Historical Photographs
Images of Homesteads and Dwellings
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Riley Homestead
Early Settler Riley and his dog. Claim shanties like this one were typically hastily built one-room structures made of boards and tarpaper. Claim shanties were erected to show others one's "claim" to that land, as well as to provide housing.
Source: GKime Collection: riley