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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. |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Ole Heg's house with a woman standing in front. |
| Date: | 10 09 1956 |
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| Description: | "Inga's Dowry" display of Norwegian artifacts, part of The Village Green exhibit at the Wisconsin Historical Society. High School student Mimi Hastings, dr... |
| Date: | 12 14 1956 |
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| Description: | Marie Skramstad (left) and Ann Riiber (right) enjoy the smorgasbord at the UW Scandinavian Club Christmas party. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | A hand-colored map of Wisconsin showing distribution ethnic groups based on the 1885 state census. The various nationalities are color-coded and include: I... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | A map of showing the population density of foreign-born Scandinavians in Wisconsin based information from the 1905 census. The map also shows the county bo... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length studio portrait of Inez Lindell Bystrom, teacher at Miles School in the town of Orienta in Bayfield County. Mrs. Bystrom was born in Lulea, ... |
| 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: | 04 13 1959 |
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| Description: | Costumes from other lands were featured at the First Madison YWCA Folk Festival and Fair. Shown modeling Norwegian dresses are, left to right: Eleanor Nerd... |
| 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: | 03 28 1960 |
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| Description: | Three women, one wearing Scandinavian folk clothing, are examining a globe while making plans for the U.W. YWCA's benefit smorgasbord. The event will help ... |
| 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: | 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... |
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| Description: | Head and shoulders portrait of a woman in traditional Scandinavian dress, including an ornate headdress. |
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| Description: | View of a mountaintop house and other buildings with sod roofs. Two women, who are possibly Swiss or Norwegian, are in the foreground sitting on a steep hi... |
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