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Nels Torstenson 1878 - 1978

Nels Torstenson of Giltner, Hamilton County, Nebraska was born on July 1, 1878, and died at age 99 years old in January 1978.
Nels Torstenson
Giltner, Hamilton County, Nebraska 68841
July 1, 1878
January 1978
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    1878

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    July 1, 1878
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    1978

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    January 1978
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    Nels Torstenson lived 22 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 99.
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In 1878, in the year that Nels Torstenson was born, on June 15th, photographer Eadweard Muybridge - at the request of Leland Stanford - produced the first sequence of stop-motion still photographs. Stanford contended that a galloping horse had all four feet off the ground. Only photos of a horse at a gallop would settle the question and, using 12 cameras and a series of photos, Muybridge settled the question: Stanford was right. Muybridge's use of several cameras and stills led to motion pictures.
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In 1882, at the age of just 4 years old, Nels was alive when on August 3rd, President Chester Arthur signed the 1882 Immigration Act. "Criminals, the insane, or any person unable to take care of him or herself" were not allowed in the U.S. according to the Act. It also imposed a "head tax" on non-citizens entering the U.S.
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