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| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Publicity portrait of Valda Valkyrien, known as "The Movie Star of Denmark." |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Woman in Norwegian dress playing the monochord. |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Woman in Norwegian dress playing the monochord. |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Mr. Per Lysne rosemaling a smorgasbord platter. |
| Date: | 10 23 1944 |
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| Description: | Joyce Elmer, Memorial Union gallery committee chairman, inspecting an antique Norwegian chest as part of an exhibit of Elaine Smedal's "Norwegian Wisconsin... |
| Date: | 10 23 1944 |
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| Description: | Norwegian dress and hat displayed as part of an exhibit of Elaine Smedal's "Norwegian Wisconsin as a Source of Design." Elaine Smedal arranged the exhibit ... |
| Date: | 04 21 1948 |
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| Description: | Six students from Marquette School representing early Wisconsin settlers in Norwegian ethnic costumes performing in the school pageant celebrating Wisconsi... |
| Date: | 10 13 1948 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Robert (Dorothy L.) Sirney, standing in front of a curtain and wearing a Norwegian costume. She is holding a wooden platter she has decorated with ros... |
| Date: | 12 06 1948 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Celin Furu is shown in Norwegian costume displaying her rosemaled painted platters and sideboard cabinet. She was a wartime resident of Bergen, Norway... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Valda Valkyrien wears a flowing white robe, probably in the role of Ashubetis on the Jacksonville, Florida, set of the 1917 Thanhouser production The Im... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Valda Valkyrien wears a very smart vertically striped dress under a dark double-breasted jacket. Apparently she has just caught a shark on a Florida beach.... |
| Date: | 03 07 1956 |
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| Description: | A trio of Girl Scouts from Lapham School's Troop 16 present Norwegian folk song and dance, which will be part of a program featuring many scout groups. Lef... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Poster for the film Hidden Valley featuring Valkyrien (Baroness Dewitz). Features an image of a woman with long curly blonde hair wearing a laurel w... |
| Date: | 03 17 1964 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of eleven men at Joseph "Roundy" Coughlin's Saint Patrick's Day party. Behind them is a sign with the words "Erin Go Bragh." During the part... |
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