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Collection Overview

Title: United StatesAdd to your cart.

ID: VMA/RG03/ARCH.Photos.01/Series 1 US

Extent: 8.8 Linear Feet. More info below.

Arrangement: This collection is intellectually arranged alphabetically, by state, then county, then city.  Each state is given its own sub-series, though not all sub-series hold materials.  Physically, the photographs are boxed by size.

Forms of Material: Photographs

Scope and Contents of the Materials

A collection of Norwegian-American photographs relating to locations around the United States.

Administrative Information

Repository: Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives

Alternate Extent Statement: 22 boxes; 7 small boxes, 8 medium boxes, and 7 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 Series:

[Series 1: Alabama],
[Series 2: Alaska],
[Series 3: Arizona],
[Series 4: Arkansas],
[Series 5: California],
[Series 6: Colorado],
[Series 7: Connecticut],
[Series 8: Dakota Territory],
[Series 9: Delaware],
[Series 10: Florida],
[Series 11: Georgia],
[Series 12: Hawaii],
[Series 13: Idaho],
[Series 14: Illinois],
[Series 15: Indiana],
[Series 16: Iowa],
[Series 17: Kansas],
[Series 18: Kentucky],
[Series 19: Louisiana],
[Series 20: Maine],
[Series 21: Maryland],
[Series 22: Massachusetts],
[Series 23: Michigan],
[Series 24: Minnesota],
[Series 25: Mississippi],
[Series 26: Missouri],
[Series 27: Montana],
[Series 28: Nebraska],
[Series 29: Nevada],
[Series 30: New Hampshire],
[Series 31: New Jersey],
[Series 32: New Mexico],
[Series 33: New York],
[Series 34: North Carolina],
[Series 35: North Dakota],
[Series 36: Ohio],
[Series 37: Oklahoma],
[Series 38: Oregon],
[Series 39: Pennsylvania],
[Series 40: Rhode Island],
[Series 41: South Carolina],
[Series 42: South Dakota],
[Series 43: Tennessee],
[Series 44: Texas],
[Series 45: Utah],
[Series 46: Vermont],
[Series 47: Virginia],
[Series 48: Washington],
[Series 49: West Virginia],
[Series 50: Wisconsin],
[Series 51: Wyoming],
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Series 50: WisconsinAdd to your cart.
Box 7Add to your cart.
Item 1: Bethany Lutheran Church, Rice Lake, Barron CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 2: Little Norway, Blue MoundsAdd to your cart.
Home interior; Photography by Diemer-Litho by Straus-Madison
Other Information: cultural, landmark, home
Physical Description: Picture postcard
Related Material: Related to Locations-United States-Box 7-Items 3-8, 17, and 53
Item 3: Little Norway, Blue Mounds, pumphouseAdd to your cart.
Photography by Diemer-Litho by Straus-Madison
Other Information: cultural, landmark
Physical Description: Picture postcard
Related Material: Related to Locations-United States-Box 7-Items 2, 4-8, 17, and 53
Item 4: Little Norway, Blue MoundsAdd to your cart.
Home Interior; Photography by Diemer-Litho by Straus-Madison
Other Information: cultural, landmark, home
Physical Description: Picture postcard
Related Material: Related to Locations-United States-Box 7-Items 2, 3, 5-8, 17, and 53
Item 5: Little Norway, Blue Mounds, stave churchAdd to your cart.
Photography by Diemer-Litho by Straus-Madison
Other Information: church, cultural, landmark
Physical Description: Picture postcard
Related Material: Related to Locations-United States-Box 7-Items 2-4, 6-8, 17, and 53
Item 6: Little Norway, Blue MoundsAdd to your cart.
Home interior; Photography by Diemer-Litho by Straus-Madison
Other Information: cultural, landmark, home
Physical Description: Picture postcard
Related Material: Related to Locations-United States-Box 7-Items 2-5, 7-8, 17, and 53
Item 7: Little Norway, Blue MoundsAdd to your cart.
Photography by Diemer-Litho by Straus-Madison
Other Information: cultural, landmark
Physical Description: Picture postcard
Related Material: Related to Locations-United States-Box 7-Items 2-6, 8, 17, and 53
Item 8: Little Norway, Blue Mounds, guides, 1956Add to your cart.
Little Norway tour guides dressed in traditional folk costumes or bunads; postcard by CURTEICH (Curt Teich), Chicago.
Other Information: cultural, landmark, people
Physical Description: Picture postcard, C.T. Art-Colortone, linen finish
Related Material: Related to Locations-United States-Box 7-Items 2-7, 17, and 53
Item 9: Barn, Nelson, Buffalo CountyAdd to your cart.
Photograph accompanied by information on the barn.
Other Information: farm
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 10: Bloomer Prairie (Norwegian Lutheran) Church, Bloomer, Chippewa CountyAdd to your cart.
Pastor was Rev. C.T. Clausen
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Picture postcard, slightly damaged
Item 11: Spring Prairie Church, Keyeser, Columbia CountyAdd to your cart.
Pastor was H.A. Preus
Other Information: church
Item 12: Spring Prairie Parsonage, Keyeser, Columbia CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church, home, people
Item 13: Leander Lillesand, Stella, CambridgeAdd to your cart.
Acquisition Information: Marilu Tillstrom
Other Information: business, people, town
Item 14: Interior of Spring Prairie Parsonage, Keyeser, Columbia County, circa 1890sAdd to your cart.
Reverand H.A. Preus
Other Information: church, home, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 15: Home of Dr. Hanssen, Koshkonons, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: home, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 16: Family posed in front of Perry Parsonage, Perry, Dane County, circa 1880sAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church, home, people
Physical Description: Stereograph
Item 17: Little Norway, Mt. Horeb, pumphouseAdd to your cart.
Other Information: cultural, landmark, people
Related Material: Related to Locations-United States-Box 7-Items 2-8 and 53
Item 18: Monona Academy, MadisonAdd to your cart.
Other Information: people, school
Item 19: Central Christ Lutheran Church, Stoughton, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Pastor was S. Turmo, Photograph by Midgard Studio in Stoughton
Other Information: church
Related Material: See horizontal files for photograph
Item 20: Martin Luther Orphans' Home, Stoughton, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: home, people
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 21: Martin Luther Orphans' Home During the Fire, Stoughton, Dane County, 4/5/1925Add to your cart.
Other Information: event, home
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 22: Martin Luther Orphans' Home During the Fire, Stoughton, Dane County, 4/5/1925Add to your cart.
Other Information: event, home
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 23: Martin Luther Orphans' Home After the Fire, Stoughton, Dane County, 4/5/1925Add to your cart.
Other Information: event, home
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 24: Martin Luther Orphans' Home School House, circa 1920s/1930sAdd to your cart.
Other Information: home, people, school
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 25: Parsonage Interior, Stoughton, Dane County, 1900Add to your cart.
Photographs by A. Bredesen
Other Information: church, home
Related Material: See Breseden Collection for photograph
Item 26: Pilot Island, Door CountyAdd to your cart.
Island is near Green Bay
Other Information: nature
Item 27: Parsonage for Ephraim Moravian Church, Ephraim, Door CountyAdd to your cart.
Parsonage was built in 1853 and was the first parsonage of the Ephraim Moravian Church; the book "Old Peninsula Days" by Holand contains a sketch of the parsonage.
Other Information: church, home
Item 28: Dickeyville Grotto and Builder, Dickeyville, Grant County, post 1930Add to your cart.
Builder was Reverend Matthias Wernerus
Other Information: church, landmark, people
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 29: Public Library, LaCrosse, LaCrosse County, 1907Add to your cart.
Other Information: buisiness
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 30: Parsonage for Argyle Lutheran Church, Argyle, Lafayette CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church, home
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 31: Manitowoc Harbor, Manitowoc County, 1889Add to your cart.
Other Information: town
Item 32: River View, Manitowoc, Manitowoc CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: town
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 33: Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corporation, Manitowoc, Manitowoc CountyAdd to your cart.
Aerial View
Other Information: buisiness, town
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 34: The First Norwegian Church, Manitowoc CountyAdd to your cart.
Church built 1850 and dedicated in 1856; Congregation was organized by Rev. H.A. Stub and Rev. J.A. Ottesen was the first pastor; print done by Le Roy Sampson, Decorah, Iowa
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Related Material: Related to Locations-United States-Box 7-Items 35 and 36
Item 35: The First Norwegian Church, Manitowoc CountyAdd to your cart.
Church built 1850 and dedicated in 1856; Congregation was organized by Rev. H.A. Stub and Rev. J.A. Ottesen was the first pastor; picture done by M.Landberg, Manitowoc
Other Information: church
Related Material: Related to Locations-United States-Box 7-Item 34 and Same as Location-United States-Box 7-Item 36
Item 36: The First Norwegian Church, Manitowoc CountyAdd to your cart.
Church built 1850, dedicated in 1856; Congregation formed by Rev. H.O. Stub and Rev. J.A. Ottesen was the first pastor; print by M. Landberg, Manitowoc
Other Information: church
Related Material: Same as Location-United States-Box 7-Item 35 and Related to Location-United States-Box 7-Item 34
Item 37: Norwegian Lutheran Church, Milwaukee, Milwaukee CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 38: Pioneer Log Cabin, Muskego, Milwaukee County, 1840Add to your cart.
Log Cabin belonged to Søren Baclie
Other Information: home
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 39: First church built in America by Norwegians, Muskego, Milwaukee County, post 1843Add to your cart.
Rev. C.L. Clausean was the first pastor
Other Information: church, landmark
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 40: Ezekiel N. Evan. Lutheran Church, River Falls, Pierce County, post 1895Add to your cart.
Photograph by Larson, Hudson, Wisconsin
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Cabinet Card
Item 41: Wind Point Lighthouse, Wind Point, Racine CountyAdd to your cart.
On Lake Michigan
Other Information: landmark, town
Item 42: Wittenberg Academy, Wittenberg, Shawano CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: people, school
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Related Material: Same as Locations-United States-Box 7-Item 44 and Related to Locations-United States-Box 7-Items 43 and 45
Item 43: Wittenberg Academy, Wittenberg, Shawano CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Related Material: Related to Location-United States-Box 7-Items 42, 44, and 45
Item 44: Wittenberg Academy, Wittenberg, Shawano CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Picture Postcard, Colortone
Related Material: Same as Locations-United States-Box 7-Item 42 and Related to Locations-United States-Box 7-Items 43 and 45
Item 45: Wittenberg Academy, Wittenberg, Shawano CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Related Material: Related to Location-United States-Box 7-Items 42, 43, and 44
Item 46: Sheboygan Harbor, Sheboygan County, 1885Add to your cart.
Other Information: town
Item 47: Ebenezer Lutheran Church, Hudson, St. Croix CountyAdd to your cart.
Photo by Larson, Hudson, Wisconsin
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Cabinet Card
Item 48: Gale College, Galesville, Trempealeau CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: people, school
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Related Material: Related to Locations-United States-Box 7-Items 49 and 50
Item 49: Girls Dormitory, Gale College, Galesville, Trempealeau CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Related Material: Related to Locations-United States-Box 7-Items 48 and 50
Item 50: Dormitory, Gale College, Galesville, Trempealeau CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Related Material: Related to Locations-United States-Box 7-Items 48 and 49
Item 51: First church in Coon Prairie, Vermon CountyAdd to your cart.
Church dedicated in 1858, torn down in 1877; Photograph by LeRoy Sampson, Decorah, Iowa
Other Information: church, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 52: Evangelical Lutheran Church, Coon Prairie, Vernon CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 53: Little Norway, Blue MoundsAdd to your cart.
Home Interior
Other Information: home
Physical Description: Picture Postcard, C.T. Art-Colortone, Linen Finish
Related Material: Related to Locations-United States-Box 7-Items 2-8 and 17
Box 15Add to your cart.
Item 1: Bethany Lutheran Church, Rice Lake, Barron CountyAdd to your cart.
Drawn picture of the church
Acquisition Information: BM Brangard
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 2: Bethany Lutheran Church, Rice Lake, Barron CountyAdd to your cart.
Photograph of the exterior
Acquisition Information: BM Brangard
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 3: Church, Bloomer, Chippewa CountyAdd to your cart.
C.T. Clausen, pastor.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 4: Synod Church, Lodi, Columbia County, 9/22/1909Add to your cart.
R.J. Melands, pastor. Photograph of church with congregation.
Other Information: church, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 5: Parsonage of Pastor R.J. Meland, Lodi (og Dekorra), Columbia County, 1912Add to your cart.
Photograph of house with presumably pastors family in automobile in front of the house
Other Information: home, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 6: Dekorra Lutheran Church, Lodi, Columbia County, 1908Add to your cart.
R.J. Melands, Pastor. Photograph of chruch with congregation.
Other Information: church, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 7: Saint Paul's Liberty Lutheran Church, Liberty Prairie, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Acquisition Information: Lars Brekke Family
Biographical/Historical Note: built 1851
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 8: Normal School, Madison, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Creator: photo by Chalmers
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 9: Tombstone of Didrikke Aall Stub (Nee Ottesen) wife of Hans Gerhard Stub, Madison, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: landmark
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 10: House of Professor A. Weenaas, Marshall, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Biographical/Historical Note: Second floor rooms served as Augsburg's 1st dormitory, 1871.
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 11: Marshall Academy and Seminary, Marshall, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Belongs to Reverend O.J. Norby
Other Information: people, school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 12: Norwegian Lutheran Church, McFarland, Dane County, 1897Add to your cart.
(Pastor Bredesen)
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 13: Mount Horeb Academy, Mount Horeb, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 14: Springdale Church, Mount Horeb, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
United Church Interior
Biographical/Historical Note: Lewis H. Halverson Mount Horeb Wisconsin
Creator: Presented to Luther College by (illegible) pastor
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 15: Martin Luther Orphans' Home, Stoughton, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Photograph of home with crowd of people
Other Information: organization, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 16: Martin Luther Orphan's Home, Stoughton, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: organization
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 17: Parsonage of J.A. Otteson, Koschconong, Dane County, circa 1870Add to your cart.
Photograph of parsonage with family out front
Other Information: home, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 18: Church, East Koshkonog, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 19: Anderson Farm, Koshkonong, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Photograph of fram house with family out in front
Other Information: home, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 20: Martin Lutheran Orhpans' Home (Barnehjem), Stoughton, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Photograph of home with orhpans in front.
Other Information: organization, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 21: Stoughthon Academy, Stoughton, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 22: Stoughthon Academy, Stoughton, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 23: Church of the Stoughton Academy, Stoughton, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Pastor Bredesen
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 24: "Barne Hjemmet in Stoughton", Stoughton, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
House, farm and other buildings.
Other Information: farm, house
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 25: Martin Lutheran Orhpans' Home, Stoughthon, Dane County, 4/19/1903Add to your cart.
Photograph of children in front of home
Other Information: event, organization, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 26: Scandanavia Lutheran Church, IolaAdd to your cart.
Photograph of chruch with congregation
Other Information: church, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 27: Scandanavia Lutheran Church, IolaAdd to your cart.
Photograph of church with congregation
Other Information: chruch, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 28: Scandanavia Lutheran Church, IolaAdd to your cart.
Photograph of the interior
Other Information: church, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 29: Halfway Creek Church, Holmen, LaCrosse CountyAdd to your cart.
"Halfway Creek Meningheds mye kirke"
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 30: Paint Creek Parsonage, Lacrosse County, 1862-1886Add to your cart.
Sketching of parsonage
Other Information: home
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 31: Paint Creek Parsonage, Lacrosse County, September 1896Add to your cart.
Reminiscence of J. Skjort
Other Information: home
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 32: Paint Creek Parsonage, Lacrosse County, 1862-1880Add to your cart.
Taken septmember, 1896
Other Information: home
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 33: Paint Creek Parsonage, Lacrosse County, 1862-1880Add to your cart.
Taken June 1896, reminiscence of J. Skjort
Other Information: home
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 34: Manitowoc Harbor, Manitowoc County, 1885Add to your cart.
Other Information: landmark
Physical Description: Photographic Reproduction
Item 35: Manitowoc Harbor, Manitowoc County, 1885Add to your cart.
Other Information: landmark
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 36: McFarlance Parsonage Postcard, 1912Add to your cart.
Adressed to Mr and Mrs Foster H. Arnston
Other Information: home
Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 37: Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Ascension, Milwaukee, Milwaukee CountyAdd to your cart.
Reverend Gustav Stearnd, pastor. History of church glued to back of photograph.
Biographical/Historical Note: Church dedicated June 24, 1923
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 38: Muskego Church, Muskego, Milwaukee County, 1843Add to your cart.
H Gausta, 1918 in bottom right. C.J. Clausen, priest.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 39: Muskego Church, Muskego, Milwaukee CountyAdd to your cart.
Now at Luther Seminary St. Paul Minnesota
Other Information: home
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 40: Muskego Church, Muskego, Milwaukee County, 1843Add to your cart.
Painting by Herbjorn Gausta
Other Information: home
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 41: Luther High School and College, Racine, Racine CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 42: Racine Harbor, Racine, Racine CountyAdd to your cart.
"Racine Harbor in the Seventies" printed on photograph.
Other Information: landmark
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 43: Racine Harbor, Racine, Racine CountyAdd to your cart.
"Racine Harbor in the Seventies" printed on photograph.
Other Information: landmark
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 44: Cazenovia Lutheran Church, Cazenovia, Richland County, 1911Add to your cart.
R.J. Melande, pastor.  Photograph of church and congregation
Other Information: church, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 45: Indian Mission School, Wittenburg, Shawano County, circa 1897-1901Add to your cart.
Photograph of school room with Native American girls using sewing machines.
Other Information: church, people, school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 46: Indian Mission School, Wittenburg, Shawano CountyAdd to your cart.
Photograph of school exterior with student body gathered outside
Other Information: church, people, school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 47: Indian Mission School, Wittenburg, Shawano CountyAdd to your cart.
Photograph of campus grounds
Other Information: church, people, school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 48: Indian Mission School, Wittenburg, Shawano CountyAdd to your cart.
Photograph of campus grounds
Other Information: church, people, school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 49: Indian Mission School, Wittenburg, Shawano CountyAdd to your cart.
"Waisenhuset i Wittenberg, Wis"
Other Information: church people, school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 50: Indian Mission School, Wittenburg, Shawano CountyAdd to your cart.
Photograph of campus grounds
Other Information: church, people, school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 51: Indian Mission School, Wittenburg, Shawano CountyAdd to your cart.
Photograph of campus grounds
Other Information: church, people, school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 52: Indian Mission School, Wittenburg, Shawano CountyAdd to your cart.
Photograph of campus grounds
Other Information: church, people, school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 53: Indian Mission School, Wittenburg, Shawano CountyAdd to your cart.
Photograph of campus grounds
Other Information: church ,people, school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 54: Indian Mission School, Wittenburg, Shawano CountyAdd to your cart.
Photograph of campus grounds
Other Information: church, people, school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 55: Sheboygan harbor, Sheboygan County, 1885Add to your cart.
Other Information: landmark
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 56: Sheboygan harbor, Sheboygan CountyAdd to your cart.
Ships in foreground, City of Grand Haven, Anton Kgelson
Other Information: landmark
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 57: Church, Ettrick, Trempealeau CountyAdd to your cart.
Reverend Urberg
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 58: Evangelical Lutheran Church, Whitehall, Trempealeau CountyAdd to your cart.
Reverend Christofferson
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 59: Coon Prairie Church, Vernon CountyAdd to your cart.
Biographical information on back of photograph
Biographical/Historical Note: Dedicated Sept 11, 1910
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 60: Immigrant architecture in Coon Valley Wisonsin areaAdd to your cart.
Other Information: home
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 61: Greenwood Lutheran Church, Hillsboro, Vernon County, 1912Add to your cart.
R.J. Melands, pastor.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 62: Church, Coon Prairie, Vernon CountyAdd to your cart.
Biographical/Historical Note: Dedicated Oct 16, 1910
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 63: Norsk Evangelical Lutheran Church, Scandanavia, Waupaca CountyAdd to your cart.
Interior of church
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 64: Gravestone, Sophie Charlotte DuusAdd to your cart.
Born in Christiana, Feburary 28th died in Waupaca July 25, 1858
Other Information: landmark
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 65: Norsk Evangelical Lutheran Church, Scandanavia, Waupaca County, 1902Add to your cart.
O. Nilsen, Pastor
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Three Photographic Prints
Item 66: Scandinavian Lutheran Church, Scandanavia Village, Waupaca County, 1915Add to your cart.
Explanation of model ship decoration on back of photograph.
Biographical/Historical Note: Demolished in 1928
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 67: New London Church, Waupaca CountyAdd to your cart.
Pastor Njus
Creator: Sumons, Wilmar Minnesota
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 68: Scandinavia Korskirke, Waupaca County, 1888Add to your cart.
Founding of the United Synod
Other Information: church, event
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 69: House of Svand Thompson, Winchester, Winnebago CountyAdd to your cart.
First house built in 1848 in Winchester Township
Other Information: house
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 70: Synod Church, Winchester, Winnebago CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 71: Anders Engebreton Store, Coon ValleyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: business, people
Physical Description: Photogrpahic Print
Box 21Add to your cart.
Item 22: Bethany Lutheran Church, Rice Lake, Barron CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 23: Nilsotto Tank's School, Green Bay, Brown CountyAdd to your cart.
Woodcut rendering of school
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 24: Spring Prairie Church, Keyeser, Columbia CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 25: H.A. Preus Academy, Albion, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Formerly Albion Academy
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 26: Statue of Hans Christian Heg, Capital Park, Madison, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: landmark
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 27: Luther Seminary, Madison, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Exterior of Seminary with people gathered on porch
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 28: Monona Academy, Madison, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 29: Scandinavian American Old People's Home, Madison, Dane's CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: home
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 30: The Soldiers/Orphans Home The Lutheran Academy, Madison, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Photograph of exterior with children and caretakers gathered out in front
Other Information: children, home
Physical Description: Photogrpahic Print
Item 31: Marshall Academy, Marshall, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 32: Marshall Academy, Marshall, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 33: West Koshkonong Church (in distance), West Koshkonong, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Place where first service on West Koshkonong was held in 1844. On the old [illegible] Amri? farm about half mile from where the church was built.
Acquisition Information: Given by Karl I. Jacobsen
Other Information: church, farm
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 34: West Koshkonong Church , Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Ocatagon shaped church
Biographical/Historical Note: torn down in 1894. Congregation was organized in october 10th 1844. Pastor: J.W.C. Dietrichson.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 35: Oestre Koshkonong Church, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Exterior of church with carriage and people in front
Creator: Photo by S.O. Stevens Stoughton. Wis.
Other Information: church, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 36: Oestre Koshkonong Church, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Exterior of church with congregation exiting church
Creator: Photo by S.O. Stevens Stoughton. Wis.
Other Information: church, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 37: Koshkonong Parsonage of J.H. Otteson, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Unidentified people in front of house
Other Information: church, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 38: Östre Koshkonong Rockdale Church, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Exterior of church with congregation gathered in front.
Creator: S.O. Stevens Stoughton Wisconsin
Other Information: church, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 39: Farmsted of Olson, Gunnuv-Vindeg and East Koshkonong Church, 1844Add to your cart.
Other Information: church, farm
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 40: East Koshkonong Church, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 41: Mount Horeb Academy, Mount Horeb, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 42: Martin Luther Orphan's Home, Stoughton, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Empty field with buildings to right
Other Information: home
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 43: Martin Luther Orphan's Home, Stoughton, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Photo of home with children and caretakers informally gathered out front
Other Information: home, people, children
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 44: Home For the Aged, Stoughton, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: home
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 45: Martin Luther Orphan's Home, Stoughton, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Photo of  brick home with children and caretakers gathered outfront.
Other Information: home, children
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 46: Fire at Martin Luther Orphan's Home, Stoughthon, Dane County, April 5 1925Add to your cart.
Photograph of home with smoke and flames emitting from building.
Other Information: event, home
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 47: Fire at Martin Luther Orphan's Home, Stoughthon, Dane County, April 5 1925Add to your cart.
Photograph of home entirely enguled in flame.
Other Information: event, home
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 48: Destruction of Martin Luther Orphan's Home, Stoughton, Dane County, April 5 1925Add to your cart.
Photograph of home after fire.
Other Information: event, home
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 49: Skaalen Home for the Aged, Stoughton, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Exterior with residents gathered out in front.
Other Information: home, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 50: Skaalen Home for the Aged, Stoughton, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Exterior with residents gathered out in front.
Other Information: home, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 51: Stoughton Academy, Stoughton, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 52: Stoughton Orphan's Home, Stoughton, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Empty field with exterior of home to the right
Other Information: home
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 53: The "Twin Oaks", West Koshkonong, Dane CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: nature
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 54: First Moravian Parsonage, Ephraim, Door CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: home, nature
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 55: Menomonie Church, Dunn County,Add to your cart.
Pastor E.C. Hoovik
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 56: Home of E.C. Hoovik, Menomonie, Dunn CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: home
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 57: Joint Parsonage, Our Saviors Lutheran Church and Lutheran Elk Creek Congregations, Menomonie, Dunn CountyAdd to your cart.
Exterior of home with man standing on front step
Other Information: home, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 58: Church and Parsonage, Eau Claire, Eau Claire CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church, home
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 59: Østre Koshkonong Church, Jefferson County, 1893Add to your cart.
Creator: S.O. Stevens, Stoughton Wisconsin
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 60: Second West Koshkonong Church, Vestre Koshkonong, Jefferson CountyAdd to your cart.
Biographical/Historical Note: Church built 1852, rebuilt 1893, it seated 800 people
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 61: South Beef River Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jackson County,Add to your cart.
Presented by Reverend Christofferson, Exterior of chruch with congregation gathered in front.
Creator: J.A. Hauge, Westby Wisconsin
Other Information: church, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 62: Rock River Parsonage, Oconomowae, Jefferson CountyAdd to your cart.
Woodcut print of parsonage and accompanying farmstead
Other Information: home
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 63: Spring Prairie Parsonage Interior, Spring Prairie, Keyser CountyAdd to your cart.
Reverend and Mrs H.M. Preus, painting of the interior with both seated by a bay window.
Other Information: home, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Box 22Add to your cart.
Item 1: Spring Prairie Parsonage with Family, Spring Prairie, Keyser County, 1874Add to your cart.
Pictured left to right: C.K. Preus, Johan W. Preus, Paul Preus, Mrs. H.A. Preus, Reverend H.A. Preus, Reverend Brodesen, Reverend John Nordby
Other Information: children, home, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 2: LaCrosse Synod Church, Lacrosse CountyAdd to your cart.
H.G. Magelsson, Pastor
Creator: Pryor, Lacrosse
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 3: Halfway Creek Church, Holmen, LaCrosse County, 1912Add to your cart.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 4: LaCrosse Lutheran Hospital, LaCrosse, LaCrosse CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: business
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 5: Saint Paul Lutheran Church, LaCrosse, LaCrosse CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 6: First Norwegian Lutheran Church, Manitowoc County, 1844Add to your cart.
Drawing of First Norwegian Lutheran Church with Norwegian description beneath
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 7: Manitowoc Harbor, Manitowoc, Manitowoc CountyAdd to your cart.
Harbor with ships at dock
Other Information: landmark
Physical Description: Photogrpahic Print
Item 8: Manitowoc Harbor Scene Photograph and Calendar, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, 1897Add to your cart.
Description below photo reads: Manitowoc Harbor Scene-1897. Steamers: George F. Williams, Simon J. Murphy, Black Rock, Rube Richards, Andrew Carnegie, Cumberland, J. J. Hill, John Craig, John B. Lyons, Hesper, Columbia. Tow Barges: H. A. Hawgood, M.W. Page.
Other Information: landmark
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 9: Orphan's Home, Wittenberg, Menomonie CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: home
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 10: Old Muskego Church Interior, Muskego, Milwaukee CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 11: Luther Church, Milwaukee, Milwaukee CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 12: The First Norwegian Lutheran Church in America, Muskego, MilwaukeeAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 13: Vor Freslers Kirke, Milwaukee, Milwaukee CountyAdd to your cart.
Interior of church day after its declaration on March 24 1895
Creator: Photo by N.L. Steen, Milwaukee
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 14: Old Muskego Church, Muskego, Milwaukee CountyAdd to your cart.
Artist's rendering
Other Information: church, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 15: The First Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church in  America, Muskego, Milwaukee CountyAdd to your cart.
Photograph of a model
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 16: The Five Churches of Pastor P.H. Eikjarud, Chuston Area, Monroe CountyAdd to your cart.
Photograph of 5 churches and parsonage with Pastor Eikjarud in center.
Other Information: church, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 17: Wittenberg Academy, Wittenberg, Shawano CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 18: Indian Mission School, Wittenburg, Shawano CountyAdd to your cart.
Exterior of school with students and teachers gathered in front
Other Information: children, school, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 19: Indian Mission School, Wittenburg, Shawano CountyAdd to your cart.
Photograph of kitchen with young girls peeling potatoes and cooking
Other Information: children, school, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 20: Indian Mission School, Wittenburg, Shawano CountyAdd to your cart.
Exterior of school with students and teachers gathered in front
Other Information: children, school, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 21: Indian Mission School, Wittenburg, Shawano CountyAdd to your cart.
Exterior of school with students and teachers gathered in front
Creator: F. Lee Groff, Wausau Wisconsin
Other Information: children, school, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 22: Indian Mission School, Wittenburg, Shawano CountyAdd to your cart.
Exterior of school with students and teachers gathered in front
Creator: F. Lee Groff, Wausau Wisconsin
Other Information: children, school, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 23: Indian Mission Church, Wittenberg, Shawano CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 24: Indian Mission Church, Wittenberg, Shawano CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: school, children, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 25: Wittenberg Academy, Wittenberg, Shawano CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 26: Orphan's Home, Wittenberg, Shawano CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: home
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 27: Home for the Aged, Wittenberg, Shawano CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: home
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 28: Bethany Indian Mission School, Wittenberg, Shawano CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church, school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 29: Zion Lutheran Church, Woodville, Saint Croix CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 30: Gale College, Galesville, Trempealeau CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 31: Gale College Dormitory, Galeville, Trempealeau CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 32: Gale College, Galesville, Trempealeau CountyAdd to your cart.
Creator: Photo by Hange
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 33: Gale College Dormitory, Galeville, Trempealeau CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 34: Gale College Dormitories, Galesville, Trempealeau CountyAdd to your cart.
Two photographs of different dormitories
Other Information: school
Physical Description: Two Photographic Prints
Item 35: Larson Låve Bru (Bridge Barn) near Westby, Vernon CountyAdd to your cart.
Creator: Photo by Darrell Henning
Other Information: farmstead
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 36: First Church, Coon Prairie, Vernon CountyAdd to your cart.
Workmen laying foundation for new church while another church is in the background
Biographical/Historical Note: Church dedicated in 1858
Other Information: church, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 37: First Church, Coon Prairie, Vernon CountyAdd to your cart.
Workmen laying foundation for new church while another church is in the background
Other Information: church, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 38: Coon Valley Monument, Coon Valley, Vernon CountyAdd to your cart.
Small stone monument with man writing a note on his knee.
Other Information: landmark, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 39: Our Saviors Church, Westby, Vernon CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 40: Synodin Lutheran Church, Winchester, Winnebago CountyAdd to your cart.
Other Information: church
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 41: Farmstead Photograph, Unknown LocationAdd to your cart.
Photograph of Farmstead with 7 buildings, photo taken from a distance. Large Barn in the left center of the photograph
Creator: Fish Photo, Roadstown Wisconsin
Custodial History: Purchased at auction near Westby Wisconsin, 1985
Other Information: farmstead
Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 42: The O. Torrison House, Manitowoc, circa 1900Add to your cart.
Exterior of house with people gathered and posing for picture.
Other Information: home, people
Physical Description: Photographic Print

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