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Collection Overview
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
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: Miscellaneous
- Box 1: Groups Identified, A-M (small)
- Item 86: Red Cross Picnic at O. H. P. Haugen Farm, Rural Decorah, 23 September 1917
- 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 1923
- Other Information: family (immediate), outdoor, posed
- Item 88: Three Comitia Dumriana women in Stoughton, WI
- 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 Forbund
- Photography by Solberg, Decorah, Iowa
- Other Information: posed, studio, trade
- Physical Description: Cabinet card
- Item 90: Nora Folkedahl and Ida Mebustad
- Photography by F. E. Joerg, Spring Grove, Minnesota
- Other Information: posed, studio
- Item 91: Martha Foss and Ingeborg Nelson (Bergstad), 22 February 1906
- Photography by Drummond, Jasper, Minnesota
- Other Information: posed, studio
- Item 92: Kleppe, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
- Other Information: family (immediate), posed, studio
- Item 93: Drs. Moe and Bendicke, 1866
- Other Information: posed, studio, trade
- Item 94: San Francisco Poor House, 1914
- 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, 1899
- San Antonio, Texas
- Other Information: children, family (immediate), outdoor, travel
- Item 96: Gilbert Omlie, L. O. Ofstedahl, Arne Hermanson, G. Selland.
- Other Information: posed, studio
- Box 2: Groups Identified, M-Z (small)
- Item 1: Mr. and Mrs. Brevig at Council, Alaska
- 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, Alaska
- Other Information: candid, missions, outdoor, trade
- Item 3: Three women pioneers of Waterloo Ridge, 1919
- 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 others
- Acquisition Information: Inger G. (Irving) Matthews
- Other Information: posed, school, studio
- Item 5: Ruth and Roald Kverndal, 1975
- 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 Museum
- Håvard Bergland, instructor; Rob Spear and Fred Cogelow
- Other Information: outdoor, posed, trade
- Item 7: Johannes Astrup and Christian Bestul, circa 1892
- 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, 1890s
- Photography by Dorge, Minneapolis.
- Other Information: posed, studio
- Physical Description: Cabinet card
- Item 9: President Eisenhower
- Other Information: candid
- Item 10: Family of Henry Nelson, 1890s
- 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 1854
- 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, 1890s
- Photography by Adolph Idse's Studios
- Other Information: posed, studio
- Physical Description: Cabinet card
- Item 13: Knute Rockne and team
- Other Information: candid, outdoor, sports
- Item 14: Royal Norwegian Air Force Ground Crew, Little Norway, Toronto
- Other Information: candid, military, outdoor, trade
- Item 15: Rev. Kilness, Alma Anestad, and others, 1900s
- South Dakota, Roberts Co., Peevor
- Other Information: candid
- Item 16: Four women, 1900s
- Margaret Olson, Barkley, Anna Larson, Martha Larson
- Other Information: posed, studio
- Item 17: Petra Opheim, Nettie Opheim, Ida Saxvik, Nesheim, Carl Helman Orveilu, 1900s
- Possibly a wedding picture
- Other Information: outdoor, posed, wedding
- Item 18: Letter from Norman Josephsen, 1991
- Letter regarding Decorah-Posten picnic outing photographs
- Item 19: Decorah Boy Scouts
- Boys talking
- Other Information: candid, children, outdoor
- Item 20: Decorah Boy Scouts
- Boys putting up tents (2 photographs)
- Other Information: candid, children, outdoor
- Item 21: Martin Johnson and A. C. Anderson, 1874
- Photography by Frank Bishop Jr., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Other Information: posed, studio
- Physical Description: Carte de visite (CDV)
- Item 22: Group gathering and pressing apples
- 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 1895
- 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., 1914
- Originals or Copies Note: This is a photographic print.
- Other Information: outdoor, posed, trade
- Item 25: Qualles, Hustvedt, and Lee, 1874
- 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., 1873
- Photography by A. W. Adams, Decorah, Iowa
- Other Information: posed, studio
- Physical Description: Carte de visite (CDV)
- Item 27: Lina Aaken and Emma Galby, 1890s
- Other Information: fashionable dress, posed, studio
- Physical Description: Cabinet card
- Item 28: Professor L. S. Reque, Gisle Bothne, and William Sihler, 1890s
- Professors at Luther College
- Other Information: candid, school
- Item 29: Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Simonson
- Photography by Arland Erickson, Minneapolis
- Other Information: family (immediate), posed, studio
- Item 30: Wedding scene consisting of all females in costumes, 16 December 1916
- 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 dancing
- 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 1919-1920
- Pictured includes Evelyn Josephsen holding Norman Josephsen.
- Acquisition Information: Norman O. Josephsen
- Other Information: children, outdoor, trade
- Item 33: Decorah Posten Picnic Outing, circa 1919-1920
- 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., 1890s
- 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 1885
- 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, 1880s
- 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 1872-1905
- Acquisition Information: Agnes Forde
- Other Information: posed, fashionable dress
- Item 38: Group photograph
- 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)
- Box 5: Groups Identified, N-Z, misc (large)
- Folder 3
- Item 1: Vice President and Mrs. Dan Quayle with Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway, 30 January 1991
- 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, Governor
- Image includes inscription to Walt by Governor
- Folder 7
- Item 1: Staff, Decorah Posten, circa 1914
- 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 Hospital
- Brooklyn, New York. Photography by Falkenberg.
- Other Information: posed, studio, trade
- Item 3: Gulbransen, Olaf and Signe Stanger, 21 January 1922
- Acquisition Information: Charles Gulbransen
- Other Information: posed, studio, wedding
- Item 4: Group picking berries, Henry Bigelow's berry patch, circa 1900
- 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 1900
- 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 1900
- Photography by Willard E. Spurr, Decorah, Iowa
- Other Information: children, outdoor, posed
- Item 7: Group picking berries, Henry Bigelow's berry patch, circa 1900
- 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)
- Other Information: cultural, military, posed
- Item 9: I. Lyngaas, G. B. Woclan
- "To Haldor Hanson with compliments of $1.00 monthly." Photography by Andrews, Glenwood, Minnesota
- Other Information: posed, studio
- Item 10: Eittreim and Anderson, shaking hands
- Other Information: candid
- Item 11: "Kitchen Quartet"
- 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"
- 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 backs
- Roldal, Norway
- Other Information: cultural, outdoor, posed
- Item 14: Charlie Benson washing a buggy and Esther Torrison
- Manitousc, Wisconsin 1899
- Other Information: candid, children, outdoor, travel
- Item 15: Hjemestad and Krogstad, 1898-1899
- Other Information: candid, outdoor
- Item 16: First Decorah Hook and Ladder Company of the Fire Department, 1878
- 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 1885
- Photography by A. W. Adams, Decorah, Iowa
- Other Information: church, military, posed, trade
- Item 18: Quilting, Double Irish Chain pattern
- 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 Missionary
- Box 9: Musical, Miscellaneous
- Item 22: Josephine Old Peoples' Home, Stanwood, Washington
- Other Information: outdoor, posed
- Item 23: M. M. Ylvisaker, J. C. K. Preus, H. Gland, Norstad
- Other Information: posed, studio
- Item 24: Board of Directors, Lutheran Deaconess Hospital, Brooklyn, New York
- Other Information: posed, trade
- Item 25: Founders of charity organization "Lyngblomsted" - St. Paul, Minnesota
- Other Information: cultural, posed, studio
- Item 26: Norwegian Polar Explorers, 1893-1896
- 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 York
- Other Information: posed, trade
- Item 28: The Gale Octet of 1913
- Other Information: cultural, posed, school, studio
- Item 29: The War Dance, Indian Day, Chautagua, North Dakota
- Other Information: candid, cultural, outdoor
- Item 30: "The Final Roll Call", 1910s
- "It can't be beat" camp
- Other Information: candid, outdoor
- Item 31: Staff of the Decorah Posten in front of building on Washington Street., 1914
- Originals or Copies Note: This is a photographic print.
- Other Information: outdoor, posed, trade
- Item 32: Winneshiek County Law / Professionals, 1894
- 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, 1909
- 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, Minnesota
- Other Information: cultural, posed, studio
- Item 35: Trygve Lie and Mrs. Boomer
- Other Information: candid
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[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]