Children in Swedish costume at what is probably the unveiling of the statue. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Exhibit of artifacts from Varmland displayed in the Turnblad mansion dressing room. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Steiner was one of 18 carvers hired to work on the Turnblad mansion when he was 26 years old. He carved the cherubs in the music room and the wreath over the fireplace in the dining room. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Looking upwards at the turret on the Turnblad mansion. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Swedish artifacts on exhibit in a third floor room of the Turnblad mansion. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
View of an exhibit featuring mainly textiles. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Women demonstrate spinning and weaving skills in the Lillian Turnblad studio room. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Textile and artifact exhibit in the breakfast room of the Turnblad mansion, fall season. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Exhibit featuring cultural artifacts from one Swedish province. Exhibit is in the breakfast room of the Turnblad mansion. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Looking down from the balcony at the American Swedish Institute at a reception crowd to welcome Swedish singer Birgit Nilsson, shaking hands in the lower right corner of the photo.
This is a close-up view of the sign over the front door and the turret on the American Swedish Institute. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Front view of the Selma Lagerlof statue in winter. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Interior view of a salon without furniture. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Textile and artifact exhibit in the first floor salon of the Turnblad mansion. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Tables full of artifacts representing one Swedish province. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Interior view of the small reading room off the library in the Turnblad mansion. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Turnblad mansion alight against the night sky. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Interior view of the music room without furniture, Turnblad mansion. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Interior view of the north end of the library in the Turnblad mansion, featuring a library table and a sofa. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Library table and kakelugn or tile stove in Swan J. Turnblad's library on the second floor of the Turnblad mansion. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.