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Monona Academy
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In the foreground stands the Monona Academy and in the background the Norwegian Lutheran Seminary, housed in the octagonal former Soldiers' and Orphans' home on Madison's east side. This view is mentioned in Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic Views" as "The whole place in one view."
1877
Dahl, Andreas Larsen, 1844-1923
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Reverend A. Jacobsen and Family
1877
Stereograph of Rev. A. Jacobson, family and visitors, Perry, Wis." from Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic Views." Jacobson (1836-1910) immigrated to the United States in 1848. He married Nicol...
Front of Luther College
1877
"Front view of Luther College, distance" as cited in Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic Views."
Vor Frelsers Kirke
1875
"Vor Frelsers Kirke" a Lutheran church Dahl photographed during "The Norwegian Lutheran Synod held at Minneapolis, Minn., 1875," as described in Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic Views."
First Norwegian Lutheran Church and Luther College
1876
Elevated view of First Norwegian Lutheran Church, with Luther College in the distance. Part of a set of stereographs entitled "The Synod at Decorah, 1876" from Dahl's 1877 "Catalog of Stereoscopic ...
Iron Bridge across Mississippi
1875
"Iron Bridge across Mississippi" photographed during "The Norwegian Lutheran Synod held at Minneapolis, Minn., 1875," as described in Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic Views."
Side View of First Norwegian Lutheran Church
1876
View of the front and side of the First Norwegian Lutheran Church. Trees along the sidewalk have protective wooden trellises. This view is part of a set of stereographs entitled "The Synod at Deco...
