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Rosemaling a Smorgasbord Platter

Date: 1941
Description: Mr. Per Lysne rosemaling a smorgasbord platter.
Photograph

Rosemaled Chests

Date: 1941
Description: Mr. Per Lysne admiring rosemaled chests.
Painting

Spring Planting

Date: 
Description: A farmer is planting corn using the planter wire method.
Painting

The Blacksmith Shop

Date: 
Description: A town scene featuring the blacksmith shop and horses.
Photograph

Driftwood "Face"

Date: 10 26 1953
Description: A man holds a piece of driftwood thought to resemble the face of an angry monster. Shown from a different perspective, one can imagine the likeness of a de...
Photograph

Driftwood Deer Face

Date: 10 26 1953
Description: A man holds a piece of driftwood thought to resemble the head of a deer. Viewed from another perspective, the same piece looks like a monster. Both images ...
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Walter Lofblad and His Carvings

Date: 08 12 1960
Description: Walter Lofblad, a Cumberland farmer, with miniature Milwaukee Braves figures he carved from basswood. The carved set includes the entire starting lineup, m...
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Christmas with Foreign Students

Date: 12 14 1954
Description: Ritva Jantunen (standing right) of Helsinki, Findland displays a symmetrical "himmelis." In Finland, a "himmelis" would be made of straw and oats and place...
Photograph

Richard Marshall Jr.

Date: 12 04 1957
Description: Richard Marshall Jr. holds a cribbage board made from a walrus tusk, and has a pair of sealskin and fox fur moccasins his lap. Marshall served 18 months wi...

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