Foreign Countries

Foreign Countries | Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: Foreign Countries

ID: VMA/RG03/ARCH.Photos.01/Series 2 Foreign

Extent: 2.8 Linear Feet. More info below.

Arrangement: This collection is intellectually arranged alphabetically, by country. Physically, the photographs are boxed by size.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

A collection of Norwegian-American photographs relating to locations that are not in the United States.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Africa],
[Series 2: Canada],
[Series 3: China],
[Series 4: Denmark],
[Series 5: England],
[Series 6: Germany],
[Series 7: Hong Kong],
[Series 8: Israel],
[Series 9: Madagascar],
[Series 10: Norway],
[Series 11: Sweden],
[Series 12: Zulu],
[All]

Series 3: China

Box 1

Item 1: Cheng yang, rural town: Other Information: home, people, town; Physical Description: Picture postcard
Item 2: Chang Fai Kwan, church: Other Information: church
Item 3: Dung-lai-chwang, chapel: "Meetings are held here three times every Sunday and every evening during the week. Printed in Lutheranism, 1917"; Other Information: church
Item 4: Fangcheng, church: Other Information: church
Item 5: Fancheng, mission house: Other Information: children, church, home, organization, people
Item 6: Fancheng, street scene: Other Information: people, town
Item 7: Main street, Kioshan, Hunan: Other Information: people, town
Item 8: Stokke memorial, Kioshan, Hunan: Other Information: landmark, people
Item 9: Lower primary school, Fengcheng, Hupeh: "Lower primary school for boys. The house beside the temple was built for the teacher last winter. This picture was taken before the building was finished. It looks a good deal better now."; Other Information: children, church, school
Item 10: Church and mission, Jurung: Other Information: church
Item 11: Loshon Station: Other Information: landmark
Item 12: Temple and town: Other Information: church, people
Item 13: Damaged neighborhood: Other Information: event, people, town

Box 5

Item 1: Church and Mission, Jurung, Hunan: Other Information: church, people; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 2: Hospital, Kiosham, Hunan: Other Information: business; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 3: Missions Station, Kiosham, Hunan: Other Information: church; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 4: Kwangshon Mission Station: Taken from tower of Church; Other Information: church; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 5: Interior of Church, Sin?, Unknown Locale: Other Information: church; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 6: Church, Sunyang: Three scenes from church; Other Information: church; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 7: Sinyangchow Seminary: Other Information: school; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 8: Village, Unknown Locale: Other Information: people, town; Physical Description: Photographic Print

Box 6

Item 10: Lower Primary School for Boys, Fancheng: Other Information: people, school; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 11: Church and Residence, Fushing: Other Information: church, home; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 12: Out Station, Juming: Other Information: people, landmark; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 13: Church and Residence, Juming: Other Information: church, home; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 14: Rioshan Residence, Hunan: Other Information: home; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 15: Missionary Hospital, Kioshan: Other Information: business; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 16: Stokke Memorial, Kioshan, Hunan: Other Information: landmark, people; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 17: Chomatien Station From the North End, Loshan: Other Information: landmark, transportation; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 18: Mission Compound, Suiping: Other Information: church, school; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 19: Three Photographs of Boy's Highschool, Sunyangchow: Other Information: school; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 20: Seminary, Sungyanchow: Other Information: school; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 21: Ruins of Town, Unknown Locale: Other Information: event, people; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 22: A Temple Compound, Unknown Locale: Other Information: cultural; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 23: Mission Site, Unknown Locale: Other Information: church; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 24: Chapel, Unknown Locale: Other Information: church; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 25: Mission Church Interior, Unknown Locale: Other Information: church; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 26: Stokke Memorial, Kioshan, Hunan: Other Information: landmark, people; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 27: A Village, Unknown Locale: Other Information: town; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 28: Church, Unknown Locale: Other Information: church; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 29: Substation, Unknown Locale: Other Information: people; Physical Description: Photographic Print