A group holding American flags in the Norse-American Centennial parade in New York. Carl O. Pedersen, a Norwegian-born Lutheran clergyman, was influential in organizing these celebrations across the country.
Women's Cooperative Guild in Virginia, Minnesota, standing and sitting at the 25th anniversary of the Guild celebration event held at the home of Ruth Irwin in 1964. Back row left to right: Ellen Luopa, Elsie Wiljanen, Bertha Saarela, Tynne Isaacson, Edna Simonson, Hilma Torma, Florence Panta (cut out: Fanny Lehto, Aune Lahti); Middle left to right: Amelia Koski, Edna Hall, Viena Tuohi, Esther Niskala, Aili Tapanila (cut out: Hilja Kilkkinen); Front: Elma Samuelson, Sylvia Isaacson, Sylvia Silvola, Mary Knight, Miriam Heikkila (cut out: Sylvia Hill).
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives
Joe Clifford of Midland Cooperatives, Lillian Ollila and Anne Lahti with a sign "Let's Go Camping" advertising Camp Co-op-a-gan on Perch Lake in French Township, Northern Minnesota in 1965, large scenic photograph of the northwoods in the background.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives