There have been excursions available at the Duluth Harbor through the decades. This craft is part of a 1960s business that becomes the Goldfine family's Vista Fleet in the 1990s. This outing was during the Duluth celebration called Portorama Days. This excursion boat in in the Duluth harbor. The first Duluth Seaway Portorama of 1960 was celebrated to commemorate the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway the prior year (officially May 3) in Duluth in July 8-14 of 1959. The Duluth Junior Chamber of Commerce, commonly called the Duluth Jaycees, was the sponsor. They crowned a Miss Seaway. It was about nine days in duration, usually late July to early August and later overlapped with the International Folk Festival held each August. The Jaycees announced it would discontinue sponsoring Portorama in 1970.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Agnes Suudheim (left) and Alfrida Hoff (right) appeared as two of the brides to be carried away by the young immigrants in the Pageant of the Northman.
Group portrait of the Bygdelagenes Faellesraad (Counsel of the Bygdelags), St. Paul, Minnesota. Included in the portrait is Pastor L. M. Gimmestad (President), T.A. Walby (Vice-President), and Eilev O. Bakke (Secretary).
Eight members of the Minneapolis Young Men's Christian Association's English class for Chinese speakers, seated on the steps in front of the Y. M. C. A. building, some holding books. Immigrants and persons from rural areas with limited education were the majority of students in these Y. M. C. A. classes.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Kautz Family YMCA Archives
Standing in the back row, left to right: Ellen Lahti, Martha Lepponen, Lila Isaacson, Esther Niskala, Lara Kivimaki, Florence Ranta, Laila Stone, Ellen Luopa, Aune Kettunen; Standing in the middle row, left to right: Elsie Lindfors, Stella Schley, Amelia Saari, Amelia Jokinen, Helen Luukkonen, Ina Kotchkas, Sylvia Silvola, Carol Kauppi, Lillian Smith, Edna Pohlman, Aili Tapanila; Sitting in the front row: Aune Lahti, Julia Sersha, Helen Kiiskinen, Eva Lammi, Edna Simonson, Aini Makinen, Violet Ojakangas, Tynne Isaacson.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives
Women near cook pots and copper boilers, Mesaba Co-op Park. Founded in 1929, Mesaba Co-op Park is a member-owned cooperative park and is open to the public.
Construction of the north wing expansion of Danebo in 1961. This building started as Danebo, a home for seniors in the Danish community, and was later repurposed as a non-profit cultural center known as the Danish American Center in 2005.
Exterior view of Danebo shortly after it was constructed (the sidewalk in front of the building is not completed). This building started as Danebo, a home for seniors in the Danish community, and was later repurposed as a non-profit cultural center known as the Danish American Center in 2005.
Three charter members of the Women's Cooperative Guild of Virignia, Minnesota in 1965, sitting on a sofa. Left to right: Aili Tapanila, Sylvia Silvola, Edna Simonson.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives
The Lunde and Gullerud family of Zumbrota, Minnesota. Pictured 1-7: Grandma Gullerud, Iver Lunde (and wife) center, Marie Lunde, Norman Lunde, Hans Lunde, Melvin Lunde, Norman's wife (?) and their children.
The Crown Prince, wearing glasses and holding a piece of paper, talks to officials on the stage. A small crowd of photographers stands in front of the stage while hundreds of onlookers populate the background.
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.
John T. Bernard, speaking before outdoors audience, Mesaba Co-op Park. Founded in 1929, Mesaba Co-op Park is a member-owned cooperative park and is open to the public.
Six current and former officers of the Women's Cooperative Guild in Virginia, Minnesota, sitting aound the table at the 25th anniversary of the Guild celebration event held at the home of Ruth Irwin.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives