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New Glarus Centennial
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Part of the crowd celebrating the New Glarus Centennial. In the background is a monument in memory of the first settlers of the Swiss colony of New Glarus and the Swiss Evangelical and Reformed Church.
July 16, 1945
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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New Glarus Centennial
August 16, 1945
Six men on the speaker's stand at the New Glarus Centennial celebration. From the left are: Reverend Walter J. Stuckey, pastor of the Swiss Evangelical and Reformed Church; Chief Justice Marvin B. ...
New Glarus Centennial
July 16, 1945
Five men on the speaker's stand at the New Glarus Centennial celebration. From the left are: Gilbert Hoesly, Mayor of New Glarus; Ulrich R. Beusch, Swiss Vice Council from Chicago; Rep. Lawrence H....
Ernest Thierstein in his Swiss Chalet Home
March 1, 1949
Ernest Thierstein relaxing in his Swiss-style chalet home in New Glarus. He came from the village of Boviel in the Emmental valley in the canton of Bern, Switzerland.
Monument to First Settlers
1920
Monument to the first settlers in this Swiss colony, 1845. View of monument with partial view of Swiss Reform Church in the background.
New Glarus House
March 1, 1949
The New Glarus chalet home of Ernest Thierstein. It is an example of authentic Bernese architecture of canton Bern in Switzerland.
Swiss Colony Monument
Statue in front of the Swiss Reform Church commemorating the first Swiss colony in 1845.
