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Title: Identified GroupsAdd to your cart.

ID: VMA/RG03/ARCH.Photos.02/Series 1

Extent: 4.0 Linear Feet. More info below.

Arrangement:

This collection is intellectually arranged into ten sub-series:

Sub-Series 1: Church and Church Related

Sub-Series 2: Cultural

Sub-Series 3: Family

Sub-Series 4: Miscellaneous

Sub-Series 5: Missions

Sub-Series 6: Musical groups

Sub-Series 7: Nautical Groups

Sub-Series 8: School

Sub-Series 9: Sports

Sub-Series 10: Wedding

Physically, the photographs are boxed by size.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

A collection of photographs relating to Norwegian-American and Norwegian groups that have been identified.

Administrative Information

Repository: Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives

Alternate Extent Statement: 10 boxes: 2 small boxes and 8 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 Sub-Series:

[Sub-Series 1: Church and church related],
[Sub-Series 2: Cultural],
[Sub-Series 3: Family],
[Sub-Series 4: Miscellaneous],
[Sub-Series 5: Missions],
[Sub-Series 6: Musical groups],
[Sub-Series 7: Nautical groups],
[Sub-Series 8: School],
[Sub-Series 9: Sports],
[Sub-Series 10: Wedding],
[All]

Sub-Series 4: MiscellaneousAdd to your cart.
Box 1: Groups Identified, A-M (small)Add to your cart.
Item 86: Red Cross Picnic at O. H. P. Haugen Farm, Rural Decorah, 23 September 1917Add to your cart.
Other Information: outdoor, trade
Related Material: See also Locations, oversized, Winneshiek County, Iowa, Rural Decorah, O. H. P. Haugen Farm
Item 87: Rev. and Mrs. Astrup and Miss Christensen, February 1923Add to your cart.
Other Information: family (immediate), outdoor, posed
Item 88: Three Comitia Dumriana women in Stoughton, WIAdd to your cart.
Pictured are Margaret Brandt (later Mrs. L. S. Reque), Henrietta Koren ("auntie"), and possibly Mathilda Stub.  The Comitia Dumriana group was a precursor to coeducation at Luther College in 1873-1874.  Photograph taken at Stoughton, WI.
Other Information: posed, school studio
Item 89: Første Gruppe de Unges ForbundAdd to your cart.
Photography by Solberg, Decorah, Iowa
Other Information: posed, studio, trade
Physical Description: Cabinet card
Item 90: Nora Folkedahl and Ida MebustadAdd to your cart.
Photography by F. E. Joerg, Spring Grove, Minnesota
Other Information: posed, studio
Item 91: Martha Foss and Ingeborg Nelson (Bergstad), 22 February 1906Add to your cart.
Photography by Drummond, Jasper, Minnesota
Other Information: posed, studio
Item 92: Kleppe, Mr. and Mrs. AndrewAdd to your cart.
Other Information: family (immediate), posed, studio
Item 93: Drs. Moe and Bendicke, 1866Add to your cart.
Other Information: posed, studio, trade
Item 94: San Francisco Poor House, 1914Add to your cart.
Photograph of people who lived in a poor house in San Francisco.  The inscription on the back indicates that all in the picture died except for two who were alive, but very sick.
Other Information: outdoor, posed
Item 95: Rev. J. B. Torrison, Mrs. Matzow, Esther Torrison, and Peter Matzow, 1899Add to your cart.
San Antonio, Texas
Other Information: children, family (immediate), outdoor, travel
Item 96: Gilbert Omlie, L. O. Ofstedahl, Arne Hermanson, G. Selland.Add to your cart.
Other Information: posed, studio
Box 2: Groups Identified, M-Z (small)Add to your cart.
Item 1: Mr. and Mrs. Brevig at Council, AlaskaAdd to your cart.
Rev. Tollef Larson Brevig and Julia Johnson Brevig with Mr. and Mrs. Tautuk, one of the first Reindeer men in Alaska
Other Information: family (immediate), missions, outdoor, posed, travel
Related Material: See also groups, family small and medium sizes, Brevig and groups, missions
Item 2: Laplanders milking reindeer, Port Clarence, AlaskaAdd to your cart.
Other Information: candid, missions, outdoor, trade
Item 3: Three women pioneers of Waterloo Ridge, 1919Add to your cart.
Johana Pederson, grandmother of Selma & Jarl or Clauson. Johanna Larreson, Edgar's grandmother. Kjerstene Hanson (Narjord).  Photograph by Karine Larreson
Other Information: outdoor, posed
Item 4: H. M. Wangness, C. K. Preus and othersAdd to your cart.
Acquisition Information: Inger G. (Irving) Matthews
Other Information: posed, school, studio
Item 5: Ruth and Roald Kverndal, 1975Add to your cart.
Norwegian American Immigration Anniversary Commission 1825-1875. Ruth is wearing a bunad and Roald is wearing clerical clothing and a ruffled collar outside of Minnekirken Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church in Chicago.
Acquisition Information: Rolf Erickson
Other Information: folk costume, outdoor, posed, trade
Item 6: Knife making class at Vesterheim MuseumAdd to your cart.
Håvard Bergland, instructor; Rob Spear and Fred Cogelow
Other Information: outdoor, posed, trade
Item 7: Johannes Astrup and Christian Bestul, circa 1892Add to your cart.
Astrup and Bestul talking at a table with books. Photography by Lee Bros, Minneapolis
Other Information: candid, school, studio
Physical Description: Cabinet card
Item 8: Mrs. Bårreson, Bårreson, and L. Shusksrud, 1890sAdd to your cart.
Photography by Dorge, Minneapolis.
Other Information: posed, studio
Physical Description: Cabinet card
Item 9: President EisenhowerAdd to your cart.
Other Information: candid
Item 10: Family of Henry Nelson, 1890sAdd to your cart.
Photography by Bonell, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Other Information: children, family(intermediate), posed, studio
Physical Description: Cabinet card
Item 11: Elias Hansen Narjord and Anne Kristine Tørrisdatter, 19 April 1854Add to your cart.
Photographed in Kristiania just a couple of days befre they emigrated on the ship Wilhelm.  Os, Tolga, Røros, Sor-Trondelag
Other Information: culture, family (intermediate)
Item 12: Miss Gylche and other, 1890sAdd to your cart.
Photography by Adolph Idse's Studios
Other Information: posed, studio
Physical Description: Cabinet card
Item 13: Knute Rockne and teamAdd to your cart.
Other Information: candid, outdoor, sports
Item 14: Royal Norwegian Air Force Ground Crew, Little Norway, TorontoAdd to your cart.
Other Information: candid, military, outdoor, trade
Item 15: Rev. Kilness, Alma Anestad, and others, 1900sAdd to your cart.
South Dakota, Roberts Co., Peevor
Other Information: candid
Item 16: Four women, 1900sAdd to your cart.
Margaret Olson, Barkley, Anna Larson, Martha Larson
Other Information: posed, studio
Item 17: Petra Opheim, Nettie Opheim, Ida Saxvik, Nesheim, Carl Helman Orveilu, 1900sAdd to your cart.
Possibly a wedding picture
Other Information: outdoor, posed, wedding
Item 18: Letter from Norman Josephsen, 1991Add to your cart.
Letter regarding Decorah-Posten picnic outing photographs
Item 19: Decorah Boy ScoutsAdd to your cart.
Boys talking
Other Information: candid, children, outdoor
Item 20: Decorah Boy ScoutsAdd to your cart.
Boys putting up tents (2 photographs)
Other Information: candid, children, outdoor
Item 21: Martin Johnson and A. C. Anderson, 1874Add to your cart.
Photography by Frank Bishop Jr., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Other Information: posed, studio
Physical Description: Carte de visite (CDV)
Item 22: Group gathering and pressing applesAdd to your cart.
Louis O. Larson's orchard; East Paint Creek, Allamakee County, Iowa
Other Information: outdoor, trade
Physical Description: Picture postcard
Item 23: Ladies Bicycle Club, Winneshiek County, Decorah, circa 1895Add to your cart.
Originals or Copies Note: This is a photographic print. Original held at Winneshiek County Historical Society
Other Information: outdoor, sports
Item 24: Staff of the Decorah Posten in front of building on Washington Street., 1914Add to your cart.
Originals or Copies Note: This is a photographic print.
Other Information: outdoor, posed, trade
Item 25: Qualles, Hustvedt, and Lee, 1874Add to your cart.
Qualles, Hustvedt, and Lee families in front of a house built by Sigur Reque in 1844 with neighbors helping with the threshing
Other Information: candid, children, family (extended), outdoor
Item 26: Helgeland, A. C. Curtison, S. Vicks, S. O. Berg, and other., 1873Add to your cart.
Photography by A. W. Adams, Decorah, Iowa
Other Information: posed, studio
Physical Description: Carte de visite (CDV)
Item 27: Lina Aaken and Emma Galby, 1890sAdd to your cart.
Other Information: fashionable dress, posed, studio
Physical Description: Cabinet card
Item 28: Professor L. S. Reque, Gisle Bothne, and William Sihler, 1890sAdd to your cart.
Professors at Luther College
Other Information: candid, school
Item 29: Dr. and Mrs. Joseph SimonsonAdd to your cart.
Photography by Arland Erickson, Minneapolis
Other Information: family (immediate), posed, studio
Item 30: Wedding scene consisting of all females in costumes, 16 December 1916Add to your cart.
Odd Fellows Hall, Lanesboro, Minnesota. 5 images. Photography by Matt Bue.
Originals or Copies Note: This is a photographic print.
Other Information: cultural, posed
Item 31: Traditional Nordic folk dancingAdd to your cart.
Four images of traditional dancers in bunads posed and candid. Violinist present in one image.
Other Information: candid, cultural, folk costume, music, outdoor, posed, trade
Physical Description: Picture postcard
Item 32: Decorah Posten Picnic Outing, circa 1919-1920Add to your cart.
Pictured includes Evelyn Josephsen holding Norman Josephsen.
Acquisition Information: Norman O. Josephsen
Other Information: children, outdoor, trade
Item 33: Decorah Posten Picnic Outing, circa 1919-1920Add to your cart.
Picutred includes Einar Josephsen (circulation manager).
Acquisition Information: Norman O. Josephsen
Other Information: children, outdoor, trade
Item 34: Sternsrud, J. T. Aasta, and George Laur., 1890sAdd to your cart.
Photography by Solberg, Decorah, Iowa
Other Information: fashionable dress, posed, studio
Physical Description: Cabinet card
Item 35: Group of young adults with tennis raquets, circa 1885Add to your cart.
Dave Noyes, Emma Bullis, Sumner Madison, Millie Meader, Sue Marsh, Dick Matteson. Photography by Spurr, Decorah, Iowa
Other Information: posed, studio, sports
Physical Description: Cabinet card
Item 36: Ten women, 1880sAdd to your cart.
Pictured: Morse, Torrence, Deamans, Duke, Armour, Antrine, J. T. Everts, McKenney, White, Martin.  Photography by SL&K, Waterloo, Iowa
Other Information: posed, studio
Physical Description: Cabinet card
Item 37: King Oscar II and the Swedish Royal Family, circa 1872-1905Add to your cart.
Acquisition Information: Agnes Forde
Other Information: posed, fashionable dress
Item 38: Group photographAdd to your cart.
Pictured are Mrs Otteson, Mrs. Krohn (Chicago), Rev Otteson, Rev. Krohn, "Tante" Norman, Mrs. Preus, Rev. H. A. Preus, and Paul, Otto Otteson, Auga Reus, Johannes Preus, Hannah Otteson, Sofie Enerson (Bolstad) Krohn Jr., Sena Preus, Dr. Magelson, Dikka Otteson, Christian K. Preus, Miss Koren, Olaf Mandt.
Other Information: family (extended), outdoor, posed
Box 3: Groups Identified, A-E (large)Add to your cart.
Folder 2Add to your cart.
Item 1: Business Newspaper men, January 1897Add to your cart.
Mr. Anundsen pictured with group in Buena Vista Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia
Other Information: outdoor, posed, trade
Item 2: Nurses at Norwegian Lutheran Deaconess HospitalAdd to your cart.
Other Information: outdoor, posed, trade
Box 5: Groups Identified, N-Z, misc (large)Add to your cart.
Folder 3Add to your cart.
Item 1: Vice President and Mrs. Dan Quayle with Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway, 30 January 1991Add to your cart.
Photograph with Vesterheim owned painting by Christian Abrahamsen.  This is an official White House photograph.
Creator: White House
Originals or Copies Note: This item is a photographic print.
Other Information: candid
Item 2: Frank L. Farrar, GovernorAdd to your cart.
Image includes inscription to Walt by Governor
Folder 7Add to your cart.
Item 1: Staff, Decorah Posten, circa 1914Add to your cart.
Pictured includes Haakon Johnson, Dalvey, Davidson, Augustesen, Pa, Haudy, Olson, Arneson, Ziegelmaier, Clara B., Trina R., Omdahl, Engen, Wist, Brandt, Bergeson, Prestgard, Josephson, Ed Olson, Monson, and Srvenson.
Originals or Copies Note: This is a photographic print.
Other Information: outdoor, posed, trade
Item 2: Board of Managers and Rector of Institution, Norwegian Lutheran Deconess Home and HospitalAdd to your cart.
Brooklyn, New York.  Photography by Falkenberg.
Other Information: posed, studio, trade
Item 3: Gulbransen, Olaf and Signe Stanger, 21 January 1922Add to your cart.
Acquisition Information: Charles Gulbransen
Other Information: posed, studio, wedding
Item 4: Group picking berries, Henry Bigelow's berry patch, circa 1900Add to your cart.
Photography by Willard E. Spurr, Decorah, Iowa
Originals or Copies Note: This is a photographic print.
Other Information: children, outdoor, posed
Item 5: Group picking berries, Henry Bigelow's berry patch, circa 1900Add to your cart.
Photography by Willard E. Spurr, Decorah, Iowa
Originals or Copies Note: This is a photographic print.
Other Information: children, outdoor, posed
Item 6: Group picking berries, Henry Bigelow's berry patch, circa 1900Add to your cart.
Photography by Willard E. Spurr, Decorah, Iowa
Other Information: children, outdoor, posed
Item 7: Group picking berries, Henry Bigelow's berry patch, circa 1900Add to your cart.
Photography by Willard E. Spurr, Decorah, Iowa
Originals or Copies Note: This is three photographic prints.
Other Information: children, outdoor, posed
Item 8: Ladies Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)Add to your cart.
Other Information: cultural, military, posed
Item 9: I. Lyngaas, G. B. WoclanAdd to your cart.
"To Haldor Hanson with compliments of $1.00 monthly."  Photography by Andrews, Glenwood, Minnesota
Other Information: posed, studio
Item 10: Eittreim and Anderson, shaking handsAdd to your cart.
Other Information: candid
Item 11: "Kitchen Quartet"Add to your cart.
Four cooks surrounding Jacob L. Hjort, two of which are Soren Monsaas and Gust Kinseth
Other Information: fashionable dress, posed, trade
Item 12: "Kitchen Quartet"Add to your cart.
Four cooks surrounding Jacob L. Hjort, two of which are Soren Monsaas and Gust Kinseth
Other Information: fashionable dress, posed, trade
Item 13: Osmund Medhus and Melvin Bottner carrying bundles of wood on their backsAdd to your cart.
Roldal, Norway
Other Information: cultural, outdoor, posed
Item 14: Charlie Benson washing a buggy and Esther TorrisonAdd to your cart.
Manitousc, Wisconsin 1899
Other Information: candid, children, outdoor, travel
Item 15: Hjemestad and Krogstad, 1898-1899Add to your cart.
Other Information: candid, outdoor
Item 16: First Decorah Hook and Ladder Company of the Fire Department, 1878Add to your cart.
Pictured: Ben Bear, W. R. Toye, J. Ammon, Harry Searle, R. Passey, Dervil Moore, R. F. B. Portman, Wels Heivly
Other Information: posed, studio, trade
Physical Description: Very fragile
Item 17: Soldier's Memorial Service at M. E. Church, Decorah, Iowa, 24 May 1885Add to your cart.
Photography by A. W. Adams, Decorah, Iowa
Other Information: church, military, posed, trade
Item 18: Quilting, Double Irish Chain patternAdd to your cart.
Myrtle Robinson, Lisa Hestness, Suzie Pendroy, Mrs. J. McKay, Algy Allen, Jessie Pendroy, Sarah Jane Pendroy, and children
Acquisition Information: State Historical Society of North Dakota
Originals or Copies Note: This is a photographic print and a negative.
Other Information: children, cultural, posed, trade
Box 6: Church and MissionaryAdd to your cart.
Item 49: Flashlight of children's Christmas party, Schiller Lodge, No 3, K. of P., 19 December 1910Add to your cart.
A large group of children with baskets and American flags.  Possibly pictured are Anna Halestad (1831-1908) and Mrs. Knute Langland.
Other Information: candid, children, cultural
Box 9: Musical, MiscellaneousAdd to your cart.
Item 22: Josephine Old Peoples' Home, Stanwood, WashingtonAdd to your cart.
Other Information: outdoor, posed
Item 23: M. M. Ylvisaker, J. C. K. Preus, H. Gland, NorstadAdd to your cart.
Other Information: posed, studio
Item 24: Board of Directors, Lutheran Deaconess Hospital, Brooklyn, New YorkAdd to your cart.
Other Information: posed, trade
Item 25: Founders of charity organization "Lyngblomsted" - St. Paul, MinnesotaAdd to your cart.
Other Information: cultural, posed, studio
Item 26: Norwegian Polar Explorers, 1893-1896Add to your cart.
Pictured: Blessing, Nordahl, Mogstad, Hendriksen, Pettersen, Johansen, Bentsen, Scott Hansen, Sverdrup, Jacobsen, Nansen, Juell, Amundsen
Other Information: cultural, nautical, outdoor, posed, trade
Item 27: Board of Managers and Director, Norwegian Lutheran Deconess Home and Hospital, Brooklyn, New YorkAdd to your cart.
Other Information: posed, trade
Item 28: The Gale Octet of 1913Add to your cart.
Other Information: cultural, posed, school, studio
Item 29: The War Dance, Indian Day, Chautagua, North DakotaAdd to your cart.
Other Information: candid, cultural, outdoor
Item 30: "The Final Roll Call", 1910sAdd to your cart.
"It can't be beat" camp
Other Information: candid, outdoor
Item 31: Staff of the Decorah Posten in front of building on Washington Street., 1914Add to your cart.
Originals or Copies Note: This is a photographic print.
Other Information: outdoor, posed, trade
Item 32: Winneshiek County Law / Professionals, 1894Add to your cart.
Pictured: John Oneal, Wm Shurtliff, Theo. Stoskopf, S. A. Hunter, John Burns, Herman Krumm, A. P. Ask, H. J. Goddard, F. E. Jones, J. W. Hogan, G. W. Estey, Iver Brandt, Tom Gilman-Bailiff, Clarence Christen (sheriff), T. J. Fleming (bailiff)
Other Information: posed, trade
Related Material: See also: 1905 Winneshiek County Atlas, G.1433.W5.s7 1905
Item 33: Utflukt Picnic fra Eastedge, 1909Add to your cart.
Originals or Copies Note: This is a photographic print.
Other Information: cultural, outdoor, posed
Item 34: Founders of the Bethesda Sick Benefit Society of Lutheran Deacons, Minneapolis, MinnesotaAdd to your cart.
Other Information: cultural, posed, studio
Item 35: Trygve Lie and Mrs. BoomerAdd to your cart.
Other Information: candid

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[Sub-Series 6: Musical groups],
[Sub-Series 7: Nautical groups],
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