
A photo of a “homestead family,” posed outdoors.
A photo of a stagecoach that ran between towns during the Homestead Acts era, 1909.
A photo of cabins on a family homestead during the winter, circa 1925.
A photo of a family’s cabin on their homestead, 1900.
An excerpt of “Women on the Prairie,” from Homesteading: Two Prairie Seasons, 1918.

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