Portraits (Identified), circa 1865-1997 | Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives
By Tim Kindseth
Collection Overview
Title: Portraits (Identified), circa 1865-1997
Predominant Dates:1870-1930
ID: VMA/RG03/ARCH.Photos.03/ALL
Extent: 11.1 Linear Feet. More info below.
Arrangement: Items have been arranged alphabetically into series by the surnames of the subjects of the portraits.
Subjects: Norwegian Americans
Forms of Material: Cabinet photographs, Carte de visite photographs, Portraits, Postcards, Real photo postcards, Tintype
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Amassed piecemeal by Vesterheim curators over the course of many decades, the collection currently has more than 2,000 images of notable Norwegian and Norwegian-American church leaders, politicians, military officials, explorers, scientists, doctors, athletes, artists, writers, publishers, editors, historians, and university presidents, among other movers and shakers, in a variety of photographic and photomechanical formats, from 19th-century tintypes and albumen cartes de visite and cabinet cards to 20th-century silver gelatin prints, halftones, and real photo postcards.
The earliest of the portraits date from just after the Civil War, the latest from the 1990s. The bulk, however, are from the 1870s through the 1920s, decades of peak emigration from Norway to the United States. Imprints from over seventy Norwegian and Norwegian-American photographers, mostly with businesses in the Upper Midwest but some with studios as far afield as Nome, Alaska, were identified during the cataloging of the collection from February 2017 through March 2018.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository: Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives
Alternate Extent Statement: 28 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.
Processing Information: Prior to 2017, all portraits had been rehoused into document boxes, each item enclosed in an archival-quality paper or plastic sleeve. From February 2017 through March 2018, project archivist Tim Kindseth cataloged those items, conducting genealogical and other historical research to date the portraits and to confirm or establish the identities of the more than 1,200 Norwegian and Norwegian-Americans who are subjects of them.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Portraits A],
[Series 2: Portraits B],
[Series 3: Portraits C],
[Series 4: Portraits D],
[Series 5: Portraits E],
[Series 6: Portraits F],
[Series 7: Portraits G],
[Series 8: Portraits H],
[Series 9: Portraits I],
[Series 10: Portraits J],
[Series 11: Portraits K],
[Series 12: Portraits L],
[Series 13: Portraits M],
[Series 14: Portraits N],
[Series 15: Portraits O],
[Series 16: Portraits P],
[Series 17: Portraits Q],
[Series 18: Portraits R],
[Series 19: Portraits S],
[Series 20: Portraits T],
[Series 21: Portraits U],
[Series 22: Portraits V],
[Series 23: Portraits W],
[Series 24: Portraits X],
[Series 25: Portraits Y],
[Series 26: Portraits Z],
[All]
- Series 3: Portraits C
- Box 3: Portraits C-D (small)
- Item 1: Rev. Lauritz Annaeus Kraft Carlsen (1842-1913), 1870s
- Creator: Oleson, John H., 1850-1881, photographer
- Dimensions: 10 x 6 cm on 11 x 7 cm mount
- Note: Recto: [written in ink] Carlson. Verso: [imprint] Oleson's Gallery, 305 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis, This negative is preserved [written in pencil] Rev. Carlson.
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print on carte de visite mount
- Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
- Related Material: Luther College Archives: The Papers of Lauritz Annaeus Kraft Carlson, 1851-1892, LCA/RG15/Carlson, L.
- Item 2: S. J. (Samuel J.) Carlsen (b. 1877), 1910s
- Creator: Bachmann, Rud (Rudolph), b. 1850, photographer
- Dimensions: 14 x 9 cm
- Note: Verso: [imprint] R. Bachmann, Photo Studio, 6 E. 14th St. N. Y. [written in ink] S. J. Carlsen, Capt. Coast Guard Sta., St. Joseph, Mich.
- Physical Description: 1 postcard
- Place: New York, New York County, New York
- Item 3: Maurice Casberg (1874-1898), 1890s
- Creator: Freeman, F. W., photographer
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 cm on 13 x 10 cm mount
- Note: Recto: [written in pencil] Maurice Casberg. Verso: [stamped imprint] F. W. Freeman, Amateur Photographer, Old Phone 402, 1114 Vine St., La Crosse, Wis. [written in ink] A 20.
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
- Place: La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
- Item 4: I. W. (Iver William) Chantland (Tjentland) (1828-1901), undated
- Alternate Format: Portrait published in: History of the Town of Moscow from 1848 to 1919, by Bjorn Holland (Hollandale, Wis: 1919), p. 101.
- Dimensions: 13 x 9 cm
- Note: Recto: [written in pencil] 29, Lieut. I. W. Chantland.
- Physical Description: 1 photomechanical print
- Item 5: Ahlert Christensen, 1908
- Dimensions: 7 x 9 cm
- Note: Recto: [written in ink] Ahlert Christensen, 1908. Verso: [written in ink] H. Gausta (artist), Minneapolis, Minn. [stamped] Dul. & Grand Forks R. P. O., 2 Nov 1908.
- Physical Description: 1 postcard
- Item 6: Bernhard M. (Bernhard Marinus) Christensen (1901-1984), 1960s
- Biography or History: President of Augsburg College (Minneapolis, Minn.), 1938-1962.
- Dimensions: 19 x 13 cm
- Note: Recto: [inscribed] 1. Verso: [written in ink] 14, Dr. Bernhard Christensen, [cropping specifications].
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print
- Item 7: Rev. Nehem Christensen (1848-1896), 1870s
- Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1866-1871.
- Dimensions: 10 x 6 cm on 11 x 6 cm mount
- Note: Recto: [imprint] Minneapolis [inscribed] N. Christensen. Verso: [written] N Christensen, L.C. 18[?].
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print on carte de visite mount
- Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
- Item 8: Peter Christensen (1844-1917), undated
- Alternate Format: Portrait published in: Norwegian Sailors on the Great Lakes, by Knut Gjerset (Northfield, Minn: Norwegian-American Historical Association, 1928), opposite p. 66.
- Biography or History: Lake captain.
- Dimensions: 13 x 9 cm on 17 x 13 cm board
- Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Lake Captain Peter Christianson [sic], Manitowoc, Wis. [written in ink] Peter Christianson [sic].
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
- Item 9: Lars Christenson (1839-1910), undated
- Biography or History: Sculptor and wood carver.
- Dimensions: 12 x 9 cm
- Note: Verso: [written in ink] Lars Christensen [sic], carver of the altar in the Norwegian American Historical Museum, Decorah, Ia, Return to above, [cropping specifications].
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print
- Item 10: F. Melius (Fredrik Melius) Christiansen (1871-1955), 1950s
- Biography or History: Founding director of the St. Olaf Choir (Northfield, Minn.), 1912.
- Dimensions: 13 x 9 cm
- Note: Verso: [written in ink] Til Mrs Inga Norstog [?] for Muset [written in pencil] F. Melius Christianson [sic].
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print
- Related Material: Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives: The F. Melius Christiansen Collection, VMA/RG01/ARCH.Christiansen,F.
- Item 11: A. M. (Adolph M.) Christianson (1877-1954), circa 1925
- Biography or History: Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court, 1915-1954.
- Dimensions: 15 x 10 cm
- Note: Verso: [written in pencil] A. M. Christianson, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, N. Dak.
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print
- Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 900. The Norse-American Centennial. Papers, 1923-1929. 7 boxes and 2 volumes. P 562; Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives: The Norse-American Centennial Collection, VMA/RG02/ARCH.NorAmCentennial.
- Item 12: Gjertru Christopher (1818-1900), 1880s
- Creator: Taylor, Schuyler M., b. 1844, photographer
- Dimensions: 15 x 11 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
- Note: Recto: [imprint] Taylor's Seven Corner Gallery. Verso: [imprint] S. M. Taylor, No. 217 West Third Street, St. Paul, Minn., Fine Portrait Work a Specialty [written in ink] Gertru [sic] Christopher (Jen's wife).
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
- Place: Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
- Item 13: Jens Christopher (1810-1897), 1880s
- Creator: Taylor, Schuyler M., b. 1844, photographer
- Dimensions: 15 x 11 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
- Note: Recto: [imprint] Taylor's Seven Corner Gallery. Verso: [imprint] S. M. Taylor, No. 217 West Third Street, St. Paul, Minn., Fine Portrait Work a Specialty [written in ink] Jens Christopher (father of Karl's Dad, Martin).
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
- Place: Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
- Item 14: Violet Christopherson (1900-1992), 1975
- Biography or History: Vesterheim Gold Medal Winner in Rosemaling, 1969.
- Dimensions: 13 x 9 cm
- Note: Verso: [printed] PDI, Fox Photo, Aug 75, This Paper Manufactured by Kodak [written in ink] Violet Christopher, rosemaler, 1975.
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print
- Item 15: Rev. C. L. (Claus Lauritz) Clausen (1820-1892), 1870s
- Biography or History: One of seven pastors who organized the Norwegian Synod in 1853.
- Creator: Briggs, J. P., photographer
- Dimensions: 10 x 6 cm on 11 x 6 cm mount
- Note: Verso: [imprint] J. P. Briggs, Photo. Artist, Mitchell, Iowa [written in pencil] Rev Clausen.
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print on carte de visite mount
- Place: Mitchell, Mitchell County, Iowa
- Related Material: Luther College Archives: The Papers of Claus L. Clausen, LCA/RG15/Clausen, C; Luther College Archives: Records of the Norwegian Synod, 1853-1917, LCA/RG13/Series 1; Norwegian-American Historical Association: 209. Clausen, Claus L. (1820-1892). Papers, 1841-1988. 1 box. P 59; Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives: The Clausen Family Collection, VMA/RG01/ARCH.Clausen,C.
- Item 16: Rev. C. L. (Claus Lauritz) Clausen (1820-1892), 1870s
- Biography or History: One of seven pastors who organized the Norwegian Synod in 1853.
- Creator: Briggs, J. P., photographer
- Dimensions: 10 x 6 cm on 10 x 7 cm mount
- Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Rev C. L. Clausen.
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print on carte de visite mount
- Place: Mitchell, Mitchell County, Iowa
- Related Material: Luther College Archives: The Papers of Claus L. Clausen, LCA/RG15/Clausen, C; Luther College Archives: Records of the Norwegian Synod, 1853-1917, LCA/RG13/Series 1; Norwegian-American Historical Association: 209. Clausen, Claus L. (1820-1892). Papers, 1841-1988. 1 box. P 59; Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives: The Clausen Family Collection, VMA/RG01/ARCH.Clausen,C.
- Item 17: Rev. C. L. (Claus Lauritz) Clausen (1820-1892), 1870s
- Biography or History: One of seven pastors who organized the Norwegian Synod in 1853.
- Creator: Briggs, J. P., photographer
- Dimensions: 10 x 6 cm on 11 x 7 cm mount
- Note: Recto: [inscribed] Clergymen and Members of the N. D. E. L. Church of St. Ansgar, Iowa, 1. Rev. C. L. Clausen, 2. Rev. J. Olsen, 3. Rev. P. G. Østby. Verso: [imprint] J. P. Briggs, Photographer, Mitchell, Iowa, Negatives Preserved [written in ink] Clausen, Mary Benson.
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print on carte de visite mount
- Place: Mitchell, Mitchell County, Iowa
- Related Material: Luther College Archives: The Papers of Claus L. Clausen, LCA/RG15/Clausen, C; Luther College Archives: Records of the Norwegian Synod, 1853-1917, LCA/RG13/Series 1; Norwegian-American Historical Association: 209. Clausen, Claus L. (1820-1892). Papers, 1841-1988. 1 box. P 59; Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives: The Clausen Family Collection, VMA/RG01/ARCH.Clausen,C.
- Item 18: Rev. C. L. (Claus Lauritz) Clausen (1820-1892), 1860s
- Biography or History: One of seven pastors who organized the Norwegian Synod in 1853.
- Dimensions: 11 x 7 cm mount
- Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Rev. C. L. Clausen.
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print on carte de visite mount
- Related Material: Luther College Archives: The Papers of Claus L. Clausen, LCA/RG15/Clausen, C; Luther College Archives: Records of the Norwegian Synod, 1853-1917, LCA/RG13/Series 1; Norwegian-American Historical Association: 209. Clausen, Claus L. (1820-1892). Papers, 1841-1988. 1 box. P 59; Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives: The Clausen Family Collection, VMA/RG01/ARCH.Clausen,C.
- Item 19: Clarence A. (Clarence Arthur) Clausen (1896-1991), 1960s
- Dimensions: 18 x 13 cm
- Note: Recto: [inscribed] 41. Verso: [written in ink] 15, Clarence O. Clausen, [cropping specifications].
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print
- Item 20: Hans Clausen, undated
- Biography or History: Civil War soldier.
- Dimensions: 16 x 13 cm
- Note: Recto: [written in ink] Hans Clausen.
- Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated cased image portrait
- Physical Description: 1 photomechanical print
- Item 21: M. J. Cleary (b. 1876), undated
- Alternate Format: Portrait published in: History of the Town of Moscow from 1848 to 1919, by Bjorn Holland (Hollandale, Wis: 1919), p. 97.
- Creator: DeLonge Studio, photographers
- Dimensions: 17 x 12 cm
- Note: Recto: [imprint] DeLonge Studio, Madison [written in pencil] 27, Hon. M. J. Cleary.
- Physical Description: 1 photomechanical print
- Place: Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
- Item 22: Isabelle Coe (1859-1919), circa 1892
- Creator: Morrison, William McKenzie, 1857-1927, photographer
- Dimensions: 14 x 11 cm on 16 x 11 cm mount
- Note: Recto: [imprint] Morrison, Haymarket Theatre, 161 Madison St. [printed] Isabelle Coe.
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
- Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
- Item 23: A. T. (Albert T.) Cole (1858-1932), undated
- Biography or History: Judge in Fargo, N.D., 1917-1932.
- Dimensions: 13 x 10 cm
- Note: Recto: [inscribed] Judge A. T. Cole, Fargo, N. D. Verso: [stamped] No. ___, Extra prints may be ordered by this number, LeRoy Sampson, Decorah, Iowa [written] 528.
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print
- Item 24: D. R. (Daniel Rutherford) "Spec" Collins (1895-1967), 1960s
- Dimensions: 18 x 13 cm
- Note: Recto: [inscribed] 14. Verso: [written in ink] 16, D. R. Collins, [cropping specifications].
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print
- Item 25: Willard L. (Willard Lincoln) Converse (1870-1929), circa 1920
- Biography or History: Judge in St. Paul, Minn.
- Creator: Zintsmaster, D. W. (Daniel Webster), 1885-1962, photographer
- Dimensions: 17 x 12 cm
- Note: Verso: [stamped imprint] D. W. Zintsmaster, 816 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis, Minn. [printed] Willard Converse, South St. Paul, Minn. [written in pencil] top, District judge, Born of Norwegian parents in Winneshiek County, Iowa.
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print
- Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
- Box 17: Portraits A-D (medium)
- Item 55: Rev. H. C. (Hans Carl) Caspersen (1869-1955), 1920s
- Biography or History: Editor of Folkebladet (Minneapolis, Minn.).
- Creator: Eggan, S. P. (Sever P.), 1869-1929, photographer
- Dimensions: 17 x 12 cm on 24 x 19 cm board
- Note: Recto: [imprint] Eggan. Verso: [printed] Rev, H. C. Caspersen, editor of "Folkebladet" and "Lutheran Free Church Messenger" [written in pencil] 27.
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
- Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
- Item 56: Olaf C. (Olaf Christian) Christiansen (1901-1984), 1921
- Biography or History: Conductor of the St. Olaf Choir (St. Olaf College).
- Dimensions: 26 x 21 cm
- Note: Recto: [written in ink] Olaf C. Christiansen, 1951. Verso: [written in pencil] Olaf Christianson [sic], 1951.
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print
- Item 57: Lars Christianson (1855-1946), 1912
- Creator: Erickson, Soren O., b. 1875, photographer
- Dimensions: 21 x 13 cm mount
- Note: Recto: [imprint] The Erickson Studio, Fargo, N.D. Verso: [written in pencil] Lars Christianson, 11/22/1855 (born), 4/22-1912, this was taken.
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
- Place: Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota
- Item 58: Theodore Christianson (1883-1948), 1920s
- Biography or History: Governor of Minnesota, 1925-1931; United States Representative from Minnesota, 1933-1937.
- Dimensions: 17 x 12 cm on 23 x 18 cm board
- Note: Verso: [written in ink] Gov. Theodore Christianson, Minnesota [written in pencil] #5.
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
- Related Material: Minnesota Historical Society: Records of Governor Theodore Christianson, 1925-1930.
- Item 59: Bergetha Pedersen Brekke Hjorth Clausen (1819-1887), 1880s
- Dimensions: 22 x 18 cm on 26 x 21 cm mount
- Note: Verso: [written in pencil] F10.
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
- Item 60: Rev. C. L. (Claus Lauritz) Clausen (1820-1892), undated
- Alternate Format: Portrait published in: History of the Scandinavians and Successful Scandinavians in the United States, Second, Revised Edition (Minneapolis, Minn: O. N. Nelson and Company, 1900), opposite p. 425.
- Biography or History: One of seven pastors who organized the Norwegian Synod in 1853.
- Dimensions: 25 x 19 cm on 25 x 19 cm foamcore
- Note: Recto: [inscribed] Rev. C. L. Clausen, Austin. Verso: [written in pencil] CL Clausen.
- Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated engraved portrait
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print on foamcore
- Related Material: Luther College Archives: The Papers of Claus L. Clausen, LCA/RG15/Clausen, C; Luther College Archives: Records of the Norwegian Synod, 1853-1917, LCA/RG13/Series 1; Norwegian-American Historical Association: 209. Clausen, Claus L. (1820-1892). Papers, 1841-1988. 1 box. P 59; Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives: The Clausen Family Collection, VMA/RG01/ARCH.Clausen,C.
- Item 61: Rev. C. L. (Claus Lauritz) Clausen (1820-1892), undated
- Biography or History: One of seven pastors who organized the Norwegian Synod in 1853.
- Dimensions: 26 x 21 cm
- Note: Verso: [printed] This Paper Manufactured by Kodak, Claus Lauritz Clausen, trolig fra slutten av 1860-årene. I samlingen til Vesterheim--the Norwegian-American Museum [written in pencil] C. L. Clausen, late 1860s [written in ink] Returner til Vesterheim, [?].
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print
- Related Material: Luther College Archives: The Papers of Claus L. Clausen, LCA/RG15/Clausen, C; Luther College Archives: Records of the Norwegian Synod, 1853-1917, LCA/RG13/Series 1; Norwegian-American Historical Association: 209. Clausen, Claus L. (1820-1892). Papers, 1841-1988. 1 box. P 59; Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives: The Clausen Family Collection, VMA/RG01/ARCH.Clausen,C.
- Item 62: Rev. C. L. (Claus Lauritz) Clausen (1820-1892), 1880s
- Biography or History: One of seven pastors who organized the Norwegian Synod in 1853.
- Dimensions: 23 x 17 cm on 26 x 21 cm mount
- Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Subject unknown.
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
- Related Material: Luther College Archives: The Papers of Claus L. Clausen, LCA/RG15/Clausen, C; Luther College Archives: Records of the Norwegian Synod, 1853-1917, LCA/RG13/Series 1; Norwegian-American Historical Association: 209. Clausen, Claus L. (1820-1892). Papers, 1841-1988. 1 box. P 59; Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives: The Clausen Family Collection, VMA/RG01/ARCH.Clausen,C.
- Item 63: Rev. C. L. (Claus Lauritz) Clausen (1820-1892), undated
- Biography or History: One of seven pastors who organized the Norwegian Synod in 1853.
- Dimensions: 26 x 21 cm
- Note: Verso: [printed] This Paper Manufactured by Kodak [written in ink] Unidentified portrait.
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print
- Related Material: Luther College Archives: The Papers of Claus L. Clausen, LCA/RG15/Clausen, C; Luther College Archives: Records of the Norwegian Synod, 1853-1917, LCA/RG13/Series 1; Norwegian-American Historical Association: 209. Clausen, Claus L. (1820-1892). Papers, 1841-1988. 1 box. P 59; Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives: The Clausen Family Collection, VMA/RG01/ARCH.Clausen,C.
- Item 64: C. W. (Charles William) Clausen (1851-1937), 1900s
- Creator: Aaberg, J. P. (John P.), 1862-1937, photographer
- Dimensions: 20 x 15 cm mount
- Note: Recto: [imprint] J. P. Aaberg, 1322 Pacific Ave., Tacoma. Verso: [written in ink] C. W. Clausen [written in pencil] To Anna.
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
- Place: Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
- Item 65: C. W. (Charles William) Clausen (1851-1937), undated
- Creator: Smith, Ida B., b. 1860, photographer
- Dimensions: 26 x 17 cm mount
- Note: Recto: [imprint] Ida B. Smith, Olympia, Wash. Verso: [written in ink] C. W. Clausen, Olympia, Wash., [?] 2507.
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
- Place: Olympia, Thurston County, Washington
- Item 66: Otto Clausen (1886-1952), undated
- Biography or History: Director of the Normændenes Sangforening (Norwegian Singing Society) (Chicago, Ill.).
- Dimensions: 26 x 21 cm
- Note: Recto: [written in ink] Otto Clausen. Verso: [written in pencil] Make 11 x 14, Music, Otto Clausen [written in ink] Otto Clausen, Chicago musician.
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print
- Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 941. Norwegian-American Singing Societies. Papers. 15 boxes. P 570.
- Item 67: Rev. Friedrich August Crämer (1812-1891), undated
- Biography or History: Professor at Concordia Seminary (Saint Louis, Mo.).
- Dimensions: 22 x 17 cm mount
- Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Cramer.
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
- Box 23: Portraits C-F (large)
- Item 1: Rev. H. C. (Hans Carl) Caspersen (1869-1955), undated
- Biography or History: Editor of Folkebladet (Minneapolis, Minn.).
- Creator: Eggan, S. P. (Sever P.), 1869-1929, photographer
- Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
- Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Rev. H. C. Casperson [sic], Mpls, Editor of Folkebladet & Lutheran Free Church Messenger, Editor of "Emigranten".
- Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of a 1920s portrait
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print
- Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
- Item 2: Bernhard M. (Bernhard Marinus) Christensen (1901-1984), undated
- Biography or History: President of Augsburg College (Minneapolis, Minn.), 1938-1962.
- Creator: Westphal, David E., photographer
- Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
- Note: Verso: [stamped imprint] David E. Westphal. Verso: [written in pencil] Dr. Bernhard Christensen, 11 x 14, Dr. Bernard Christensen.
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print
- Item 3: Christian Christensen (1852-1919), undated
- Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
- Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Dr. Christian Christenson [sic], La Crosse, WI, 1852-.
- Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated photomechanical portrait
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print
- Item 4: F. Melius (Fredrik Melius) Christiansen (1871-1955), undated
- Biography or History: Founding director of the St. Olaf Choir (Northfield, Minn.), 1912.
- Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
- Note: Verso: [written in pencil] F Melius Christianson [sic], Director of the St Olaf Choir, Northfield, Minn.
- Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print
- Related Material: Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives: The F. Melius Christiansen Collection, VMA/RG01/ARCH.Christiansen,F.
- Item 5: A. M. (Adolph M.) Christianson (1877-1954), circa 1925
- Biography or History: Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court, 1915-1954.
- Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
- Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Judge A. M. Christianson, N. Dakota.
- Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of a circa 1925 portrait
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print
- Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 900. The Norse-American Centennial. Papers, 1923-1929. 7 boxes and 2 volumes. P 562; Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives: The Norse-American Centennial Collection, VMA/RG02/ARCH.NorAmCentennial.
- Item 6: Lars Christianson (1855-1946), undated
- Creator: Erickson, Soren O., b. 1875, photographer
- Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
- Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Lars Christianson, Fargo, N.D., Educator.
- Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of a 1912 portrait
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print
- Place: Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota
- Item 7: Theodore Christianson (1883-1948), undated
- Biography or History: Governor of Minnesota, 1925-1931; United States Representative from Minnesota, 1933-1937.
- Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
- Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Theo. Christianson, Congressman, Minnesota, 1925.
- Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of a 1920s portrait
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print
- Related Material: Minnesota Historical Society: Records of Governor Theodore Christianson, 1925-1930.
- Item 8: Charles A. (Charles Andrew) Christopherson (1871-1951), undated
- Biography or History: United States Representative from South Dakota, 1919-1933.
- Creator: Clinedinst, Barnett McFee, 1862-1953, photographer
- Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
- Note: Recto: [imprint] Clinedinst. Verso: [written in pencil] Congress. C. A. Christopherson, S. Dakota.
- Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print
- Place: Washington, District of Columbia
- Item 9: Rev. C. L. (Claus Lauritz) Clausen (1820-1892), undated
- Alternate Format: Portrait published in: History of the Scandinavians and Successful Scandinavians in the United States, Second, Revised Edition (Minneapolis, Minn: O. N. Nelson and Company, 1900), opposite p. 425.
- Biography or History: One of seven pastors who organized the Norwegian Synod in 1853.
- Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
- Note: Recto: [inscribed] Rev. C. L. Clausen, Austin. Verso: [written in pencil] Rev. C. L. Clausen, 1820-1892.
- Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated engraved portrait
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print
- Related Material: Luther College Archives: The Papers of Claus L. Clausen, LCA/RG15/Clausen, C; Luther College Archives: Records of the Norwegian Synod, 1853-1917, LCA/RG13/Series 1; Norwegian-American Historical Association: 209. Clausen, Claus L. (1820-1892). Papers, 1841-1988. 1 box. P 59; Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives: The Clausen Family Collection, VMA/RG01/ARCH.Clausen,C.
- Item 10: C. W. (Charles William) Clausen (1851-1937), 1928
- Creator: Jeffers Studios, photographers
- Dimensions: 35 x 24 cm
- Note: Enclosure: [written in ink] C. W. Clausen, 1928, Clausen [written in pencil] 2961. Recto: [imprint] Jeffers, Olympia.
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print
- Place: Olympia, Thurston County, Washington
- Item 11: A. T. (Albert T.) Cole (1858-1932), undated
- Biography or History: Judge in Fargo, N.D., 1917-1932.
- Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
- Note: Verso: [written in pencil] A. T. Cole, Fargo, N.D., Diplomat [written] #528.
- Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated photomechanical portrait
- Physical Description: 1 photographic print
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