Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schmidt and their son, Henry Schmidt at age 12 years. Picture was taken in Germany before they moved here. Henry Schmidt became a doctor in the Westbrook area of Cottonwood County, Minnesota
John T. Bernard with Elmer A. Benson in the parking lot at the Mesaba Co-op Park. Founded in 1929, Mesaba Co-op Park is a member-owned cooperative park and is open to the public.
Studio portrait of Ole Sverre Rigg (1825-1909) and Johanne Sophie Quam Rigg. They were immigrant farmers in Minnewaska Township. They had eleven children, five of whom lived to adulthood.
Portrait of Iver P. Barsness and Ingebar Drevdahl Barsness. They emigrated from Norway in 1854 settling first near Madison, Wisconsin. In 1870, they were among the first settlers in Walden Township in Pope County.
Sons of Norway lodge members in 1925 with Norwegian and American flags in background. Front row: Louis Smaage, Peter Solem, Ole Elvrum, Tom Kringhaug, John Arntson, Dr. L. L. Sogge, John Helthorpe, Edward Olson, Anton Nelson, Ed Severson, O. O.Solem, Thomas Solem, Tom Brobeck. Second Row: Peter Aas, Ole Elness, John Egge, Arne Evenson, Albert Larson, James Olson, Chris Loken, Unknown, sivert Haarstad, Ludwig Elvrum. Third row: Ole Sandagger, Hans Nelson, Unknown, Peter Grotte, F. A. Arnold, Ole Pederson, Hans Smestad, H.A. Fredrickson.
Daughters of Norway lodge members prior to 1915. Two rows of women dressed in long fancy dresses with long sleeves and ruffles. Front row: Gea Flyum ( Mrs. Chris Dalager), Ragna Thesen (Mrs. Will Moede), Lena Flyum, Bertha Wieger (Mrs. Stahl), Unknown. Second row: Thea Wiger (Mrs. Westgard and the second Mrs. Nels Nelson), Clara Jacobson (the first Mrs. Nels Nelson), Mrs. Olaf Ronning, Nannie Christopherson (Mrs. Fisher), Unknown.