Unidentified Groups

Unidentified Groups | Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: Unidentified Groups

ID: VMA/RG03/ARCH.Photos.02/Series 2

Extent: 1.6 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 are unidentified.

Administrative Information

Repository: Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives

Alternate Extent Statement: 4 boxes: 1 small, 3 large

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 7: Music],
[Sub-Series 8: Nautical],
[Sub-Series 9: School],
[Sub-Series 10: Sports],
[Sub-Series 11: Wedding],
[All]

Sub-Series 3: Family

Box 1

Item 2: Couple, 1860s: Photography by A. W. Adams, Decorah, Iowa; Other Information: family (immediate), posed; Physical Description: tintype
Item 3: Family near house with firearms, 1910s: Other Information: children, family (extended), outdoor,
Item 4: Family, 1860s: Other Information: children, family (immediate), posed, studio
Item 7: Native American family, late 1960s: Other Information: children, cultural, family (immediate), posed
Item 15: Husband and wife, wearing sølje at neck, 1890s: Photography by Ribble, St. Peter, Minnesota; Other Information: family (immediate), fashionable dress, posed, studio; Physical Description: Cabinet card
Item 17: Family portrait, three generations, 1880s: Photography by Simmon and La Tier, Waterloo, Iowa; Other Information: family (extended), posed, studio; Physical Description: Cabinet card
Item 19: Two small boys, possibly siblings, 1880s: Photography by Marie Strom, Sheldahl, Iowa; Other Information: children, family (immediate), posed, studio; Physical Description: Cabinet card
Item 20: Two small children, possibly siblings: Other Information: children, family (immediate), posed, studio; Physical Description: Picture postcard
Item 25: Man and boy in front of a small house and haystack: A man with a young boy sitting in front of a small house and a large haystack.; Acquisition Information: Nancy Lendall; Other Information: children, family (immediate), outdoor, posed; Physical Description: Picture postcard
Item 26: Three generations of women in front of a large house, August 1910: Acquisition Information: Nancy Lendall; Other Information: children, family (extended), outdoor, posed; Physical Description: Picture postcard
Item 27: Group of children, possibly siblings: Other Information: children, family (immediate), posed, studio; Physical Description: Picture postcard
Item 29: Woman and child in front of house, 1913: Other Information: children, family (immediate), outdoor, posed; Physical Description: Picture postcard
Item 31: Couple, 1890s: Photography by S. H. Neperud, Blair, Wisconsin; Acquisition Information: Marion Nelson; Physical Description: Cabinet card
Item 32: Old couple, 1900s: Two photographs of the same couple, but at different time periods. Both photos are outside of a house and the couple have flowers in each image.; Other Information: family (immediate), fashionable dress, outdoor, posed
Item 33: Young couple, late 1910s: Photography by M. Tanioka, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii; Other Information: family (immediate), posed, studio
Item 34: Young couple, 1910s: The woman may be a nurse, as she wears a red cross lapel pin. Photography by Hart, Ames, Iowa.; Other Information: family (immediate), posed, studio, trade
Item 35: Family with 7 children, 1880s: Other Information: children, family (immediate), posed, studio; Physical Description: Cabinet card
Item 36: Couple, 1890s: Photography by A. C. Isaacs, Madison, Wisconsin; Other Information: family (immediate), posed, studio; Physical Description: Cabinet card
Item 37: Family reading books outside of house, 1900s: Other Information: children, family (extended), outdoor, posed, school
Item 38: Extended family with Norwegian flags, 1890s: Other Information: children, family (extended), outdoor, posed
Item 39: Couple, 1890s: Photography by S. O. Stevens, Stoughton, Wisconsin; Other Information: family (immediate), posed, studio, wedding; Physical Description: Cabinet card
Item 40: Two family photographs, Minneapolis, 1870s: One photograph of an old couple, one photograph of three men; Other Information: candid, family (immediate), outdoors; Physical Description: Picture postcard
Item 41: Family with 4 children, early 1880s: Photography by S. O. Stevens, Stoughton, Wisconsin; Other Information: children, family (immediate), posed, studio; Physical Description: Cabinet card
Item 42: Family, mother and children, 1890s: Photography by Thomas & Williams, Fort Dodge, Iowa; Other Information: children, family (immediate), posed, studio; Physical Description: Cabinet card
Item 43: Family reading books outside of house, 1870s: Originals or Copies Note: This is a photographic print of a stereograph.; Other Information: candid, children, family (extended), outdoor
Item 44: Family, 1870s: Haynes, Fargo, Dakota Territory; Other Information: children, family (immediate), posed, studio; Physical Description: Cabinet card
Item 45: Older couple, 1940s: Other Information: family (immediate), posed, studio
Item 46: Family outside of house, 1910s: Other Information: children, family (extended), outdoor, posed
Item 47: Young family with baby, 1890s: Photography by Wm. A. Fermann, Stoughton, Wisconsin; Other Information: children, family (immediate), posed, studio; Physical Description: Cabinet card
Item 48: Family, possibly grandparents with grandchildren, 1910s: Family posing outside of a house, on the front porch.; Other Information: children, family (extended), outdoor, posed
Item 83: Women and children, possibly three generations, in yard: Other Information: children, family (extended), outdoor, posed
Item 89: Family outside of wood house: Other Information: children, family (extended), outdoor, posed

Box 2

Item 6: Family portrait with son in US Navy dress blues, 1940s: Photography by Hirth Studios, Waukon, Iowa; Other Information: family (immediate), military, posed, studio
Item 7: Family portrait, 1940s: Photography by Browning, Hettinger, North Dakota; Other Information: family (immediate), posed, studio
Item 8: Family portrait, 1930s: Photography by Harold Ellickson, Decorah, Iowa. Same as item #9; Other Information: family (immediate), posed, studio
Item 9: Family portrait, 1930s: Photography by Harold Ellickson, Decorah, Iowa. Same as item #8; Other Information: family (immediate), posed, studio
Item 10: "Lapland family and their tents": Other Information: cultural, family (immediate), outdoor, posed
Item 11: Funeral, Sigdal or Eggedal, Norway, 1890s: Acquisition Information: Ted and Louise Kjosa; Originals or Copies Note: This is a reproduction print. The original is in the possession of the donors.; Other Information: cultural, family (extended), outdoor, posed
Item 13: Family in Norway, West Telemark (Fyreresdal): Wood house and some furniture visible; Other Information: cultural, family (extended), folk costume, outdoor, posed
Item 14: Infant and young boy: Photography by Palen Studio, Caledonia and Spring Grove, Minnesota; Other Information: children, family (immediate), posed, studio
Item 15: Family outdoors, 1865: Inscription on back- Landmark with wife and sister Barbra and three daughters. Askevold 1865; Other Information: family (extended), outdoor, posed
Item 16: Mother and daughter, 1930s: Other Information: family (immediate), posed, studio
Item 17: Man and young boy: Photography by Brynjulf Bjørkholt; Other Information: children, posed, studio
Item 18: Family of 6, 1890s: Other Information: children, family (immediate), posed, studio
Item 19: Father and five sons: Photography by J. B. Anderson, Morris, Minnesota; Other Information: children, family (immediate), posed, studio
Item 20: Mother and two sons, 1900s: Photography by P. P. Johnson, Glenwood, Minnesota; Other Information: children, family (immediate), posed, studio
Item 21: Extended family outside house, 1890s: Large, extended family outside of their house with barn, carriage and horse, and farm equipment in the background.; Other Information: children, family (extended), outdoor, posed, travel
Item 22: Funeral for four from Besseggen in Brooklyn, October 1927: A funeral for four people who died in a collision in 1927 at the Evergreen Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York; Other Information: candid, family (extended), outdoor

Box 3

Item 6: Family portrait, 1910s: Photography by Palen Studio, Caledonia and Spring Grove, Minnesota; Other Information: family (immediate), posed, studio
Item 7: Family inside house, 1900s: Family posing in their house by a piano, a portrait of family, pillows, and house furnishings.; Other Information: family (immediate), posed
Item 11: Two young children, possibly siblings: Photography by Henning, Decorah, Iowa; Other Information: children, family (immediate), posed, studio
Item 42: Possible Bjørkholt Family Reunion: Other Information: children, family (extended), outdoor, posed

Box 4

Item 1: Family sitting outside of house, 1860s: Originals or Copies Note: Large photographic print; Other Information: candid, children, family (immediate), outdoor; Physical Description: Item has some physical damage.
Item 7: Family portrait, 1910s: Photography by Skrivseth, Minot, North Dakota.; Other Information: children, family (intermediate), posed, studio
Item 9: Portrait of four, possibly family: Other Information: fashionable dress, posed, studio
Item 11: Husband and Wife portraits: Other Information: family (immediate), posed, studio; Physical Description: Two single portraits that were displayed together as one unit