Portraits (Identified), circa 1865-1997 | Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives

By Tim Kindseth

Collection Overview

Title: Portraits (Identified), circa 1865-1997Add to your cart.

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

Languages: English, Norwegian

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

Norwegian Americans

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],
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Series 23: Portraits WAdd to your cart.
Box 16: Portraits U-Z (small)Add to your cart.
Item 18: Rev. Ole Waldeland (1829-1903), 1870sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Berger, T. N. (Thron Nils), b. ca. 1850, photographer
Dimensions: 10 x 6 cm on 11 x 7 cm mount
Note: Recto: [written in ink] Waldeland. Verso: [imprint] T. N. Berger, Photographer and Re-Toucher, (Negatives Preserved.), Elgen [sic], Iowa [written in pencil] O. Waldeland.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on carte de visite mount
Place: Elgin, Fayette County, Iowa
Item 19: Rev. C. F. W. (Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm) Walther (1811-1887), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Founder of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) and Concordia Seminary (Saint Louis, Mo.).
Creator: Cramer, Gross & Company, photographers
Dimensions: 14 x 10 cm on 14 x 11 cm mount
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an 1866 carte de visite portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Saint Louis, Missouri
Related Material: Concordia Historical Institute: C.F.W. (Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm) Walther (1811-1887) Papers, c.1828-1887.
Item 20: Olaus O. Wang (1872-1933), 1920sAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 14 x 9 cm; 14 x 9 cm
Note: Verso 1: [printed] AZO [written in ink] Olaus Wang, maker of domkirke model. Verso 2: [printed] AZO [written in ink] Mr. Olaus Wang, maker of model of Trondhjem [Trondheim] Cathedral.
Physical Description: 2 postcards
Item 21: Rev. Olaf Monsen Wangensteen (1873-1933), 1910sAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 14 x 8 cm
Note: Recto: [printed] En glædelig Jul! Fra Pastor Wangensteen og Familje. Verso: [written in pencil] Josie Melbostad.
Physical Description: 1 photomechanical print
Item 22: Owen H. (Owen Harding) Wangensteen (1898-1981), 1960sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Surgeon.
Dimensions: 19 x 13 cm
Note: Verso: [written in ink] 77, Owen Wangensteen, [cropping specifications].
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: University of Minnesota: Owen H. Wangensteen papers.
Item 23: Hans B. Warner (1844-1896), 1890sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Civil War soldier; Wisconsin Secretary of State, 1878-1882.
Creator: Curtiss, E. R. (Edwin R.), 1836-1906, photographer
Dimensions: 15 x 10 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] E. R. Curtiss, Madison, Wis. Verso: [imprint] E. R. Curtiss, Madison, Wis. [written in ink] Hans B. Warner, Ellsworth, Wis., (W. H. C. F., G. P.).
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Place: Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
Item 24: Rev. Rasmus P. Wasbotten (1861-1939), 1890sAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 15 x 11 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [written in ink] Vasbotten. Verso: [written in pencil] Wasbotten.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Item 25: Rev. A. (August) Weenaas (1835-1924), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: First President of Augsburg College (Minneapolis, Minn.), 1869-1876.
Dimensions: 18 x 13 cm
Note: Recto: [inscribed] Prof. August Weenaas.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 26: Rev. A. (August) Weenaas (1835-1924), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: First President of Augsburg College (Minneapolis, Minn.), 1869-1876.
Dimensions: 13 x 10 cm
Note: Verso: [stamped] No. ___, Extra prints may be ordered by this number, LeRoy Sampson, Decorah, Iowa [written] 590 [written in ink] Prof. August Weenaas.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 27: Rev. Hans J. (Hans Jensen) Wein (1872-1949), 1898Add to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1894-1898.
Creator: Solberg, Otto T., 1863-1951, photographer
Dimensions: 14 x 10 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Solberg, OT, Decorah, Ia. Verso: [written in ink] Hans J. Wein, Renville, Minn.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 28: Horace Spangler Weiser (1827-1875), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Founder of the Winneshiek County Bank (Decorah, Iowa).
Dimensions: 9 x 14 cm
Note: Recto: [printed] In memory of Horace Spangler Weiser, E. H. Turnock, Architect, Elkhart, Indiana [imprint] Commercial Colortype Company, Chicago. Verso: [imprint] Octochrome, 41539, Published exclusively for the Winneshiek County State Bank, Decorah, Iowa.
Physical Description: 1 postcard
Item 29: Rev. O. K. (Ole Knudsen) Weium (1853-1894), 1890sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Engell, Christian, 1841-1935, photographer
Dimensions: 15 x 10 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Chris. Engell, Spring Grove and Mabel, Minnesota. Verso: [written in pencil] Mrs. John Wold [written in ink] Pastor Weium.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Place: Mabel, Fillmore County, Minnesota, and Spring Grove, Houston County, Minnesota
Item 30: Gunnar Wennerberg (1817-1901), 1890sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Swedish poet.
Creator: Wolfenstein, V. (Valentin), 1844-1909, photographer
Dimensions: 15 x 10 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Wolfenstein, Stockholm, Fredsgatan 13. Verso: [written in pencil] Gunnar Wennerberg.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Place: Stockholm, Sweden
Item 31: Ole Wetlesen (1812-1890), 1880sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Fermann, W. A. (William August), 1839-1915, photographer
Dimensions: 15 x 10 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] W. A. Fermann, Photographer, Stoughton, Wis. Verso: [written in ink] Ole Wetlesen, veterinary in old West Koshkonong, neighbor & close friend of the J. A. O. Ottesen family [written in pencil] [cropping specifications].
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Place: Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin
Item 32: Rev. Wilhelm Andreas Wexels (1797-1866), 1860sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Catechist and chaplain at Vår Frelsers kirke [Oslo Domkirke].
Dimensions: 9 x 6 cm on 10 x 6 cm mount
Note: Verso: [written in ink] Til Kristi Underhaugen, (Pastor Wexels).
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on carte de visite mount
Item 33: Rev. P. A. (Peder Anthon) Widvey (1849-1932), circa 1910Add to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1871-1875.
Dimensions: 9 x 14 cm
Physical Description: 1 postcard
Item 34: Charlotte Wiehe-Berény (1865-1947), 1900sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Danish actress.
Dimensions: 14 x 9 cm
Note: Recto: [printed] Fru Charlotte Wiehe. Verso: [imprint] A. Gieses Forlag.
Physical Description: 1 postcard
Item 35: Jacques Emil Wiehe (1860-1910), 1900sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Danish actor.
Dimensions: 14 x 9 cm
Note: Recto: [printed] Jaques Wiehe [imprint] C. St. Eneret 1105.
Physical Description: 1 postcard
Item 36: Rev. Lars Olson Wigdahl (1857-1938), 1890sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Dorge, Elias G. E., 1863-1915, photographer
Dimensions: 14 x 10 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Dorge, 1819 Riverside Av., Minneapolis [written in ink] Wigdahl. Verso: [written in pencil] Wigedahl [sic].
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Item 37: G. Norman (George Norman) Wigeland (1895-1979), 1960sAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 19 x 13 cm
Note: Recto: [inscribed] 811703. Verso: [written in ink] 78, G. Norman Wigeland, [cropping specifications].
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 1449. Wigeland, Andrew E. and Norman G. Report, 1975. P 836.
Item 38: Ole Windingstad (1886-1959), 1924Add to your cart.
Biography or History: Norwegian composer and conductor.
Dimensions: 15 x 9 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Ole Windingstad, director of the Scandinavian Symphony, New York, A. S. R. June 1924.
Physical Description: 1 postcard
Item 39: J. E. (Johan Edward) Winger (1872-1915), 1897Add to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1891-1897.
Creator: Solberg, Otto T., 1863-1951, photographer
Dimensions: 14 x 10 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 40: Abraham O. Wisland (1877-1953), 1890sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Palen, Frank, b. 1869, photographer
Dimensions: 15 x 10 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] FP, Palen's Art Studio, Caledonia, Minn. Verso: [written in ink] L. O. Ofstedahl [written in pencil] Picture of A. Wislund [sic].
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Place: Caledonia, Houston County, Minnesota
Item 41: Anne Wist (1892-1939), undatedAdd to your cart.
Creator: Egge, Ole, 1872-1956, photographer
Dimensions: 10 x 6 cm on 11 x 7 cm mount
Note: Verso: [imprint] Ole Egge, Fotografisk Atelier, Kristiansund, Lars Hansens nye gaard ved kaien, Platen opbevares, S. E. Verso: [written in pencil] Prob Anna Wist.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on carte de visite mount
Place: Kristiansund, Møre og Romsdal fylke, Norway
Item 42: Benjamin O. (Benjamin Othello) Wist (1889-1951), 1900sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Namesake of Wist Hall at the University of Hawaii at Manoa; Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1903-1909.
Creator: Solberg, Otto T., 1863-1951, photographer
Dimensions: 15 x 9 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Solberg [written in pencil] Benjamin Wist. Verso: [written in pencil] B. W.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 43: Mathias Wolden (1880-1967), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Painter.
Dimensions: 13 x 18 cm
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 44: G. B. (Gustav Berdins) Wollan (1877-1935), 1897Add to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1893-1897.
Creator: Solberg, Otto T., 1863-1951, photographer
Dimensions: 14 x 11 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Solberg, 128 Water Street, Decorah, Ia. Verso: [written in ink] G. B. Wollan ("Kid"), Glenwood, Minn.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Related Material: Luther College Archives: The Papers of Gustav Berdins Wollan, 1886-1941, LCA/RG15/Wollan, G.
Item 45: G. B. (Gustav Berdins) Wollan (1877-1935), 1897Add to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1893-1897.
Creator: Solberg, Otto T., 1863-1951, photographer
Dimensions: 14 x 10 cm on 14 x 10 cm mount
Note: Recto: [written in pencil]  G. B. Wollan.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Related Material: Luther College Archives: The Papers of Gustav Berdins Wollan, 1886-1941, LCA/RG15/Wollan, G.
Item 46: W. W. (Wilhelm W.) Wraamann (1850-1909), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1868-1869.
Dimensions: 13 x 10 cm
Note: Verso: [printed] No. ___, Extra prints may be ordered by this number, LeRoy Sampson, Decorah, Iowa [written] 596 [written in ink] W. W. Wraaman, Minneapolis, Minn.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Luther College Archives: Records Relating to Sister Institutions, LCA/RG10/ALL; Norwegian-American Historical Association: 1473. Wraaman's Academy. Catalogue, 1890. 1 item. P 533.
Item 47: Rev. Andreas Wright (1835-1917), 1880sAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 16 x 10 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [written in ink] Rev. A. Wright. Verso: [written in ink] Return to L. A. Vigness, 425 So. 4th St., Minneapolis, Minn.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 1474. Wright, Andrew (1835-1917). Papers, 1857-1921. 17 items and 1 volume. P 604.
Item 48: Merald E. (Merald Ernest) Wrolstad (1923-1987), 1960sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Vesterheim's first Editor and namesake of The Wrolstad Publications Center.
Dimensions: 18 x 13 cm
Note: Recto: [inscribed] 13. Verso: [written in ink] 79, Merald E. Wrolstad, [cropping specifications].
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Cleveland Museum of Art Ingalls Library & Museum Archives: Wrolstad, Merald Ernest. artist file.
Item 49: Rev. Frantz Einar Wulfsberg (1841-1906), 1870sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Civil War soldier.
Dimensions: 16 x 11 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Einar Wulfsberg [written in ink] Ellickson, Decorah, Iowa.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Related Material: Luther College Archives: The Papers of Frantz W. Wulfsberg, 1850-1934, LCA/RG15/Wulfsberg, F.
Item 50: August H. C. Wurden (1851-1911), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Lake captain.
Dimensions: 13 x 9 cm on 17 x 13 cm board
Note: Verso: [printed] Lake Captain Gust Worden [sic] (Vurden) Manitowoc.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
Item 51: August H. C. Wurden (1851-1911), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Lake captain.
Dimensions: 13 x 9 cm on 17 x 13 cm board
Note: Verso: [printed] Lake Captain Gust Worden [sic] (Vurden) Manitowoc.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
Box 21: Portraits V-Z (medium)Add to your cart.
Item 5: Rev. C. F. W. (Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm) Walther (1811-1887), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Founder of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) and Concordia Seminary (Saint Louis, Mo.).
Creator: Cramer, Gross & Company, photographers
Dimensions: 22 x 17 cm mount
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Walther.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an 1866 carte de visite portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Saint Louis, Missouri
Related Material: Concordia Historical Institute: C.F.W. (Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm) Walther (1811-1887) Papers, c.1828-1887.
Item 6: Rev. C. F. W. (Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm) Walther (1811-1887), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Founder of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) and Concordia Seminary (Saint Louis, Mo.).
Creator: Cramer, Gross & Company, photographers
Dimensions: 22 x 17 cm on 22 x 17 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Cramer & Gross, 1866.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an 1866 carte de visite portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Saint Louis, Missouri
Related Material: Concordia Historical Institute: C.F.W. (Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm) Walther (1811-1887) Papers, c.1828-1887.
Item 7: Owen H. (Owen Harding) Wangensteen (1898-1981), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Surgeon.
Dimensions: 18 x 13 cm
Note: Recto: [written in ink] Owen H. Wangensteen, Surgeon, University Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Verso: [written in pencil] Owen H. Wangensteen, Head of Surgery Dept, U of Minn Medical School, Head surgeon, Univ. of MN Hospital.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: University of Minnesota: Owen H. Wangensteen papers.
Item 8: Earl Warren (1891-1974), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Governor of California, 1943-1953; Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, 1953-1969.
Dimensions: 26 x 21 cm
Note: Recto: [written in ink] Earl Warren. Verso: [written in pencil] Earl Warren, Ch. Justice-Supr. Ct.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: California State Archives: Warren (Earl) Papers 1924-53.
Item 9: Rev. M. O. (Mons Olson) Wee (1871-1942), undatedAdd to your cart.
Creator: Eggan, S. P. (Sever P.), 1869-1929, photographer
Dimensions: 17 x 12 cm
Note: Enclosure: [written] Norsk Ungdom [?]. Recto: [imprint] Eggan Photo, Minneapolis [written in ink] M. O. Wee.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Item 10: August Werner (1893-1980), 1934Add to your cart.
Biography or History: Baritone, painter, and sculptor.
Creator: Apeda Studio (New York, N.Y.), photographers
Dimensions: 26 x 21 cm
Note: Recto: [imprint] Apeda, N.Y. 2 [written in ink] Til Ida [?], August Werner, Seattle Wash, 13 juni 1934. Verso: [written in pencil] August Werner, Musician, chorus director, artist from Seattle, Washington.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: New York, New York County, New York
Related Material: Nordic Heritage Museum: August Werner Collection; University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections: August Werner photograph collection, 1896-1962; University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections: August Werner papers, 1911-1980.
Item 11: Rev. Carl M. (Carl Marcus) Weswig (1873-1959), undatedAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 26 x 21 cm
Note: Recto: [written in ink] Carl M. Weswig. Verso: [written in pencil] church leader.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 12: Henry L. (Henry Lewis) Whitfield (1868-1927), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Governor of Mississippi, 1924-1927.
Dimensions: 17 x 11 cm on 23 x 18 cm board
Note: Verso: [written in ink] Gov. H. S. [sic] Whitfield, Mississippi.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
Item 13: Alexander Wiley (1884-1967), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: United States Senator from Wisconsin, 1939-1963.
Creator: Chase Ltd., photographers
Dimensions: 26 x 21 cm
Note: Recto: [imprint] Chase, Washington [written in ink] Sincere Regards to the folks at Luther College, Alexander Wiley, U.S. Sen. Wis. Verso: [stamped imprint] Credit Warning, Watch Your Copyright, Chase, Washington, The above copyright line must be printed underneath each reproduction of this photograph as required by law, Washington, D.C. [written in pencil] Alexander Wiley, Senator, WI, 11 x 14, #1.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Washington, District of Columbia
Related Material: Wisconsin Historical Society: Alexander Wiley papers, 1913-1967.
Item 14: William E. Williams (1857-1921), 1914Add to your cart.
Biography or History: United States Representative from Illinois, 1899-1901, 1913-1917.
Creator: Harris & Ewing, photographers
Dimensions: 18 x 13 cm
Note: Recto: [imprint] Harris & Ewing, Washington, D.C. Verso: [stamped] Filed Mar 23 1914 [written in pencil] William E. Williams
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Washington, District of Columbia
Item 15: Anne Wist (1892-1939), 1900sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Solberg, Otto T., 1863-1951, photographer
Dimensions: 14 x 10 cm on 23 x 16 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Solberg, Decorah, Ia. Verso: [written in pencil] Prob Anna Wist.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 16: Anne Wist (1892-1939), 1900sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Solberg, Otto T., 1863-1951, photographer
Dimensions: 14 x 10 cm on 23 x 16 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Solberg, Decorah, Ia. Verso: [written in pencil] Anna Wist.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 17: Anne Wist (1892-1939), 1900sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Solberg, Otto T., 1863-1951, photographer
Dimensions: 14 x 10 cm on 23 x 16 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Solberg, Decorah, Ia. Verso: [written in pencil] Prob Anna Wist.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 18: Anne Wist (1892-1939), 1900sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Solberg, Otto T., 1863-1951, photographer
Dimensions: 14 x 10 cm on 23 x 16 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Solberg, Decorah, Ia. Verso: [written in pencil] Prob Anna Wist.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 19: Anne Wist (1892-1939), 1910sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Solberg, Otto T., 1863-1951, photographer
Dimensions: 14 x 10 cm on 23 x 16 cm mount
Note: Enclosure: [written in pencil] Wist. Recto: [imprint] Solberg, Decorah, Iowa.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 20: Anne Wist (1892-1939), 1910sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Solberg, Otto T., 1863-1951, photographer
Dimensions: 14 x 10 cm on 23 x 16 cm mount
Note: Enclosure: [written in pencil] Probably Anna Wist. Recto: [imprint] Solberg, Decorah, Iowa.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 21: Anne Wist (1892-1939), 1910sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Solberg, Otto T., 1863-1951, photographer
Dimensions: 14 x 10 cm on 23 x 16 cm mount
Note: Enclosure: [written in pencil] Wist. Recto: [imprint] Solberg, Decorah, Iowa.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 22: Josephine Aasve Wist (1859-1938), 1900sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Solberg, Otto T., 1863-1951, photographer
Dimensions: 23 x 16 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Solberg, Decorah, Iowa. Verso: [written in pencil] Mrs Wist.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 23: Susan Wold, 1970sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Opera singer.
Dimensions: 26 x 21 cm; 18 x 13 cm
Note: Verso 1: [printed] This Paper Manufactured By Kodak [written in ink] Pix No. 2, 60%, page 1, Susan Wold, Mabel, Minnesota 55954. Verso 2: [printed] This Paper Manufactured By Kodak.
Physical Description: 2 photographic prints
Item 24: T. C. (Thomas Carl) Wollan (1866-1932), 1914Add to your cart.
Creator: Andrews, Henry G., b. 1868, photographer
Dimensions: 14 x 10 cm on 19 x 14 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Andrews, Glenwood, Minn [written in ink] Professor T. C. Wollan, Mathematics, 1914. Verso: [stamped] 49154 [written in pencil] Prof T. C. Wollan, 1914, Mathematics.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Glenwood, Pope County, Minnesota
Box 28: Portraits Sto-Z (large)Add to your cart.
Item 69: Jens Lindahl Walloe (1836-1881), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Physician.
Dimensions: 36 x 29 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Dr. Jens Waldoe [sic], Dr. Jens L. Walloe, Coon Prairie, WI, 1836-1881.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 70: Rev. M. O. (Mons Olson) Wee (1871-1942), undatedAdd to your cart.
Creator: Eggan, S. P. (Sever P.), 1869-1929, photographer
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] M. O. Wee, Prof. at Luther Seminary (church leader).
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Item 71: Rev. A. (August) Weenaas (1835-1924), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: First President of Augsburg College (Minneapolis, Minn.), 1869-1876.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] A. Venaas [sic], 1835-1924, Pres. of Red Wing Seminary, #590.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 72: Knud Wefald (1869-1936), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: United States Representative from Minnesota, 1923-1927.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] August H. Andersen [misidentification], Minnesota 1925.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Minnesota Historical Society: Knud Wefald Papers; Norwegian-American Historical Association: 1438. Wefald, Knud (1869-1936). Papers, 1925, 1933. 5 folders. P 400.
Item 73: Agnes Mathilde Wergeland (1857-1914), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Poet and historian.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Prof. Agnes Wergeland, author.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 1440. Wergeland, Agnes Mathilde (1857-1914). Papers. 2 boxes P 1440.
Item 74: Frederick Wick (b. 1882), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Chorus director.
Creator: Haga, Gordon M. (Gordon Morris), 1918-2003, photographer
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Recto: [imprint] haga. Verso: [written in pencil] Fred L. Wick, Chorus Director.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Item 75: Henry Oscar Wickney (1890-1982), undatedAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 28 x 22 cm
Physical Description: 1 photomechanical print
Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 1446. Wickney, Henry O. (1890-1982). Papers, 1982. 6 items. P 1229.
Item 76: Henry Oscar Wickney (1890-1982), undatedAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 26 x 21 cm
Physical Description: 1 negative
Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 1446. Wickney, Henry O. (1890-1982). Papers, 1982. 6 items. P 1229.
Item 77: Theodore T. Widvey (b. 1835), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Civil War soldier.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] P. A. Wideway [misidentification] (military man).
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 78: William Williamson (1875-1972), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: United States Representative from South Dakota, 1921-1933.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Sen. Wm Williamson, S. Dak.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: University of South Dakota: William Williamson Papers.
Item 79: Ole Windingstad (1886-1959), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Norwegian composer and conductor.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Ole Windigstad [sic], conductor, New Orleans Symphony Orchestra, Ole Windingstad.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of a 1924 portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 80: Ole Windingstad (1886-1959), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Norwegian composer and conductor.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Ole Windingstad.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated photomechanical portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 81: Benjamin O. (Benjamin Othello) Wist (1889-1951), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Namesake of Wist Hall at the University of Hawaii at Manoa; Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1903-1909.
Dimensions: 35 x 27 cm
Note: Recto: [imprint] Hessler. Verso: [written in pencil] B. O. Wist, Pres. of Normal School, Honolulu, 338454.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 82: Johs. B. (Johannes Benjamin) Wist (1864-1923), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Novelist and editor of Decorah-Posten.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] John B. Wist, Author, Johs. B Wist.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 83: Carsten Thorvald Woll (1885-1962), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Singer.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Carsten Woll, singer, Carsten Thorvald Woll, Born 1885, Photo taken 1915.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of a 1915 portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 84: Esther Erhart Woll (1890-1978), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Pianist.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Ester [sic] Erhart Woll, Pianist, Esther Woll, Photo taken in 1910.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of a 1910 portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 85: W. W. (Wilhelm W.) Wraamann (1850-1909), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1868-1869.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in ink] Skolemand [written in pencil] #596, Wraaman [sic], Skolemand.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Luther College Archives: Records Relating to Sister Institutions, LCA/RG10/ALL; Norwegian-American Historical Association: 1473. Wraaman's Academy. Catalogue, 1890. 1 item. P 533.
Item 86: Rev. Andreas Wright (1835-1917), undatedAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Rev. Andreas Wright, 1835-1917, Pres. of Augustana Synod, A. Wright.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an 1880s cabinet card portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 1474. Wright, Andrew (1835-1917). Papers, 1857-1921. 17 items and 1 volume. P 604.

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