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| Date: | 08 17 1953 |
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| Description: | Seven students from Sweden, Denmark, and Norway and Margaret Brittingham, wife of Thomas Brittingham, Jr. posing for a portrait outdoors. The students are ... |
| Date: | 12 14 1953 |
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| Description: | Hannah Heegaard-Jensen demonstrates a Christmas tradition by frying ableskivers on Christmas Eve. |
| 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... |
| Date: | 04 17 1954 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the Norwegian Svttende Mai-Turnering golfers at the Blackhawk Country club with Norwegian and American flags. Seated from left: Henry L. ... |
| 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: | 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: | 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... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Full-length portrait of Lina Hveem, mother of Odva Haug, seated in a chair and wearing Norwegian costume for 17th May, just after arriving in the United St... |
| 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... |
| Date: | 04 04 1964 |
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| Description: | A Scandinavian trade delegation of 25 Norwegian businessmen and journalists visits Madison to publicize the inaugural flight of Scandinavian Airlines Syste... |
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