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 7: Portraits GAdd to your cart.
Box 5: Portraits G (small)Add to your cart.
Item 1: Niels W. (Niels Wilhelm) Gade (1817-1890), 1870sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Danish composer and musician.
Dimensions: 10 x 6 cm on 11 x 7 cm mount
Note: Recto: [inscribed] Niels W. Gade. Verso: [imprint] Skandinaven, Publishers, Importers, [?], 87 & 89 Franklin St., Chicago.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on carte de visite mount
Item 2: Rev. Sebastian Theodor Geelmuyden (1837-1923), 1870sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Green, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1841-1919, photographer
Dimensions: 10 x 6 cm on 11 x 7 cm mount
Note: Recto: [written in ink] Gelmuyden [sic]. Verso: [imprint] B. F. Green, Photographer, 128 Wisconsin St., Milwaukeee, Wis. [written in pencil] Rev. Gelmuyden [sic].
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on carte de visite mount
Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Item 3: George I King of the Hellenes (1845-1913), 1870sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: King of Greece, 1863-1913.
Dimensions: 10 x 6 cm on 11 x 7 cm mount
Note: Verso: [written in ink] Georg af Grækenland.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on carte de visite mount
Item 4: Guy H. (Guy Howard) Gerald (b. 1879), circa 1901Add to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1895-1901.
Creator: Solberg, Otto T., 1863-1951, photographer
Dimensions: 14 x 10 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Solberg, Decorah, Ia. Verso: [written in ink] Guy Gerald, L.C. '01.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 5: Rev. Nils Olson Giere (1855-1943), 1870sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1873-1879
Creator: Relf Brothers, photographers
Dimensions: 10 x 6 cm on 11 x 7 cm mount
Note: Recto: [written in ink] N. Giere. Verso: [imprint] Relf Brothers, Photographic Gallery of Art, Decorah, Iowa, Negatives Retained for future Orders [written in pencil] N. Giere.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on carte de visite mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Related Material: Luther College Archives: The Papers of Nils Giere, LCA/RG15/Gimbel, N.
Item 6: William Gillette (1853-1937), circa 1906Add to your cart.
Biography or History: American playwright and actor known for his portrayals of Sherlock Holmes.
Creator: The Rotograph Co. (New York, N.Y.), publisher
Dimensions: 14 x 9 cm
Note: Recto: [imprint] "Rotograph" Series No. A 91 [printed] William Gillette [written in ink] New York, 5/10 '06, [Norwegian text]. Verso: [imprint] The Rotograph Co., N.Y. City [written in ink]: Miss M[?]ta Michelsen, c/o Mrs. Rob Giles, Lawrence [?] [?] [postmark] New York, N.Y., May 10, 1906, 1230 PM.
Physical Description: 1 postcard
Place: New York, New York County, New York
Item 7: Erik S. Gjellum (1852-1913), 1880sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Editor of Decorah-Posten, 1885-1900; Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1873-1879.
Creator: Schaefer, J. H. (John Henry), 1830-1921, photographer
Dimensions: 15 x 11 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] H. Schaefer, 643 W. Balto. St. Verso: [imprint] J. H. Schaefer, Photographer, 643 W. Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD., No. Neg. ___, Duplicates can be had inside of 4 years, by sending name and number [written in ink] 5207 [written in pencil] Erik Gjellum.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Place: Baltimore, Maryland
Item 8: Erik S. Gjellum (1852-1913), 1900sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Editor of Decorah-Posten, 1885-1900; Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1873-1879.
Creator: Reynolds, B. J. (Bartley Jenks), 1853-1927, photographer
Dimensions: 15 x 10 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] B. J. Reynolds, Bear Block, Decorah, Iowa. Verso: [written in pencil] E. S. Gjellum.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 9: Rev. Johan Peter Gjertsen (1803-1892), 1870sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Fermann, W. A. (William August), 1839-1915, photographer
Dimensions: 10 x 6 cm on 11 x 7 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] W. A. Fermann, Stoughton, Wis. Verso: [written in ink] Johan Peter Gjertsen, Born 1803, Died 1892.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on carte de visite mount
Place: Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin
Item 10: Rev. M. Falk (Melchior Falk) Gjertsen (1847-1913), 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. Verso: [written in pencil] Falk Gjertsen.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 364. Gjertsen, M. Falk (1847-1913). Papers, 1882. 1 folder. P 1170.
Item 11: John Gjeston (1849-1929), 1890sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Lake captain.
Creator: Vandyke, photographer
Dimensions: 14 x 10 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Vandyke, 475-483 State Street, Chicago, Ill. Verso: [written in pencil] Capt. John Gjeston.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Item 12: John Gjeston (1849-1929), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Lake captain.
Creator: Vandyke, photographer
Dimensions: 13 x 9 cm on 17 x 13 cm board
Note: Verso: [printed] Lake Captain John Gjeston [written in pencil] #8.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an 1890s cabinet card portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Item 13: John Gjeston (1849-1929), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Lake captain.
Creator: Vandyke, photographer
Dimensions: 13 x 9 cm on 17 x 13 cm board
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Capt. John Gjeston.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an 1890s cabinet card portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Item 14: Rev. Oluf Glasøe (1859-1918), 1890sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1876-1883.
Creator: Fox, G. W. (George W.), 1857-1938, photographer
Dimensions: 14 x 10 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] G. W. Fox, Ground Floor, 220 8th Street, Sioux Falls, Dak. Verso: [written in ink] Rev. O. Glasöe, Canton, S. D., Leader 1878-79 & 79-80 and 1st 1/2 of 80-81, also 1st 1/2 of 82-83.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Place: Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Item 15: Elling Goplerud (1864-1932), 1900sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Johansen, Adolf, 1861-1924, photographer
Dimensions: 14 x 11 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Johansen, Söndre Torv, Hønefos. Verso: [imprint] Johansen, Söndre Torv, Hønefos [written in ink] Elling Goplerud, Valders [sic], Norway.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Place: Hønefoss, Buskerud fylke, Norway
Item 16: Kaia Erickson Gorder (1892-1990), undatedAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 9 x 14 cm
Note: Verso: [written in ink] Kaia Erickson Gaarder.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 17: Carl F. (Carl Frithjof) Granrud (1896-1983), 1960sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: President and later Chairman of the Board, Lutheran Brotherhood Insurance.
Dimensions: 19 x 13 cm
Note: Recto: [inscribed] 81467. Verso: [written in ink] 22, Carl F. Granrud, [cropping specifications].
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 18: John E. (John Evenson) Granrud (1863-1920), 1894Add to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1881-1920.
Dimensions: 11 x 7 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] J. E. Granrud, 94-.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Item 19: Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant (1822-1885), 1860sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917, photographer
Dimensions: 9 x 6 cm on 10 x 7 cm mount
Note: Recto: [inscribed] F. Gutekunst. Verso: [imprint] M. C. Tuttle, 3d. Street, St. Paul, Minn. [written in ink] U. S. Grant.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on carte de visite mount
Item 20: Nicolay A. (Nicolay Andreas) Grevstad (1851-1940), undatedAdd to your cart.
Alternate Format: Portrait published in: Norsk-Amerikanernes festskrift, edited by Johannes B. Wist (Decorah, Iowa: Symra, 1914), p. 54.
Biography or History: Editor of Skandinaven, 1892-1911 and 1930-1940; United States minister to Uruguay and Paraguay, 1911-1915.
Dimensions: 13 x 9 cm
Note: Recto: [inscribed] Nicolay A. Grevstad.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 385. Grevstad, Nicolay Andreas (1851-1940). Papers, 1889-1940. 7 boxes. P 553.
Item 21: Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), 1880sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Lindahl, Axel, 1841-1906, photographer
Dimensions: 15 x 10 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Lindahls Porträttgalleri, Edvard Grieg. Verso: [imprint] Axel Lindahls, Fotografiaffär, Kongl. Hofleverantör, 41 Riddaregatan, Stockholm.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Place: Stockholm, Sweden
Item 22: George A. (George Allen) Grinde (1880-1936), circa 1903Add to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1896-1903.
Creator: Solberg, Otto T., 1863-1951, photographer
Dimensions: 19 x 14 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Solberg, Decorah, Ia. Verso: [written in ink] George Grinde, L.C. '03.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 23: Rev. Carl Johan Magnus Jensen Grønlid (1855-1921), 1870sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1871-1877.
Creator: Adams, A. W. (Asa William), 1842-1915, photographer
Dimensions: 10 x 6 cm on 11 x 7 cm mount
Note: Recto: [written in pencil] 1873, John Jensen (Gronlid). Verso: [imprint] A. W. Adams, Photograph Gallery, Water Street, Decorah, Iowa, Dealer in Frames, Albums, Stereoscopic Views, Stereoscopes, and Pictures of all kinds, Duplicates of this may be had for 25 Cents.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on carte de visite mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 24: Rev. Carl Johan Magnus Jensen Grønlid (1855-1921), 1880sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1871-1877.
Creator: Adams, A. W. (Asa William), 1842-1915, photographer
Dimensions: 10 x 6 cm on 11 x 7 cm mount
Note: Verso: [imprint] From the Photographic Studio of A. W. Adams, Water Street, Decorah, Iowa [written in pencil] John Jensen Grönlid.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on carte de visite mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 25: Asle J. (Asle Jørgensen) Gronna (1858-1922), undatedAdd to your cart.
Alternate Format: Portrait published in: Norsk-Amerikanernes festskrift, edited by Johannes B. Wist (Decorah, Iowa: Symra, 1914), p. 315.
Biography or History: United States Representative then Senator from North Dakota, 1905-1921.
Dimensions: 13 x 9 cm
Note: Recto: [inscribed] A. J. Grønna.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 26: Grunde Grundesen (1864-1931), 1890sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Borlaug, O. E. (Ole E.), 1856-1894, photographer
Dimensions: 15 x 10 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] O. E. Borlaug, Decorah, Iowa. Verso: [written in pencil] Mr. Grundeson [sic].
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 27: Grunde Grundesen (1864-1931), 1890sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Solberg, Otto T., 1863-1951, photographer
Dimensions: 16 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Solberg, Decorah, Ia [written in ink] Mr. G. Grundeson [sic].
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 28: Thorvald Guldbrandsen (1854-1934), undatedAdd to your cart.
Alternate Format: Portrait published in: Norsk-Amerikanernes festskrift, edited by Johannes B. Wist (Decorah, Iowa: Symra, 1914), p. 103.
Biography or History: Publisher of Grand Forks Tidende and Minneapolis Tidende.
Creator: Lee Brothers, photographers
Dimensions: 13 x 9 cm
Note: Recto: [inscribed] Thorvald Guldbrandsen.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Item 29: Rev. G. A. (George Albert) Gullixson (1866-1933), 1880sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1882-1890.
Dimensions: 14 x 10 cm on 14 x 10 cm mount
Note: Recto: [written in pencil] A Gullixon, LC.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Item 30: Gunnar Gundersen (1897-1979), 1960sAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 18 x 13 cm
Note: Recto: [inscribed] 40. Verso: [written in ink] 23, Dr. Gunnar Gundersen, [cropping specifications].
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives: The Gunnar Gundersen Collection, 1963-1966, VMA/RG01/ARCH.Gundersen.
Item 31: Knut T. Gundersen, 1960sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Professor of Scandinavian Studies at Luther College (Decorah, Iowa).
Dimensions: 19 x 13 cm
Note: Recto: [inscribed] 33. Verso: [written in ink] 24, Dr. Knut T. Gundersen, [cropping specifications].
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 32: C. T. (Charles Tellef) Gunderson (1854-1912), undatedAdd to your cart.
Alternate Format: Portrait published in: A History of the Norwegians of Illinois, edited by A. E. Strand (Chicago: John Anderson Publishing Co., 1905), p. 326.
Biography or History: Lake captain.
Dimensions: 12 x 9 cm on 17 x 13 cm board
Note: Verso: [printed] Lake Captain C. T. Gunderson.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
Item 33: C. T. (Charles Tellef) Gunderson (1854-1912), undatedAdd to your cart.
Alternate Format: Portrait published in: A History of the Norwegians of Illinois, edited by A. E. Strand (Chicago: John Anderson Publishing Co., 1905), p. 326.
Biography or History: Lake captain.
Dimensions: 12 x 9 cm on 17 x 13 cm board
Note: Verso: [printed] Lake Captain C. T. Gunderson [written in pencil] #12.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
Item 34: Gabriel Gunderson (1831-1912), undatedAdd to your cart.
Alternate Format: Portrait published in: Norwegian Sailors on the Great Lakes, by Knut Gjerset (Northfield, Minn: Norwegian-American Historical Association, 1928), opposite p. 22.
Biography or History: Lake captain.
Dimensions: 13 x 9 cm on 17 x 13 cm board
Note: Verso: [printed] Lake Captain, Gabriel Gunderson. Verso: [written in pencil] Lake Captain Gabriel Gunderson, Chicago.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
Item 35: Gunnar E. (Gunnar Edward) Gunderson (1893-1972), 1960sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: President of the Chicago Norske club.
Dimensions: 19 x 13 cm
Note: Recto: [inscribed] 822861. Verso: [written in ink] Gunnar E. Gunderson, [cropping specifications].
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 36: Martin A. Gunderson (1835-1922), 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 Martin A. Gunderson, Chicago, Ill.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
Item 37: Martin A. Gunderson (1835-1922), 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 Martin A. Gunderson, Chicago, Ill.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
Item 38: S. T. (Severt Tobias) Gunderson (1839-1908), undatedAdd to your cart.
Alternate Format: Portrait published in: A History of the Norwegians of Illinois, edited by A. E. Strand (Chicago: John Anderson Publishing Co., 1905), p. 327; and in Norwegian Sailors on the Great Lakes, by Knut Gjerset (Northfield, Minn: Norwegian-American Historical Association, 1928), opposite p. 60.
Biography or History: Lake captain.
Dimensions: 13 x 9 cm on 17 x 13 cm board
Note: Recto: [inscribed] American Biog. Pub. Co. Chicago. Verso: [written in pencil] S. T. Gunderson.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
Item 39: Carrie Gustafson (b. 1877), 1890sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Hennepin Studio, photographers
Dimensions: 11 x 8 cm on 16 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Hennepin Studio, 420 Wabasha [?]. Verso: [written in ink] L. O. Ofstedahl [written in pencil] Miss Carrie Gustafson,  202 W. 7th St., St. Paul, Minn., 5/19-1900, Mrs. Fred Kastner.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Item 40: Rev. K. L. (Kjøstel Larson) Guttebø (1851-1932), 1890sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1870-1876.
Creator: Thorson, Oscar R. (Oscar Reynolds), 1873-1956, photographer
Dimensions: 14 x 10 cm on 19 x 13 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Thorson, 518 E. Locust St., Des Moines, Iowa. Verso: [written in pencil] K. L. Guttebö.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Item 41: Rev. E. E. (Endre Eriksen) Gynild (1859-1902), 1913Add to your cart.
Creator: Elkjer Studio, photographers
Dimensions: 15 x 10 cm
Note: Enclosure: [imprint] Elkjer, Willmar, Minn.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Willmar, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
Box 18: Portraits E-J (medium)Add to your cart.
Item 29: Charlotte H. Gasmann (1799-1872), undatedAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 22 x 17 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Mrs. Johan Gotfred Gasmann, the captain's wife, (my mothers mother).
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 30: Johan Gotfred Gasmann (1796-1878), undatedAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 22 x 17 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Captain Johan Gotfred Gasmann, my mothers father.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 31: Joachim G. Giæver (1856-1925), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Civil engineer.
Creator: Allyn Studio, photographers
Dimensions: 26 x 21 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Joachim G. Giaver, Allyn Studio, New Orleans, LA.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Item 32: Rev. Lars M. (Lars Monsen) Gimmestad (1868-1943), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: President of Gale College (Galesville, Wis.), 1901-1918; Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1884-1891.
Dimensions: 26 x 21 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Lars W. [sic] Gimmestad, Skolebestyrer og Prest, Galesville, WI.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 33: Carl F. (Carl Frithjof) Granrud (1896-1983), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: President and later Chairman of the Board, Lutheran Brotherhood Insurance.
Creator: Ross, photographers
Dimensions: 25 x 20 cm
Note: Recto: [written in ink] Carl F. Granrud. Verso [stamped imprint] Men's Portraits Exclusively by Ross, 413 National Bldg. - BR. 1353, Minneapolis, Minn. [written in pencil] Museum, 11 x 14, Carl F. Granrud, Educator.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Item 34: Nicolay A. (Nicolay Andreas) Grevstad (1851-1940), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Editor of Skandinaven, 1892-1911 and 1930-1940; United States minister to Uruguay and Paraguay, 1911-1915.
Dimensions: 21 x 15 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Nicolai Grevstad.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 385. Grevstad, Nicolay Andreas (1851-1940). Papers, 1889-1940. 7 boxes. P 553.
Item 35: Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), undatedAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 26 x 21 cm
Note: Verso: [printed] In Photo: Edvard Grieg (1843-1907).
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 36: Andrew Grindeland (1856-1932), 1914Add to your cart.
Creator: Anderson, C. W., photographer
Dimensions: 15 x 10 cm on 23 x 16 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Anderson, Warren, Minn. [written in ink] Andrew Grindeland, Dec. 27, 1914.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Warren, Marshall County, Minnesota
Related Material: Minnesota Historical Society: Andrew Grindeland Law Office Correspondence.
Item 37: Jens K. (Jens Kristian) Grondahl (1869-1941), 1899Add to your cart.
Biography or History: Editor of Nordstjernen (Red Wing, Minn.), 1895-1898.
Creator: Phillips, Wellington J., 1872-1969 , photographer
Dimensions: 14 x 10 cm on 19 x 14 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Phillips, Red Wing, Minn. Verso: [written in ink] Yours truly, Jens K. Grondahl [written] Red Wing, Minn., Dec 22, 1899, "Nordstjernen" from 1895 to 1898, Daily Republican from Apr. 1899.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota
Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: Grondahl, Jens K. (1869-1940). Clippings, 1914-1924. 8 items. P 115.
Item 38: Ove Gude (1853-1910), 1910Add to your cart.
Biography or History: Norwegian diplomat.
Creator: Franzen, Chr. (Christian), 1864-1923, photographer
Dimensions: 16 x 11 cm on 23 x 17 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Franzen, Fotografía Artística, Principe 11, Madrid [written in ink] Ove Gude, 17/5.1910, Med kjertelig tak, [?].
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Madrid, Spain
Item 39: Thorvald Guldbrandsen (1854-1934), undatedAdd to your cart.
Alternate Format: Portrait published in: Norsk-Amerikanernes festskrift, edited by Johannes B. Wist (Decorah, Iowa: Symra, 1914), p. 103.
Biography or History: Publisher of Grand Forks Tidende and Minneapolis Tidende.
Creator: Lee Brothers, photographers
Dimensions: 25 x 15 cm
Note: Enclosure: [imprint] Lee Bros, Twin Cities [stamped] 43567. Recto: [written in pencil] Th. Gulbrandson [sic], Lee Bros.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Item 40: Thorvald Guldbrandsen (1854-1934), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Publisher of Grand Forks Tidende and Minneapolis Tidende.
Creator: Lee Brothers, photographers
Dimensions: 26 x 15 cm
Note: Enclosure: [imprint] Lee Bros., Twin Cities [written in ink] Prob. Torl. [sic] Gulbrandson [sic]. Recto: [written in pencil] Lee Bros.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Item 41: Adolf Gundersen (1865-1938), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Founder of Gundersen Clinic (La Crosse, Wis.).
Dimensions: 24 x 20 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Adolph [sic] Gundersen.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 42: Gunnar Gundersen (1897-1979), 1960sAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 18 x 13 cm
Note: Recto: [inscribed] 40. Verso: [stamped] 29716 [written in pencil] #2, crop as required to make companion negative to Dr. Nelson, photo #1, for Norwegian American Museum, Pix No. 5 [written in ink] Gunnar Gundersen, [cropping specifications].
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives: The Gunnar Gundersen Collection, 1963-1966, VMA/RG01/ARCH.Gundersen.
Item 43: Carl Gunderson (1864-1933), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Governor of South Dakota, 1925-1927.
Dimensions: 17 x 13 cm on 23 x 18 cm board
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] #2 [written in ink] Gov. Carl Gunderson, South Dakota.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
Related Material: South Dakota State Historical Society: Carl Gunderson Papers.
Item 44: S. T. (Severt Tobias) Gunderson (1839-1908), undatedAdd to your cart.
Alternate Format: Portrait published in: A History of the Norwegians of Illinois, edited by A. E. Strand (Chicago: John Anderson Publishing Co., 1905), p. 327; and in Norwegian Sailors on the Great Lakes, by Knut Gjerset (Northfield, Minn: Norwegian-American Historical Association, 1928), opposite p. 60.
Biography or History: Lake captain.
Dimensions: 21 x 14 cm
Note: Recto: [imprint] American Biog. Pub. Co. Chicago [written in ink] Yours Truly, S. T. Gunderson. Verso: [written in ink] S. T. Gunderson, ship owner, Chicago, Ill.
Physical Description: 1 photomechanical print
Box 24: Portraits G-H (large)Add to your cart.
Item 1: CAPT John A. (John Allyne) Gade (1875-1955), 1930sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Architect and historian.
Creator: Engels-Gilbert, photographers
Dimensions: 24 x 18 cm on 30 x 23 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Engels-Gilbert, 34, chaussée de Wavre, 34, IXELLES-BRUXELLES [written in ink] To the Norwegian-American Historical Museum of Luther College, [?] John A. Gade. Verso: [written in pencil] Capt. John Gade.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Brussels, Belgium
Item 2: Col. Carl Gamborg-Andresen (1866-1936), undatedAdd to your cart.
Creator: Turner, Thomas, 1877-1966, photographer
Dimensions: 24 x 18 cm on 36 x 28 cm board
Note: Recto: [imprint] Turner, Bremerton, WA. Verso: [written in pencil] Col. Gamborg Andresen, U. S. Marine Corps.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
Place: Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington
Item 3: Herbjørn Gausta (1854-1924), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Painter.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Herbjorn Gausta, artist.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 4: Agnes Peterson Giere (1886-1966), 1914Add to your cart.
Creator: Johnson, John S., 1877-1961, photographer
Dimensions: 15 x 8 cm on 27 x 12 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Johnson, Galesville [written in ink] Agnes Peterson, Teacher at Gale College, Galesville, Wis., 1914.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Galesville, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Item 5: Erik S. Gjellum (1852-1913), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Editor of Decorah-Posten, 1885-1900; Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1873-1879.
Creator: Schaefer, J. H. (John Henry), 1830-1921, photographer
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Erik Gjellum, Erik Gjellum, author.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an 1880s cabinet card portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Baltimore, Maryland
Item 6: Halvor O. Gjerjord, undatedAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Halvor O. Gjerjord [written in ink] Gjerjord.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 7: Martha Gjermo, circa 1900Add to your cart.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [stamped] Norwegian-American Museum, Decorah, Iowa 52101 [written in pencil] 115, our prop, 146%, From Anna Holkesvik, c. 1900 Matha (?) Gjermo, Ålesund, Norway.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of a circa 1900 portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 8: Knut Gjerset (1865-1936), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Curator of the Norwegian-American Historical Museum (now Vesterheim), 1922-1935.
Creator: Sampson, LeRoy W. (LeRoy William), 1888-1947, photographer
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [stamped imprint] Sampson's Photo Art Shop, Decorah, Iowa. Verso: [written in pencil] Knut Gjerset [written in ink] Knut Gjerset.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Related Material: Luther College Archives: Knut Gjerset Collection; Norwegian-American Historical Association: 363. Gjerset, Knut (1865-1936). Papers, 1920-1937. 5 boxes. P 683.
Item 9: Knut Gjerset (1865-1936), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Curator of the Norwegian-American Historical Museum (now Vesterheim), 1922-1935.
Creator: Sampson, LeRoy W. (LeRoy William), 1888-1947, photographer
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Prof Knut Gjerset, 1865-1936, curator or Nor.-Am. museum & author.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Related Material: Luther College Archives: Knut Gjerset Collection; Norwegian-American Historical Association: 363. Gjerset, Knut (1865-1936). Papers, 1920-1937. 5 boxes. P 683.
Item 10: John E. (John Evenson) Granrud (1863-1920), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1881-1886.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Prof. John Evenson Granrud, 1863-1919, #411.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an 1894 portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 11: Rev. Clemens Granskou (1895-1977), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: President of Waldorf College (Forest City, Iowa), 1929-32; President of Augustana University (Sioux Falls, S.D.), 1932-43; President of St. Olaf College (Northfield, Minn.), 1943-1963.
Dimensions: 35 x 28 cm on 35 x 28 cm board
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Clemons [sic] Granskou, Prest., St. Olaf College, Museum.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
Related Material: Augustana University, Center for Western Studies: Clemens Granskou Family Collection.
Item 12: Nicolay A. (Nicolay Andreas) Grevstad (1851-1940), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Editor of Skandinaven, 1892-1911 and 1930-1940; United States minister to Uruguay and Paraguay, 1911-1915.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Grimstad [written in ink] Grevstad.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 385. Grevstad, Nicolay Andreas (1851-1940). Papers, 1889-1940. 7 boxes. P 553.
Item 13: Nicolay A. (Nicolay Andreas) Grevstad (1851-1940), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Editor of Skandinaven, 1892-1911 and 1930-1940; United States minister to Uruguay and Paraguay, 1911-1915.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in ink] N. Grevstad, Editor of Skandinaven & US Minister to Uruguay.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 385. Grevstad, Nicolay Andreas (1851-1940). Papers, 1889-1940. 7 boxes. P 553.
Item 14: Nicolay A. (Nicolay Andreas) Grevstad (1851-1940), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Editor of Skandinaven, 1892-1911 and 1930-1940; United States minister to Uruguay and Paraguay, 1911-1915.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in ink] N. A Grevstad, Editor of "Skandinaven" & US Minister to Uruguay.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 385. Grevstad, Nicolay Andreas (1851-1940). Papers, 1889-1940. 7 boxes. P 553.
Item 15: Nicolay A. (Nicolay Andreas) Grevstad (1851-1940), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Editor of Skandinaven, 1892-1911 and 1930-1940; United States minister to Uruguay and Paraguay, 1911-1915.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in ink] Grevstad [written in pencil] N. A. Grevstad, chefredaktør.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 385. Grevstad, Nicolay Andreas (1851-1940). Papers, 1889-1940. 7 boxes. P 553.
Item 16: Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), 1973Add to your cart.
Creator: Leet, Sigmund, 1890-1978, photographer
Dimensions: 24 x 19 cm on 36 x 28 cm board
Note: Recto: [imprint] Sig. Leet, '73. Verso: [stamped imprint] Sigmund Leet, 1441 Monterey Rd 615, Seal Beach, Calif. 90740, Phone: 430-9204 or 430-4389 [written ink] Greig [sic].
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of a 1907 portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
Place: Seal Beach, Orange County, California
Item 17: Andrew Grindeland (1856-1932), undatedAdd to your cart.
Creator: Anderson, C. W., photographer
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Andrew Grindeland, Warren, MN.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of a 1914 portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Warren, Marshall County, Minnesota
Related Material: Minnesota Historical Society: Andrew Grindeland Law Office Correspondence.
Item 18: A. J. (Arthur Jackson) Gronna (1897-1965), 1949Add to your cart.
Biography or History: North Dakota judge.
Creator: Slorby, Rudolph A. (Rudolph Anders), 1896-1971, photographer
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Recto: [imprint] Slorby, Minot, N.D. Verso: [written in pencil] A. J. Gronna, Judge N.D., see sheet [written in ink] A. J. Gronna, June 21, 1949.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Minot, Ward County, North Dakota
Item 19: Asle J. (Asle Jørgensen) Gronna (1858-1922), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: United States Representative then Senator from North Dakota, 1905-1921.
Creator: Edmonston, David B., 1876-1953, photographer
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Recto: [imprint] Edmonston, Washington D.C. Verso: [written in pencil] Aslak [sic] J. Grønna, N. Dak. 1911-21, Senator.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Washington, District of Columbia
Item 20: J. C. (Just Christian) Grønvold (1833-1895), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Pioneer physician.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Dr. J. C. Gronvold, Norway, Dr. Just Gronvold, Goodhue Co., MN, 1833-1896.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 390. Grønvold, J. Christian (1833-1896). Report, 1878. 1 item. P 851.
Item 21: Thorvald Guldbrandsen (1854-1934), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Publisher of Grand Forks Tidende and Minneapolis Tidende.
Creator: Lee Brothers, photographers
Dimensions: 36 x 29 cm on 36 x 29 cm board
Note: Recto: [imprint] Lee Bros. Verso: [written in pencil] Thorvald Gulbrandsen [sic], Founder of the Minneapolis Daglig Tidende.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Item 22: Thorvald Guldbrandsen (1854-1934), undatedAdd to your cart.
Alternate Format: Portrait published in: Norsk-Amerikanernes festskrift, edited by Johannes B. Wist (Decorah, Iowa: Symra, 1914), p. 103.
Biography or History: Publisher of Grand Forks Tidende and Minneapolis Tidende.
Creator: Lee Brothers, photographers
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Item 23: Magnus Gundersen (1888-1946), 1940sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Structural engineer.
Creator: Voss, Clifton L., 1889-1971, photographer
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm on 36 x 28 cm board
Note: Recto: [written] Voss-Fargo, N.D., Olaf [?]and. Verso: [written in pencil] Magnus Gunderson, member Guggenheim Co.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
Place: Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota
Item 24: Carl Gunderson (1864-1933), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Governor of South Dakota, 1925-1927.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Congressman Carl Gunderson, So. Dak. 1925-.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: South Dakota State Historical Society: Carl Gunderson Papers.

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