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.
Telegram from Eugene Saxton, vice-president of Harper & Brothers, discussing that "Giants In the Earth" was selected for the Book of the Month Club. The Book of the Month Club ordered 30,000 copies to start.
Caption on the back of the postcard reads: "Left to right: Rev. N.P. Xavier, Mrs. N.P. Xavier, Mrs. Christian M. Lunde, Mrs. Ole P. Homier, Ole P. Hoimyr." Mrs. Xavier and Mrs. Lunde were sisters; Rev. Xavier and Mrs. Hoimyr were siblings. Rev. Xavier was the first resident pastor of Ft. Ridgely and Dale Lutheran church, serving from 1876 to 1891. Nils Xavier was a Sami pastor.
Ole Rølvaag sent a postcard to his mother-in-law Karen Berdahl in Garretson, South Dakota shortly after the birth of their first child, Olaf Arnljot Rølvaag.
Portrait of Nils P. Xavier, Chicago, Illinois. Nils Xavier was a Sami pastor (the Sami are an indigenous people found in northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia).
Formal portrait of Parelius Rognlie with his wife Marie's family. Pictured left top: Hans, Olaf, Mina, Julia, and Grandpa Gullerud. Bottom row from the left: Melvin, Clara, Parelius, Marie, and Grandma Karen.
Overlooking the crowd of Norse-American Centennial Parade attendees while an unidentified man gives a speech. Carl O. Pedersen was an important figure in setting up events during this parade and other celebrations across the country.