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| Description: | The Johnson Brothers, billed as "Clean, Fast, Swedish Comedy," was a musical comedy act based in Racine, Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 03 10 1954 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Rognald and Anna Larson noting their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple married in the Vinje church in Voss, Norway in 1904 and came to Madis... |
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| Description: | Full-length portrait of Olaus Pederson Grimsrud standing on the deck of a ship. Other people are sitting and standing behind him. |
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| Description: | Full-length portrait of Olaus Pederson Grimsrud standing on the deck of a ship. Other people are in the background. |
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| Description: | An unknown group of people gathered outdoors with Norwegian flags near what appears to be a pavilion. In the far background is a building with scaffolding ... |
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| Description: | Monument for Colonel Hans Heg designed by Paul Fjelde in the 1920s. |
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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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| Description: | Monument of Ole Bull, a Norwegian violinist, in Loring Park. |
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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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| Description: | View across lawn of a two children standing at the base of a statue on a pedestal. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a crowd of people surrounding a statue, presumably of a notable Norwegian figure. Many people are carrying flags. |
| Date: | 09 07 1958 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of eight young "Vikings" who have come to Madison to be named as Thomas E. Brittingham Viking Scholar students at the University of Wisconsi... |
| Date: | 05 15 1959 |
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| Description: | A Syttende Mai celebration in honor of Norway's Independence Day was held by the Ygdrasil Literary Society. Participating in the program were, left to rig... |
| Date: | 02 02 1951 |
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| Description: | Front cover of the menu and program for the Fifth Anniversary of the Secretary-Generalship of Trygve Lie, first Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Front and back of one-page menu from the Scandia Restaurant, with a whimsical cartoon map rendering by Hakon Mielche of the Scandinavian countries and the ... |
| Date: | 01 02 1955 |
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| Description: | Ingvar Arneson, Sr. (left) and his 19-year-old son, Ingvar Jr., both of Wisconsin Rapids, were among the jumpers taking part in the Blackhawk Ski Club jump... |
| Date: | 03 03 1965 |
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| Description: | Madison grocer, Henry Ullsvik, wearing an apron, vest and neck tie. He is holding a small box of a frozen Norwegian fish called 'saithe' and a copy of a "W... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | One of a group of images under the headline: "Matanuska Valley Colonists Wait for Mail, Carry Water, Haul Logs." Original caption reads: "J.J. Bugge, Minne... |
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| Description: | Engraved portrait of Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus II. |
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