The wedding took place close on the heels of the outbreak of World War II. The Smiths are standing under a chuppha, the traditional covered tent under which the married couple stand and exchange their vows.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
A wedding party of six. The women are all dressed in long white dresses while the men halve on dark suits and ties. The people are identified as C.B. Christianson, Mrs. Pete Ramlo, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Christianson, Anne A. Landmark, Mons Singsaas.
Wedding portrait of Bertha Vogel and John Lenzmeier, who were married at Shakopee on October 20, 1911. The bride and groom are seen at the center of the image. The groom is sitting in a chair and the bride is standing to his left. They are flanked by the wedding party, which consisted of Ida Lenzmeier, Rose Sohner, Arnold Vogel, and Alex Vogel. The couple's wedding was held on a Tuesday morning at St. Mark's Catholic Church.
Wedding portrait of Ella Opeim and Edward T. Erickson Both bride and groom are seated with the wedding party, Lena Julia Christianson and Art Kolstad, standing behind them.
Wedding portrait of George Worm and Ethel Schmitt. Seen is the wedding party from left to right: unknown groomsman, flower girl Shirley Williams, Harold Schmitt, George Worm, Ethel Schmitt, unknown groomsman, and Harriet Pink.
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Ness are posing for their portraits. Mr. Ness is standing dressed in his best suit with a corsage, while Mrs. Ness is seated with a bouquet of flowers in her lap.
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Heksum. With John Setering, Beret Ronning, Gallug Setering and Gustav Johnson. The bride and groom are seated with the wedding party standing behind them.
Wedding picture of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Reiten. Mr. Reiten has his best suit with a bow tie, Mrs. Reiten is sitting in her wedding dress with veil and a bouquet of flowers in her lap.
Men are standing on one side with the groom while the women are on the other side with the bride. Back row left to right: Arnt Hanson, Hans Hanson, Caroline Christianson, Emma Fjeseth. Front row left to right: Albert Fjeseth, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Fjeseth, Inga Refeseth.
Reverend Albert Johanson, pastor of the West End Mission Church (now First Covenant Church, Duluth, Minnesota), filled Swedish Christian Mission Church's pulpit from time to time. This portrait was taken on his wedding day.
Members of the West Elbow Lake Lutheran Church, Elbow Lake Township, gather outside their church on the 75th anniversary of the church's establishement.
Members of West Elbow Lake Lutheran Church are gathered outside their church building. Two pastors are seated in the front row. The choir, dressed in choir robes, is standing in the center of the photo.
Westport Church built in 1870, razed 1955. The church was built by popular subscription and was used by various denominations - Presbyterian, Methodist, Lutheran. By 1915 it was associated with the Villard Methodist Church. The building was also the first school in Westport. The first teacher was Nellie Shaw.
Wilbur M. Smith lecture recorded during Founders Week, February 19-23, 1962. Note: The written transcript which accompanies this audio recording varies from the audio file. This written transcript is the basic text of the sermon; but slight variances in speech patterns and language will be found in the audio recording.
The shofar is a ram's horn used for Jewish religious purposes. It is most frequently associated with the high holidays of Rosh ha-Shana and Yom Kippur.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
This photograph depicts two men shoveling snow at the main building of Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary, 1018 19th Avenue North East, Minneapolis. This was the seminary's location from 1922-1940. Back of photograph reads: Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary, 1018-19th Ave. NE 1929.
An exterior view of a two story building that was built in 1892. The Women's Christian Temperance Union Temple (W. C. T. U.) was first used for lectures, and later used for purposes ranging from traveling shows to funerals.
Virgil A. Olson lecture recorded during Founders Week, February 1-5, 1971. Note: The written transcript which accompanies this audio recording varies from the audio file. This written transcript is the basic text of the sermon; but slight variances in speech patterns and language will be found in the audio recording.
Sven G. V. Ohm lecture recorded during Founders Week, February 1-5, 1971. Note: The written transcript which accompanies this audio recording varies from the audio file. This written transcript is the basic text of the sermon; but slight variances in speech patterns and language will be found in the audio recording.
The intersection of Third Avenue West and Second Street of downtown Duluth. The YMCA was organized in Duluth in 1882, and this building built in 1916. The YMCA building held offices of the American Bible Society and the Duluth Council of Churches.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Attendees of the Young People's Alliance, District Convention at the Sleepy Eye Evangelical Church pose in front of the church on the lawn. This movement won approval of the General Conference in 1891. It was the organization which had been designed to bring unification among the young people of the Church, as well as to consolidate the numerous Jugend-Bunds (Youth Leagues) which had formed in Evangelical Association congregations throughout the country. As a youth society, its purpose was the promotion of intellectual, religious, and social culture and to train young people in Christian living and for service in the Church. It served to fill the gap between the Sunday School and the Church.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
The Sunshine Club of Virginia was a young women's service and social club. The club's Americanized name suggests the second generation's disposition to claim their American identity: first generation organization names would have likely been rendered in Hebrew.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Photograph showing the front exterior of Zion Evangelical Church. The brick and stucco building had two entrances and a square steeple. This church was dedicated November 27, 1921. This is the third building of this congregation and cost $24,000.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
Exterior view of the Zion Lutheran Church, built circa 1897 and demolished circa 1924. Women sat on the left side and men on the right side. Lender was baptized in this church.
Portraits of Pastor Theodore Fossum, confirmation class members, and an inset photograph of the Twenty-fifth Avenue West and Third Street church building's exterior and interior, are grouped in this photograph.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Belle Plaine Episcopal Church with fence, light post, entry. Man and woman standing at fence gate. Facing upper right corner of image black. Mounted on paperboard. Silvery gray tones, visable grain of paper.
A photo collage of the city of Renville churches; including the Catholic church, the Norwegian Lutheran Church, the Methodist Church, and the German Lutheran Church.
Photographic collage of Renville County's Catholic churches. Views include: the altar boys and the rectory, a portrait of Father L. Hart, exterior view of the second St. Patrick's Church in Birch Cooley, exterior view of St. John's Catholic Church in Morton, exterior view of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Franklin.
The advisors listed in the 1938 College Bulletin for the years from 1934 to 1940 are: Francis Gross, chairman and former president of the North American Bank, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Frank Mulcahy, secretary of the Northwestern National Bank and Trust Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Joseph Matt, president of the Wanderer Printing Company, St. Paul, Minnesota; and Edward Callahan (not pictured), member of the Law Office of Smith and Callahan, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Confirmation class including Anna Anderson, Hulda Johnson, Axel Johnson, Ted Anderson, Elof Hammner, the Ekstrom kids (possibly Pastor Ekstrom's children?).
