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Collection Overview

Title: United States

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],
[All]

Series 35: North Dakota

Box 6

Item 9: Belfield, Billings County: Other Information: town; Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 10: Roosevelt's Cabin, near Medora, Billings County?, 1906: Roosevelt lived here from 1883 to 1886; Other Information: farm, home; Physical Description: Cut out drawing attached to the back of a photograph of actor Gordon MacRae
Item 11: Brickcoal Industries, Scranton, Bowman County: Other Information: business; Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 12: Scranton, Bowman County: Other Information: town; Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 13: Brodie St, Scranton, Bowman County: Brodie Street looking east; Other Information: people, town; Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 14: Brodie St, Scranton, Bowman County: Brodie Street looking west; Other Information: people, town; Physical Description: Picture Postcard; Related Material: Same as Locations-United States-Box 6-Item 19
Item 15: Brickworks, Scranton, Bowman County: Other Information: business; Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 16: Scranton, Bowman County: Corner of Brodie and Main Streets; Other Information: people, town; Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 17: Scranton High School, Scranton, Bowman County: Other Information: school; Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 18: "Wives Wanted in North Dakota," Scranton, Bowman County: Published by Tupling and Zirkle, Scranton, ND; Other Information: home, people; Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 19: Brodie St, Scranton, Bowman County: Brodie Street looking west; Other Information: people, town; Physical Description: Picture Postcard; Related Material: Same as Locations-United States-Box 6-Item 14
Item 20: First Lutheran Church, Fargo, Cass County: Other Information: church; Physical Description: Photographic Print; Related Material: Related to Locations-United States-Box 6-Item 28
Item 21: Cannon Ball River, New England, Hettinger County: West View of town and river; Published by Bradford and Company, St. Joseph, Michigan; Other Information: town; Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 22: Synod church, Arnegard, McKenzie County: Sent from Olaf S.M. to Mrs. John Moses; First church in the county; Ministers were Rev. Haley and Rev. John Moses (the writer's father); Other Information: church; Physical Description: Picture Postcard, includes stamp
Item 23: Rainy Butte: Question mark after North Dakota on the label; Other Information: nature, people; Physical Description: Photographic Print; Related Material: Related to Locations - United States - Box 6 - Item 36
Item 24: Rainy Butte: Question mark after North Dakota on the label; says Chalky Butte on back of photograph; Other Information: nature, people; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 25: Dickinson, Stark County: Other Information: farm; Physical Description: See Trades, Farming-Round Up Mess Wagon for item
Item 26: Zion Lutheran Church, Hoople, Walsh County: Built in 1921, congregation formed in 1879; 7 miles southeast of Hoople, ND; Pastor was Adolph Egge; church's seating capactiy was 500 and it cost $30,000; Other Information: church; Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 27: Fern in living room of a house in ND, circa 1917: Other Information: home; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 28: First Lutheran Church, Fargo, Cass County: Other Information: church; Physical Description: Picture Postcard; Related Material: Related to Locations-United States-Box 6-Item 20
Item 29: Lutheran Church, Nekoma, Cavalier County: From Rev. S. Peterson, Lama, N. Dak" written on reverse; Other Information: church; Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 30: Norwegian Lutheran Church, Loma, Cavalier County: Rev. Samuel Peterson; Other Information: church; Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 31: Bethania Norsk Evangelical Lutherskse Menighet, Grand Forks County: Bethania Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church; Other Information: church; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 32: Stages and frieght teams leaving Gardner's, New England, Hettinger County: Postcard by Bradford and company, St. Joseph, Michigan; Other Information: business, people; Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 33: First Norwegian Lutheran Church, Minot, Ward County, July 13, 1908: Postcard to Syver O. Ronnie, Mondovi, Wisconsin; Acquisition Information: Donated by Jay Jensen; Custodial History: Found in an antique shop in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin; Other Information: church, people, town; Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 34: Zion Lutheran Church, Minot, Ward Countyq, 1909: Other Information: church, town; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 35: Church, Minot, Ward County: First Norwegian Lutheran Church; Other Information: church
Item 36: East Rainy Butte, 1924: Other Information: nature; Physical Description: Photographic Print mounted on hard material; Related Material: Related to Locations - United States - Box 6 - Item 23

Box 14

Item 4: Noistag Farm: Other Information: farm; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 5: Parsonage of E.O. Ruste, Milton Area, Cavalier County: Photograph of log cabing parsonage with family gathere out front; Biographical/Historical Note: Letter from Einar Haugen included in envelope folder; Other Information: home, people; Physical Description: Photopgraphic Print
Item 6: Parsonage of E.O. Ruste, Milton Area, Cavalier County: Two photographs of parsonage included with biographical insert translated by Harley Refsal; Other Information: home, people; Physical Description: Two Photographic Print
Item 7: Parsonage of E.O. Ruste, Milton Area, Cavalier County: Acquisition Information: Presented by Reverend O. T. Lec; Other Information: home, people; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 8: Parsonage of E.O. Ruste, Milton Area, Cavalier County: Formodentlig pastor Ruste med familie i den forste lutherske prestegard i Nebraska eller Felas; Other Information: home, people; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 9: Grand Forks Deaconess Hospital (Lutheran Free Church), Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, circa 1920: Other Information: business; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 10: Crary Bank and Newspaper Building, October 5th 1907: Photograph of three men standing outside building; Other Information: business, people; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 11: Church and Parsonage, Ramsey County: Kirke og Prestegaard; Other Information: church; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 12: Praestegaard, Beugrn(?), Ramsey County: Other Information: home; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 13: Woman next to sod home: Near Kindred, North Dakota; Other Information: home, people; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 14: Walcott Church, Richland County: Other Information: church; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 15: Parsonage of E. Ballestads Kald, Walcott, Richland County: Other Information: home; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 16: Norwegian Lutheran Church Postcard, dated July 2 1909: Poastcard from Peter Fredeirch Kjorlaug to Miss Elizabeth Finnerold; Other Information: church, people; Physical Description: Picture Postcard
Item 17: Synod Church, Minot, Ward County: Other Information: church, home; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 25: E.O. Ruste and Family in front of Log Cabin: Milton area, Calavier County; Other Information: home, people; Physical Description: Photograpic Print

Box 20

Item 16: First Lutheran Church, Fargo, Cass County: Other Information: church; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 17: Oak Grove Lutheran Ladies Seminary, Fargo, Cass County: Other Information: school; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 18: Oak Grove Lutheran Ladies Seminary, Fargo, Cass County: Other Information: school; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 19: First Lutheran Church, Fargo, Cass County: Other Information: church; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 20: Norman Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kindred, Cass County, June 15-21 1898 `: (Sheyenne) Minnesota District Synod Meeting; Other Information: church, event, people; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 21: Kindred Church, Cass County: Congregation gatherd in front of church; Creator: Photo by John R Johnson, Homestead North Dakota; Other Information: church, people; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 22: Grand Forks College, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County: Other Information: school; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 23: Grand Forks College, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County: Creator: Photo by A.P. Holand; Other Information: school; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 24: Grand Forks College, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County: Other Information: school; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 25: Northwood Deaconess Hospital and Nurses Home, Northwood, Grand Forks County: Photograph of exterior with car parked out front.; Other Information: business; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 26: Good Samaritan Hospital, Rugby, Pierce County: Other Information: business; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 27: Bruflat Lutheran Church, Portland, Traill County: Other Information: church; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 28: Bruflat Academy, Portland, Traill County: Other Information: school; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 29: Zion Lutheran Church, Tell Township: Acquisition Information: Kathleen Wood; Other Information: church; Physical Description: Photographic Print; Related Material: See also: General Archives- Zion Lutheran Church, and acc. 87.105.1, 87.105.2(a-b), 87.105.3.1-2.
Item 30: Trinity Hospital, Minot, Ward County: Other Information: business; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 31: Trinity Hospital, Minot, Ward County: Other Information: business; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 32: Trinity Hospital, Minot, Ward County: Other Information: business; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 33: S.H. Ongstad and other woman sitting in buggy, Manfred, Wells County: Photograph of Ongstad and unidentified woman in buggy with other unidnetified man standing slightly behind buggy. Sod house in background.; Biographical/Historical Note: S.H. Ongstad born in Hadseløy, Vesteraaden Norway. Came to America in 1868, settled in Coon Valley Wisconsin, moved to Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, 1867. Moved to Manfred North Dakota in 1894 where he has since lived. He built this cabin on his sister's homestead and lived in it for a short while.; Other Information: home, people; Physical Description: Photographic Print