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 10: Portraits JAdd to your cart.
Box 8: Portraits J-K (small)Add to your cart.
Item 1: Olivia (Norrie) Jacobsen (1869-1945), 1900sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Danish actress.
Dimensions: 14 x 9 cm
Note: Recto: [printed] Olivia Jacobsen, "Kean", C. St. Eneret 1047.
Physical Description: 1 postcard
Item 2: Olivia (Norrie) Jacobsen (1869-1945), 1900sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Danish actress.
Creator: Alex. Vincent's Kunstforlag (Denmark), publisher
Dimensions: 14 x 9 cm
Note: Recto: [printed] Olivia Jacobsen. Verso: [printed] Alex. Vincent's Kunstforlag, Eneret 1028.
Physical Description: 1 postcard
Place: Denmark
Item 3: Caroline Mogen Gullikson Jacobson (1863-1940), 1880sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Relf, J. T. (James T.), 1847-1909, photographer
Dimensions: 15 x 11 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] J. T. Relf, Decorah, Iowa. Verso: [written in pencil] Caroline Mogen Gullikson, 7.00.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 4: Paul B. (Paul Benjamin) Jacobson (1901-1992), 1960sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Dean of Education at the University of Oregon.
Dimensions: 18 x 13 cm
Note: Recto: [inscribed] 3. Verso: [written in ink] 35, Paul B. Jacobson, [cropping specifications].
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 5: Luth Jaeger (1851-1925), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Editor of Budstikken (Minneapolis, Minn.), 1877-1885, and The North, 1889-1894.
Dimensions: 13 x 9 cm
Note: Verso: [written in ink] Luth Jaeger, (see info file) [written in pencil] Manny M. Jaeger.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 598. Jaeger, Luth (1851-1925). Papers, 1878-1887. 19 items in 1 folder, including 1 volume. P 186.
Item 6: John C. Jansrud (1871-1936), 1890sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Wold, Ludvig A., 1855-1937, photographer, or Forsberg, J. C. (John Carlson), 1855-1925, photographer
Dimensions: 15 x 10 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Wold & Forsberg, Willmar, Minn. Verso: [written in pencil] Jansrud.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Place: Willmar, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
Item 7: Oline (Olena) Jarland (1842-1921), 1900sAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 14 x 9 cm
Note: Verso: [written in ink] Mrs. Jarland [written in pencil] lived right by church - House gone - mother of Hans.
Physical Description: 1 postcard
Item 8: Grace Jensen, undatedAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 19 x 13 cm
Note: Verso: [written in ink] Grace Jensen.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 9: Grace Jensen, undatedAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 19 x 13 cm
Note: Verso: [written in ink] Grace Jensen [written in pencil] [cropping specifications].
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 10: Bertram Jensenius (1898-1976), circa 1959Add to your cart.
Biography or History: Chicago journalist and publisher and editor of Vinland.
Dimensions: 9 x 11 cm
Note: Verso: [printed] 47, 6, 0345109, Polaroid [written in pencil] Bertram Jensenius.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 11: Bertram Jensenius (1898-1976), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Chicago journalist and publisher and editor of Vinland.
Dimensions: 18 x 12 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Bertram Jensenius.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 12: Ingrid Jensenius (1900-1972), 1960sAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 18 x 13 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Ingrid Jensenius.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 13: Selmer L. (Selmer Ludvig) Jerpbak (1896-1991), 1960sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Chairman of the Board of the National City Bank of Minneapolis.
Dimensions: 18 x 13 cm
Note: Recto: [inscribed] 25. Verso: [written in ink] 36, Selmer Jerpbak, [cropping specifications].
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 14: Jenny Alvilde Johnsen (1893-1982), 1960sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Publisher of the Minnesota Posten.
Dimensions: 19 x 13 cm
Note: Verso: [written in ink] 37, Jenny Johnsen, [cropping specifications].
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 15: Rev. A. O. (Alfred Otto) Johnson (1871-1933), 1890sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1885-1891.
Creator: Opsahl, A. H. (Anton H.), 1862-1908, photographer
Dimensions: 11 x 8 cm on 16 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] A. H. Opsahl, Cor Wash & 15th Ave. S., Minneapolis. Verso: [written in ink] A. O. Johnson [written in pencil] Spring Grove.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Item 16: Alma F. Videen Johnson (b. 1881), 1909Add to your cart.
Dimensions: 16 x 11 cm
Note: Recto: [written in ink] Alma F. Videen, 1909. Verso: [written in pencil] Alma F. Videen, 1909.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 17: Anna Hanson Johnson (1846-1903), 1890sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Solberg, Otto T., 1863-1951, photographer
Dimensions: 18 x 13 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Solberg, Decorah, Ia. Verso: [written in pencil] Mrs. O. C. Johnson.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 18: Rev. B. A. (Bergel Alfred) Johnson (1882-1961), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1898-1905.
Dimensions: 8 x 11 cm on 11 x 14 cm mount
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] B. A. Johnson married to Ida Saxvik.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Item 19: Eugene G. (Eugene Gustave) Johnson (b. 1876), 1890sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1894-1898.
Creator: Solberg, Otto T., 1863-1951, photographer
Dimensions: 15 x 10 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Solberg, 128 Water Street, Decorah, Ia. Verso: [written in ink] Eugene G. Johnson, Decorah, Iowa.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 20: Even Johnson (b. 1856), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Lake captain.
Dimensions: 14 x 9 cm
Note: Recto: [written in ink] Capt Evan [sic] Johnson, Sch. Minerva.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 21: Even Johnson (b. 1856), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Lake captain.
Dimensions: 13 x 11 cm
Note: Recto: [inscribed] Capt Evan [sic] Johnson, Sch. Minerva. Verso: [written in pencil] Vest Col.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 22: Even Johnson (b. 1856), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Lake captain.
Dimensions: 13 x 8 cm on 17 x 13 cm board
Note: Recto: [inscribed] Capt Evan [sic] Johnson, Sch. Minerva. Verso: [printed] Captain Evan [sic] Johnson (Racine) on the schooner Minerva.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
Item 23: Even Johnson (b. 1856), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Lake captain.
Dimensions: 13 x 8 cm on 17 x 13 cm board
Note: Recto: [inscribed] Capt Evan [sic] Johnson, Sch. Minerva. Verso: [printed] Captain Evan [sic] Johnson (Racine) on the schooner Minerva.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
Item 24: George J. Johnson (b. ca. 1874), 1890sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1894-1898.
Creator: Solberg, Otto T., 1863-1951, photographer
Dimensions: 14 x 10 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Solberg, OT, Decorah, Ia. Verso: [written in ink] George Johnson, Brandon, Minn.
Physical Description: Solberg, Otto T., 1863-1951, photographer
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 25: J. H. (John Henry) Johnson (1837-1896), 1884Add to your cart.
Biography or History: Chaplain of the 15th Wisconsin during the Civil War.
Creator: Nyblin, Daniel Georg, 1826-1910, photographer
Dimensions: 10 x 6 cm on 11 x 7 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Nyblinn, Kristiania [Oslo]. Verso: [imprint] Nyblinn, Karl den 12tes Gade No. 5, Kristiania, Pladen Opbevares, Portrætter males i olie, Eneberettiget 1884 [written in pencil] J. H. Johnson, Rev. J. H. Johnson [written in ink] a circuit rider (M. E.) 1860s, Ill., Iowa, Minn., M. Buxten, 1975.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on carte de visite mount
Place: Oslo, Norway
Item 26: Rev. J. L. (John Lewis) Johnson (1872-1948), 1890sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1890-1898.
Creator: Solberg, Otto T., 1863-1951, photographer
Dimensions: 14 x 10 cm on 17 x 11 cm mountv
Note: Recto: [imprint] Solberg, OT, Decorah, Ia. Verso: [written in ink] John L. Johnson, Thor, Ia.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 27: Joseph M. (Joseph Marshall) Johnson (1865-1956), undatedAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 15 x 10 cm
Note: Verso: [written in ink] Capt. Joseph M. Johnson (of Chicago Police Dept), Great, Great-Grandson of Slooper Ole Johnson, Picture Shows Him Dressed for Costume Party.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 28: Joseph M. (Joseph Marshall) Johnson (1865-1956), undatedAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 13 x 10 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Joseph Johnson.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 29: Joseph M. (Joseph Marshall) Johnson (1865-1956), undatedAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 13 x 10 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Joseph Johnson.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 30: Martin Johnson (1834-1904), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Lake captain.
Dimensions: 12 x 9 cm on 17 x 13 cm board
Note: Verso: [printed] Lake Captain Martin Johnson [written in pencil] #9.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
Item 31: Martin Johnson (1834-1904), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Lake captain.
Dimensions: 12 x 9 cm on 17 x 13 cm board
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Capt. Martin Johnson.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
Item 32: Martin N. (Martin Nelson) Johnson (1850-1909), 1880sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: United States Representative from North Dakota, 1891-1899; United States Senator from North Dakota, 1909.
Creator: Barry, D. F. (David Frances), 1854-1934, photographer
Dimensions: 14 x 10 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] D. F. Barry, Bismarck. Verso: [written in ink] 7, M. N. Johnson (Martin?).
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Place: Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota
Item 33: O. C. (Ove C.) Johnson (1841-1925), 1890sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Solberg, Otto T., 1863-1951, photographer
Dimensions: 18 x 13 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Solberg, Decorah, Ia. Verso: [written in pencil] O. C. Johnson, Decorah, Ia.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 34: Simon Johnson (1874-1970), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Novelist and co-editor of Decorah-Posten.
Dimensions: 15 x 10 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Simon Johnson, [cropping specifications].
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives: The Simon Johnson Collection: VMA/RG01/ARCH.Johnson S.
Item 35: Thomas Herman Johnson (1870-1927), circa 1925Add to your cart.
Biography or History: Canadian politician.
Creator: Gauvin, Gentzel & Company, photographers
Dimensions: 16 x 11 cm
Note: Recto: [imprint] Gauvin, Gentzel & Co., Winnipeg, Man. Verso: [written in pencil] Hon. Thos. H. Johnson, Winnipeg official representative of Dom. of Canada to Norse-Am. Centennial. Is of Icelandic ancestry.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 900. The Norse-American Centennial. Papers, 1923-1929. 7 boxes and 2 volumes. P 562; Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives: The Norse-American Centennial Collection, VMA/RG02/ARCH.NorAmCentennial.
Item 36: William Johnson (1836-1902), 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. 56.
Biography or History: Lake captain.
Dimensions: 13 x 9 cm on 17 x 13 cm board
Note: Verso: [printed] Lake Captain William Johnson (Chicago).
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
Item 37: William Johnson (1836-1902), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Lake captain.
Dimensions: 12 x 9 cm on 17 x 13 cm board
Note: Verso: [printed] Lake Captain William Jonhson [sic] [written in pencil] #16.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
Item 38: William Johnson (1836-1902), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Lake captain.
Dimensions: 12 x 9 cm on 17 x 13 cm board
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Capt. William Johnson.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
Item 39: Rev. V. T. (Verner Trygve) Jordahl (1898-1984), 1960sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1915-1922.
Dimensions: 19 x 13 cm
Note: Recto: [inscribed] 44. Verso: [written in ink] 38, V. T. Jordahl, [cropping specifications].
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 40: Margareth Jorgensen (1893-1973), 1935Add to your cart.
Alternate Format: Portrait published in: The 1935 Augsburgian (Minneapolis, Minn: Augsburg College, 1935), p. 19.
Biography or History: Dean of Women and Instructor in History at Augsburg College (Minneapolis, Minn.).
Dimensions: 9 x 5 cm on 9 x 5 cm mount
Note: Recto: [printed] Miss M. Jorgenson [sic] (Dean) [written in ink] Augsburg Coll.
Physical Description: 1 photomechanical print on card mount
Item 41: Rev. Jacob E. Jorgenson (1860-1949), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1881-1886.
Creator: Fermann, W. A. (William August), 1839-1915, photographer
Dimensions: 18 x 13 cm
Note: Verso: [written in ink] Rev. Jacob E. Jorgenson, 1860-1949, Picture taken 1888, ordained Oct. 14, 1888 from Seminary in Madison, Wisc., Pastor-Bode, Iowa 1891-1918, Robe and collar donated to Luther College-1959, Biographical material on file in Luther archives.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an 1888 cabinet card portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin
Item 42: Johannes Jossendal (1844-1928), 1880sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Relf, J. T. (James T.), 1847-1909, photographer
Dimensions: 15 x 11 cm on 17 x 11 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] J. T. Relf, Decorah, Iowa. Verso: [written in pencil] Johannes Jossendal, Mrs. J. P. Opheim, Julia Jossendal, Decorah, Ia., [?], Mrs. A. A. Thompson, Spring Grove, Minn.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 43: Rev. Ole Juul (1838-1903), 1880sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Melander Brothers, photographers
Dimensions: 10 x 6 cm on 11 x 7 cm mount
Note: Verso: [stamped imprint] Melander Bro. Photographers, 208 East Ohio, Chicago [written in pencil] Rev. Ole Juul.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on carte de visite mount
Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Box 18: Portraits E-J (medium)Add to your cart.
Item 83: Henry M. (Henry Martin) Jackson (1912-1983), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: United States Representative from Washington, 1941-1953; United States Senator from Washington, 1953-1983.
Dimensions: 26 x 21 cm
Note: Verso: [written in ink] Sen. Henry Jackson - Washington.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 591. Jackson, Henry (1912-1983). Clippings, 1971, 1983. 2 items. P 1232; University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections: Henry M. Jackson papers, 1912-1987.
Item 84: Henry M. (Henry Martin) Jackson (1912-1983), 1949Add to your cart.
Biography or History: United States Representative from Washington, 1941-1953; United States Senator from Washington, 1953-1983.
Creator: Harris & Ewing, photographers
Dimensions: 26 x 21 cm
Note: Recto: [imprint] Harris & Ewing [written in ink] Henry M. Jackson, member of Congress, state of Washington, April 1949. Verso: [written in pencil] #6, Henry Jackson, Washington 1977, Congressman.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Washington, District of Columbia
Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 591. Jackson, Henry (1912-1983). Clippings, 1971, 1983. 2 items. P 1232; University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections: Henry M. Jackson papers, 1912-1987.
Item 85: Luth Jaeger (1851-1925), 1910sAdd to your cart.
Alternate Format: Portrait published in: Norsk-Amerikanernes festskrift, edited by Johannes B. Wist (Decorah, Iowa: Symra, 1914), p. 67.
Biography or History: Editor of Budstikken (Minneapolis, Minn.), 1877-1885, and The North, 1889-1894.
Dimensions: 9 x 7 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Luth Jaeger.
Physical Description: 1 photomechanical print
Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 598. Jaeger, Luth (1851-1925). Papers, 1878-1887. 19 items in 1 folder, including 1 volume. P 186.
Item 86: Marie Grythe Jevne (b. ca. 1882), 1906Add to your cart.
Creator: Barth, Charlotte, 1862-1940, photographer
Dimensions: 22 x 14 cm on 22 x 14 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Charlotte Barth, Lillehammer. Verso: [written in ink] (to Janette for a souvenier [sic]).
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Lillehammer, Oppland fylke, Norway
Item 87: Matthías Jochumsson (1835-1920), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Icelandic poet.
Dimensions: 26 x 21 cm
Note: Verso: [written in ink] Matthías Jochumsson, Icelandic poet.
Physical Description: 1 photomechanical print
Item 88: Leslie Joerg (1902-1977), 1900sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Joerg, F. E. (Frank E.), 1869-1932, photographer
Dimensions: 15 x 10 cm on 21 x 16 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] F. E. Joerg, Spring Grove, Minn. Verso: [written in pencil] Leslie Joerg.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Spring Grove, Houston County, Minnesota
Item 89: Rev. M. Casper (Martinus Casper) Johnshoy (1886-1944), 1914Add to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1905-1906.
Creator: Reynolds, B. J. (Bartley Jenks), 1853-1927, photographer
Dimensions: 23 x 16 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] Reynolds, Decorah, Iowa [written in ink] Kasper Johnshoy, musik direktor, 1914. Verso: [written in pencil] Park Region Luther College, M. Casper Johnshoy, B.A.-musikdirektor, 1914.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 90: Brig. Gen. B. A. (Bernhard Alfred) Johnson (1898-1963), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), class of 1919.
Dimensions: 26 x 21 cm
Note: Recto: [written in ink] To my alma mater "Soli Deo Gloria", B. A. Johnson, Big.Gen., AUS, Luther 1919. Verso: [stamped imprint] Credit Gene Garrett, Mpls. [written in pencil] Brigadier Gen. AUS, B. A. Johnson.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 91: Even Johnson (b. 1856), undatedAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 26 x 18 cm
Note: Recto: [inscribed] Capt Evan [sic] Johnson, Sch. Minerva.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 92: Fred B. Johnson (1889-1967), 1906Add to your cart.
Creator: Steele, R. I. (Robert I), 1860-1945, photographer
Dimensions: 23 x 14 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] R. I. Steele, Waukon, Iowa. Verso: [written in ink] Fred Johnson [written in pencil] Aug. 18-1906.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa
Item 93: Fred B. Johnson (1889-1967), 1910sAdd to your cart.
Creator: Quade, Charles R., 1858-1943, photographer
Dimensions: 14 x 8 cm on 26 x 16 cm mount
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Place: Ames, Story County, Iowa
Item 94: Fred B. Johnson (1889-1967), undatedAdd to your cart.
Creator: Marchand, photographer
Dimensions: 15 x 10 cm
Note: Enclosure: [imprint] Marchand, Chicago [written in pencil] Lewis O. Ofstedahl, Fred B. Johnson in picture.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Item 95: Joseph M. (Joseph Marshall) Johnson (1865-1956), undatedAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 17 x 12 cm on 26 x 17 cm mount
Note: Recto: [imprint] [?] Sharon, Chicago [written in ink] Joseph M. Johnson, Pres. of Slooper Society of America.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on card mount
Item 96: Leroy Johnson (1888-1961), 1948Add to your cart.
Biography or History: United States Representative from California, 1943-1957.
Creator: Adams, Ken, photographer
Dimensions: 26 x 21 cm
Note: Recto: [written in ink] To Luther College, with the best of wishes, Leroy Johnson, Rep. in Congress (3rd Calif.), December 23, 1948. Verso: [stamped imprint] Please Observe Credit Line: Photo By Ken Adams [written in pencil] #2, Rep. Leroy Johnson (see front).
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 97: Einar Jónsson (1874-1954), 1910sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Icelandic sculptor.
Creator: Chappel Studio, photographers
Dimensions: 24 x 18 cm
Note: Verso: [stamped imprint] Chappel Studio, 1731 Chestnut St., Philadelphia [written in pencil] #272, Karlsefuar [sic], Einar Jansson [sic], Icelandic sculptor, presented by her [?] [?].
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Item 98: Albert N. (Albert Nels) Jorgensen (1899-1978), 1940sAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: President of the University of Connecticut, 1935-1962.
Creator: Gerry Studio, photographers
Dimensions: 26 x 21 cm
Note: Recto: [written in ink] Greetings and best wishes, A. N. Jorgensen. Verso: [stamped imprint] From GERRY Studio, 702 Main Street, Willimantic, - Connecticut [written in pencil] A. M. [sic] Jorgenson [sic], Pres. Conn. Univ., Pres. Univ of Conn., #3.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Willimantic, Windham County, Connecticut
Related Material: University of Connecticut Libraries, Archives & Special Collections: A Guide to the University of Connecticut, President's Office Records [Albert N. Jorgensen, 1935-1962].
Item 99: Theodore Jorgenson (1894-1971), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Literary historian, biographer, and translator.
Creator: Schawang, H. M. (Howard M.), 1915-1997, photographer
Dimensions: 26 x 21 cm
Note: Recto: [written in ink] Theodore Jorgenson. Verso: [stamped imprint] H. M. Schawang Photo Co. Commercial Photographers, 257 Loeb Arcade - 5th & Henn., Minneapolis, Minn. [written in pencil] Dr. Theo Jorgenson, m[?] mat.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 643. Jorgenson, Theodore (1894-1971). Papers. 43 boxes and 7 volumes. P 70.
Box 25: Portraits I-L (large)Add to your cart.
Item 4: Rev. Endre Larsen Jaastad (1846-1937), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1869-1870.
Dimensions: 16 x 11 cm
Note: Enclosure: [written in pencil] 23826, 2, Rev. E Jaastad.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 589. Jaastad, Endre Larsen (1846-1937). Papers, 1930-1937. 6 items. P 1096.
Item 5: Rev. J. D. (Jacob Daniel) Jacobsen (1842-1881), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1864-1865.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Prof. J. D. Jacobsen, Luther College, 1842-1881.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Luther College Archives: The Papers of Jacob D. Jacobsen, 1871-1991.
Item 6: J. Steen Jacobsen (1912-1995), undatedAdd to your cart.
Creator: Larsen, Rudy, photographer
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Recto: [imprint] Rudy Larsen, New York, N.Y. [written in ink] J. Steen Jacobsen. Verso: [written in pencil] J. Steen Jacobson [sic].
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: New York, New York County, New York
Item 7: Karl T. Jacobsen (1879-1963), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) librarian, 1920-1949; Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1895-1902.
Dimensions: 35 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Dr. Carl [sic] Jacobsen, Luther College Librarian.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Luther College Archives: The Papers of Karl T. Jacobsen, 1934, 1952, LCA/RG15/Jacobsen, K.
Item 8: Axel Jacobson (1863-1946), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Attended Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), 1881, 1883-1885.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in ink] Prof. Axel Jacobson of the Indian Mission in Wittenberg.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 1465. Wittenberg, Wisconsin, Schools. Papers, 1889-1923. 10 items. P 532.
Item 9: Luth Jaeger (1851-1925), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Editor of Budstikken (Minneapolis, Minn.), 1877-1885, and The North, 1889-1894.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Luth Jaeger [written in ink] Jaeger.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of a 1910s photomechanical portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 598. Jaeger, Luth (1851-1925). Papers, 1878-1887. 19 items in 1 folder, including 1 volume. P 186.
Item 10: Luth Jaeger (1851-1925), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Editor of Budstikken (Minneapolis, Minn.), 1877-1885, and The North, 1889-1894.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Luth Jager [sic], Luther [sic] Jaeger, Editor, "Budstiken" [sic], "The North".
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of a 1910s photomechanical portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Norwegian-American Historical Association: 598. Jaeger, Luth (1851-1925). Papers, 1878-1887. 19 items in 1 folder, including 1 volume. P 186.
Item 11: Matthías Jochumsson (1835-1920), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Icelandic poet.
Dimensions: 26 x 21 cm
Note: Recto: [printed] Séra Matthías Jochumsson, D. D. [written in ink] Icelandic poet. Verso: [written in ink] Sera Matthías Jochumsson.
Physical Description: 1 photomechanical print
Item 12: Rev. E. Kr. (Erik Kristian) Johnsen (1863-1923), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Theology professor.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] E. K. Johnson [sic], 1863-1923, Prof. of Theology, Luther Seminary, Johnson [sic].
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives: The E. KR. Johnsen Collection, VMA/RG01/ARCH.Johnsen.
Item 13: Albert Johnson (b. 1858), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Judge.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Judge Albert Johnson, Red Wing, Minn [written in ink] Johnson.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 14: Albert Johnson (b. 1858), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Judge.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Judge Albert Johnson, from A. Frances Johnson, 228 So First St, Rockford, Ill.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 15: H. W. (Henry W.) Johnson (1858-1925), 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. 878.
Biography or History: Judge.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Judge H. W. Johnson, Judge H. W. Johnson, Chicago, IL.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated photomechanical portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 16: Hans Johnson, undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Civil War soldier.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm on 36 x 28 cm board
Note: Recto: [imprint] [?]. Verso: [written in pencil] Hans Johnson, Lay leader, Hans Johnson, in Civil War - Co I, 27th Iowa, 27th Ia Regt.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on board
Item 17: Rev. John Johnson (1826-1902), undatedAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Rev. J[?] Johnson, 1826-1902, 1st resident Pastor of Winnesheik [sic] Co., June 1853/
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 18: Joseph M. (Joseph Marshall) Johnson (1865-1956), undatedAdd to your cart.
Dimensions: 35 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Capt. Joseph Johnson, Chicago, IL, Chief of Police.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Item 19: Martin N. (Martin Nelson) Johnson (1850-1909), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: United States Representative from North Dakota, 1891-1899; United States Senator from North Dakota, 1909.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] M. N. Johnson, Senator from N. Dakota.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated photomechanical portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 20: Martin N. (Martin Nelson) Johnson (1850-1909), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: United States Representative from North Dakota, 1891-1899; United States Senator from North Dakota, 1909.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] M. N. Johnson [written in ink] Johnson.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated photomechanical portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Item 21: O. C. (Ove C.) Johnson (1841-1925), undatedAdd to your cart.
Creator: Solberg, Otto T., 1863-1951, photographer
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] O. C. Johnson, Decorah, IA.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an 1890s cabinet card portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Item 22: Simon Johnson (1874-1970), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Novelist and co-editor of Decorah-Posten.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Simon Johnson, author, Simon Johnson.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives: The Simon Johnson Collection: VMA/RG01/ARCH.Johnson S.
Item 23: Simon Johnson (1874-1970), undatedAdd to your cart.
Biography or History: Novelist and co-editor of Decorah-Posten.
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Simon Johnson [written in ink] Johnson.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an undated photomechanical portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Related Material: Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives: The Simon Johnson Collection: VMA/RG01/ARCH.Johnson S.
Item 24: Johannes Jossendal (1844-1928), undatedAdd to your cart.
Creator: Relf, J. T. (James T.), 1847-1909, photographer
Dimensions: 36 x 28 cm
Note: Verso: [written in pencil] Johannes Jøssendal [written in ink] Jøssendal, author of Billed A.B.C., primer, the first Norw. primer in U.S.A.
Originals or Copies Note: Reproduction of an 1880s cabinet card portrait
Physical Description: 1 photographic print
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa

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