A woman wearing a hat. She is sitting in a chair posing for photo. Images in this collection were found in the attic of an old farm house in Kandiyohi County formerly owned by George Kallevig. Whether these negatives are from the Kallevig family or not is unknown.
Studio portrait of Gustav and Christine Eide who were married in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Eide was very active in the Norse Temperance movement in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Two women and one man posing for photo. The man is standing behind the two women who are sitting. Images in this collection were found in the attic of an old farm house in Kandiyohi County formerly owned by George Kallevig. Whether these negatives are from the Kallevig family or not is unknown.
Two men and one woman sitting. Images in this collection were found in the attic of an old farm house in Kandiyohi County formerly owned by George Kallevig. Whether these negatives are from the Kallevig family or not is unknown.
Three women in the kitchen cooking. The table is full of food. Images in this collection were found in the attic of an old farm house in Kandiyohi County formerly owned by George Kallevig. Whether these negatives are from the Kallevig family or not is unknown.
Three women and one man posing for a photo in the yard. Images in this collection were found in the attic of an old farm house in Kandiyohi County formerly owned by George Kallevig. Whether these negatives are from the Kallevig family or not is unknown.
Three women and one man posing for a photo in the yard. Images in this collection were found in the attic of an old farm house in Kandiyohi County formerly owned by George Kallevig. Whether these negatives are from the Kallevig family or not is unknown.
Front row, left to right: Samuel Larson, Gara [?] Klopp Olson, Lilly Lehman, Marie Qualley, Sena Larson Back row, left to right: Laura Gilbert, Louis Larson, Sophie Dock, William Larson
Studio portrait of Rev. Olaf Refsdal and family of Chetek, Wisconsin. Refsdal was an author and poet in the Norwegian language and a leader in promoting temperance among Norwegians.
Mrs. Putzke was a homeless woman who lived in a vacant hotel building with her children in the 1930s. The Beisswenger family took her in and she remained on their farm for 35 years. Her two daughters lived in the home as hired help and Mrs. Putzke lived in the farm sheds, peeling potatoes, topping vegetables, and preparing berries and produce. As poor as people were in the 1930s, many extended charity and generosity to people such as her.
Portrait of Alice O. Thorson (1870-1929). She was born and raised in Glenwood, studied constitutional law, languages, music and Free Masonry and was an activist in the Women's Suffrage movement. Miss Thorson is best known locally as the author of the Minnewaska legend, The Tribe of Pezhekee, and for her paintings of local scenes.