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Professor R.B. Anderson, his Family and Visitors

Date: 1877
Description: "Professor R.B. Anderson, his Family & Visitors." Seated outdoors left to right around a table are: Mrs. R.B. Anderson, H. Herlofson, Professor Rasmus B. A...
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Norwegian Dress and Hat

Date: 10 23 1944
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 ...
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Gudrid Reading Circle Members

Date: 01 07 1947
Description: Included in the group portrait taken at the 50th anniversary luncheon of the founding of the Gudrid Reading circle are, from the left: Mrs. Juliue E. (Ann...
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Madison Altrusa Club

Date: 02 14 1949
Description: Miss Gay Braxton, director of the Neighborhood House and chairman of the Altrusa Club scholarship fund, at right, with two graduate students of the Univers...
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Daughters of Norway Banquet

Date: 02 23 1950
Description: Some of the women who worked on the arrangements for the Daughters of Norway Fremsyn Lodge No. 53 Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Banquet pose for a group portrai...
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Scandinavian American Fraternity

Date: 11 03 1950
Description: Seated at the speakers table are members of the Nansen Branch No. 43, of the Scandinavian American Fraternity. The banquet was held at the Park Hotel, 22 S...
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Mrs. Steensland

Date: 1899
Description: Mrs. Halle Steensland poses seated in a rocking chair in the beautifully decorated sitting room in her house at 315 North Carroll Street. She appears to be...
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University of Wisconsin Scandinavian Students with Mrs. Brittingham and the Life Magazine Article

Date: 08 17 1953
Description: Seven students from Sweden, Denmark, and Norway and Margaret Brittingham, wife of Thomas Brittingham, Jr. posing for a portrait outdoors. The students are ...
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Golden Wedding Anniversary

Date: 03 10 1954
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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Girl Scouts Troop 16

Date: 03 07 1956
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...
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Sons of Norway District Convention

Date: 05 22 1958
Description: Some of the "advance guard" for the Sons of Norway district convention at Hotel Loraine. Left to right are: Bernard Jacobson, Evanston, Illinois, district ...

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