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Collection Overview

Title: United StatesAdd to your cart.

ID: VMA/RG03/ARCH.Photos.01/Series 1 US

Extent: 8.8 Linear Feet. More info below.

Arrangement: This collection is intellectually arranged alphabetically, by state, then county, then city.  Each state is given its own sub-series, though not all sub-series hold materials.  Physically, the photographs are boxed by size.

Forms of Material: Photographs

Scope and Contents of the Materials

A collection of Norwegian-American photographs relating to locations around the United States.

Administrative Information

Repository: Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives

Alternate Extent Statement: 22 boxes; 7 small boxes, 8 medium boxes, and 7 large boxes

Use Restrictions: May be reproduced with written permission from Vesterheim collections staff or executive director.  Though Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum may hold the property rights, Vesterheim might not hold the copyrights for materials.  Individuals may use materials for non-commercial, private use, but commercial users must secure permissions from the copyright holders and Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum to reproduce, publish, or quote protected materials and photographs.


Box and Folder Listing


Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Alabama],
[Series 2: Alaska],
[Series 3: Arizona],
[Series 4: Arkansas],
[Series 5: California],
[Series 6: Colorado],
[Series 7: Connecticut],
[Series 8: Dakota Territory],
[Series 9: Delaware],
[Series 10: Florida],
[Series 11: Georgia],
[Series 12: Hawaii],
[Series 13: Idaho],
[Series 14: Illinois],
[Series 15: Indiana],
[Series 16: Iowa],
[Series 17: Kansas],
[Series 18: Kentucky],
[Series 19: Louisiana],
[Series 20: Maine],
[Series 21: Maryland],
[Series 22: Massachusetts],
[Series 23: Michigan],
[Series 24: Minnesota],
[Series 25: Mississippi],
[Series 26: Missouri],
[Series 27: Montana],
[Series 28: Nebraska],
[Series 29: Nevada],
[Series 30: New Hampshire],
[Series 31: New Jersey],
[Series 32: New Mexico],
[Series 33: New York],
[Series 34: North Carolina],
[Series 35: North Dakota],
[Series 36: Ohio],
[Series 37: Oklahoma],
[Series 38: Oregon],
[Series 39: Pennsylvania],
[Series 40: Rhode Island],
[Series 41: South Carolina],
[Series 42: South Dakota],
[Series 43: Tennessee],
[Series 44: Texas],
[Series 45: Utah],
[Series 46: Vermont],
[Series 47: Virginia],
[Series 48: Washington],
[Series 49: West Virginia],
[Series 50: Wisconsin],
[Series 51: Wyoming],
[All]

Series 35: North DakotaAdd to your cart.
Box 6Add to your cart.
Item 9: Belfield, Billings CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: town
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 10: Roosevelt's Cabin, near Medora, Billings County?, 1906Add to your cart.
Roosevelt lived here from 1883 to 1886
Other Information: farm, home
Physical Description: Cut out drawing attached to the back of a photograph of actor Gordon MacRae
Item 11: Brickcoal Industries, Scranton, Bowman CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: business
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 12: Scranton, Bowman CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: town
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 13: Brodie St, Scranton, Bowman CountyAdd to your cart.
Brodie Street looking east
Other Information: people, town
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 14: Brodie St, Scranton, Bowman CountyAdd to your cart.
Brodie Street looking west
Other Information: people, town
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Related Material: Same as Locations-United States-Box 6-Item 19
Item 15: Brickworks, Scranton, Bowman CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: business
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 16: Scranton, Bowman CountyAdd to your cart.
Corner of Brodie and Main Streets
Other Information: people, town
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 17: Scranton High School, Scranton, Bowman CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 18: "Wives Wanted in North Dakota," Scranton, Bowman CountyAdd to your cart.
Published by Tupling and Zirkle, Scranton, ND
Other Information: home, people
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 19: Brodie St, Scranton, Bowman CountyAdd to your cart.
Brodie Street looking west
Other Information: people, town
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Related Material: Same as Locations-United States-Box 6-Item 14
Item 20: First Lutheran Church, Fargo, Cass CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Related Material: Related to Locations-United States-Box 6-Item 28
Item 21: Cannon Ball River, New England, Hettinger CountyAdd to your cart.
West View of town and river; Published by Bradford and Company, St. Joseph, Michigan
Other Information: town
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 22: Synod church, Arnegard, McKenzie CountyAdd to your cart.
Sent from Olaf S.M. to Mrs. John Moses; First church in the county; Ministers were Rev. Haley and Rev. John Moses (the writer's father)
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Picture Postcard, includes stamp
Item 23: Rainy ButteAdd to your cart.
Question mark after North Dakota on the label
Other Information: nature, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Related Material: Related to Locations - United States - Box 6 - Item 36
Item 24: Rainy ButteAdd to your cart.
Question mark after North Dakota on the label; says Chalky Butte on back of photograph
Other Information: nature, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 25: Dickinson, Stark CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: farm
Physical Description: See Trades, Farming-Round Up Mess Wagon for item
Item 26: Zion Lutheran Church, Hoople, Walsh CountyAdd to your cart.
Built in 1921, congregation formed in 1879; 7 miles southeast of Hoople, ND; Pastor was Adolph Egge; church's seating capactiy was 500 and it cost $30,000
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 27: Fern in living room of a house in ND, circa 1917Add to your cart.
Other Information: home
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 28: First Lutheran Church, Fargo, Cass CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Related Material: Related to Locations-United States-Box 6-Item 20
Item 29: Lutheran Church, Nekoma, Cavalier CountyAdd to your cart.
From Rev. S. Peterson, Lama, N. Dak" written on reverse
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 30: Norwegian Lutheran Church, Loma, Cavalier CountyAdd to your cart.
Rev. Samuel Peterson
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 31: Bethania Norsk Evangelical Lutherskse Menighet, Grand Forks CountyAdd to your cart.
Bethania Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 32: Stages and frieght teams leaving Gardner's, New England, Hettinger CountyAdd to your cart.
Postcard by Bradford and company, St. Joseph, Michigan
Other Information: business, people
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 33: First Norwegian Lutheran Church, Minot, Ward County, July 13, 1908Add to your cart.
Postcard to Syver O. Ronnie, Mondovi, Wisconsin
Acquisition Information: Donated by Jay Jensen
Custodial History: Found in an antique shop in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Other Information: church, people, town
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 34: Zion Lutheran Church, Minot, Ward Countyq, 1909Add to your cart.
Other Information: church, town
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 35: Church, Minot, Ward CountyAdd to your cart.
First Norwegian Lutheran Church
Other Information: church
Item 36: East Rainy Butte, 1924Add to your cart.
Other Information: nature
Physical Description: Photographic Print mounted on hard material
Related Material: Related to Locations - United States - Box 6 - Item 23
Box 14Add to your cart.
Item 4: Noistag FarmAdd to your cart.
Other Information: farm
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 5: Parsonage of E.O. Ruste, Milton Area, Cavalier CountyAdd to your cart.
Photograph of log cabing parsonage with family gathere out front
Biographical/Historical Note: Letter from Einar Haugen included in envelope folder
Other Information: home, people
Physical Description: Photopgraphic Print
Item 6: Parsonage of E.O. Ruste, Milton Area, Cavalier CountyAdd to your cart.
Two photographs of parsonage included with biographical insert translated by Harley Refsal
Other Information: home, people
Physical Description: Two Photographic Print
Item 7: Parsonage of E.O. Ruste, Milton Area, Cavalier CountyAdd to your cart.
Acquisition Information: Presented by Reverend O. T. Lec
Other Information: home, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 8: Parsonage of E.O. Ruste, Milton Area, Cavalier CountyAdd to your cart.
Formodentlig pastor Ruste med familie i den forste lutherske prestegard i Nebraska eller Felas
Other Information: home, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 9: Grand Forks Deaconess Hospital (Lutheran Free Church), Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, circa 1920Add to your cart.
Other Information: business
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 10: Crary Bank and Newspaper Building, October 5th 1907Add to your cart.
Photograph of three men standing outside building
Other Information: business, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 11: Church and Parsonage, Ramsey CountyAdd to your cart.
Kirke og Prestegaard
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 12: Praestegaard, Beugrn(?), Ramsey CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: home
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 13: Woman next to sod homeAdd to your cart.
Near Kindred, North Dakota
Other Information: home, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 14: Walcott Church, Richland CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 15: Parsonage of E. Ballestads Kald, Walcott, Richland CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: home
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 16: Norwegian Lutheran Church Postcard, dated July 2 1909Add to your cart.
Poastcard from Peter Fredeirch Kjorlaug to Miss Elizabeth Finnerold
Other Information: church, people
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 17: Synod Church, Minot, Ward CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church, home
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 25: E.O. Ruste and Family in front of Log CabinAdd to your cart.
Milton area, Calavier County
Other Information: home, people
Physical Description: Photograpic Print
Box 20Add to your cart.
Item 16: First Lutheran Church, Fargo, Cass CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 17: Oak Grove Lutheran Ladies Seminary, Fargo, Cass CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 18: Oak Grove Lutheran Ladies Seminary, Fargo, Cass CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 19: First Lutheran Church, Fargo, Cass CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 20: Norman Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kindred, Cass County, June 15-21 1898 `Add to your cart.
(Sheyenne) Minnesota District Synod Meeting
Other Information: church, event, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 21: Kindred Church, Cass CountyAdd to your cart.
Congregation gatherd in front of church
Creator: Photo by John R Johnson, Homestead North Dakota
Other Information: church, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 22: Grand Forks College, Grand Forks, Grand Forks CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 23: Grand Forks College, Grand Forks, Grand Forks CountyAdd to your cart.
Creator: Photo by A.P. Holand
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 24: Grand Forks College, Grand Forks, Grand Forks CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 25: Northwood Deaconess Hospital and Nurses Home, Northwood, Grand Forks CountyAdd to your cart.
Photograph of exterior with car parked out front.
Other Information: business
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 26: Good Samaritan Hospital, Rugby, Pierce CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: business
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 27: Bruflat Lutheran Church, Portland, Traill CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 28: Bruflat Academy, Portland, Traill CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 29: Zion Lutheran Church, Tell TownshipAdd to your cart.
Acquisition Information: Kathleen Wood
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Related Material: See also: General Archives- Zion Lutheran Church, and acc. 87.105.1, 87.105.2(a-b), 87.105.3.1-2.
Item 30: Trinity Hospital, Minot, Ward CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: business
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 31: Trinity Hospital, Minot, Ward CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: business
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 32: Trinity Hospital, Minot, Ward CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: business
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 33: S.H. Ongstad and other woman sitting in buggy, Manfred, Wells CountyAdd to your cart.
Photograph of Ongstad and unidentified woman in buggy with other unidnetified man standing slightly behind buggy. Sod house in background.
Biographical/Historical Note: S.H. Ongstad born in Hadseløy, Vesteraaden Norway. Came to America in 1868, settled in Coon Valley Wisconsin, moved to Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, 1867. Moved to Manfred North Dakota in 1894 where he has since lived. He built this cabin on his sister's homestead and lived in it for a short while.
Other Information: home, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Alabama],
[Series 2: Alaska],
[Series 3: Arizona],
[Series 4: Arkansas],
[Series 5: California],
[Series 6: Colorado],
[Series 7: Connecticut],
[Series 8: Dakota Territory],
[Series 9: Delaware],
[Series 10: Florida],
[Series 11: Georgia],
[Series 12: Hawaii],
[Series 13: Idaho],
[Series 14: Illinois],
[Series 15: Indiana],
[Series 16: Iowa],
[Series 17: Kansas],
[Series 18: Kentucky],
[Series 19: Louisiana],
[Series 20: Maine],
[Series 21: Maryland],
[Series 22: Massachusetts],
[Series 23: Michigan],
[Series 24: Minnesota],
[Series 25: Mississippi],
[Series 26: Missouri],
[Series 27: Montana],
[Series 28: Nebraska],
[Series 29: Nevada],
[Series 30: New Hampshire],
[Series 31: New Jersey],
[Series 32: New Mexico],
[Series 33: New York],
[Series 34: North Carolina],
[Series 35: North Dakota],
[Series 36: Ohio],
[Series 37: Oklahoma],
[Series 38: Oregon],
[Series 39: Pennsylvania],
[Series 40: Rhode Island],
[Series 41: South Carolina],
[Series 42: South Dakota],
[Series 43: Tennessee],
[Series 44: Texas],
[Series 45: Utah],
[Series 46: Vermont],
[Series 47: Virginia],
[Series 48: Washington],
[Series 49: West Virginia],
[Series 50: Wisconsin],
[Series 51: Wyoming],
[All]