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Valda Valkyrien

Date: 1916
Description: Publicity portrait of Valda Valkyrien, known as "The Movie Star of Denmark."
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The Eken Family

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the Eken family.
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It's Those Johnson Boys

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Description: The Johnson Brothers, billed as "Clean, Fast, Swedish Comedy," was a musical comedy act based in Racine, Wisconsin.
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Colonel Hans Heg Monument

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Description: Monument marking the place where Colonel Hans Heg was mortally wounded during the Battle of Chickamauga.
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Monument of Colonel Hans Heg

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Description: Monument for Colonel Hans Heg designed by Paul Fjelde in the 1920s.
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Monument of Thorfinn Karlsefni

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Description: Older woman standing outdoors next to a sculpture of Thorfinn Karlsefni, an Icelandic-born Scandinavian explorer of North America. Behind her is the Schuyl...
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Ole Bull Monument

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Description: Monument of Ole Bull, a Norwegian violinist, in Loring Park.
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Bust of Henrik Ibsen

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Description: Bust on top of monumemt of Norwegian playwright, Henrik Ibsen, by Jacob Fjelde. Wreaths and flags decorate the monument.
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Statue of a Norwegian

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Description: View across lawn of a two children standing at the base of a statue on a pedestal.
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Sculpture of Norwegian

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Description: Relief sculpture of unknown Norwegian.
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Christian Abrahamsen Painting

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Description: A man poses holding an easel, next to a portrait painting. The artist is Christian Abrahamsen, a Norwegian-born painter who was active in Chicago. The subj...

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