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1. Ingjerd Mansson, mother of Swan J. Turnblad, Sweden

Date Created:
1851?
Description:
Tintype portrait of Ingjerd Mansson. Ingjerd was Swan J. Turnblad's mother. The tintype is hand-tinted and in a paper frame.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Tintypes

2. Olof Mansson, father of Swan J. Turnblad, Sweden

Date Created:
1851?
Description:
Tintype portrait of Olof Mansson. Olof was Swan J. Turnblad's father. The tintype is hand-tinted and in a paper frame.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Tintypes

3. Daniel Justus family, Swede Lake, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
Men with a horse-drawn plow pose with women and children in front of a small log house. Justus was the first Swedish settler in Swede Lake.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

4. Mrs. O. M. Turnblad and O. M. Turnblad, , Smaland, Sweden

Date Created:
1870?
Description:
Studio portraits of the parents of Swan J. Turnblad: Olof Mansson and Ingjerd Mansdotter, Smaland, Sweden.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

5. Portrait of Swan J. Turnblad as a young man

Date Created:
1876?
Description:
Swan J. Turnblad poses for a portrait, possibly his confirmation portrait.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cartes-de-visite (card photographs)

6. Cigar store, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1880?
Description:
View of a group of men and women posed in front of a store featuring a sign for Star Cigars. Note on back says "7th St. near Sibley."
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

7. Nilsson Brothers Cigar Store, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1883
Description:
Group of men standing in front of a brick storefront in St. Paul. The sign in front of the building reads, "317 Nilsson Brothers Cigars."
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

8. Svea Singing Society, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1885
Description:
Members of the Svea Singing Society are shown shown.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

9. Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church choir, Clinton, Minnesota

Creator:
Anderson, Henry A.
Date Created:
1885
Description:
Members of the Swedish Methodist Episcopal church choir are shown.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

10. J. P. Hedberg & Company, Lumber and Hardware store, Kensington, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890?
Description:
Two story wooden building next to a post office and general store in an unnamed town. A small crowd of people stands on the porch of the building. According to the 1907 "The Book of Minnesotans: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men of the State of Minnesota," John P. Hedberg was born in Sweden on May 3, 1853 and came to America in 1869. He opened a lumber business in 1882 in Brandon, Minnesota under the title of of "J. P. Hedberg & Co." and in 1887 moved to Kensington where he engaged in "lumber, hardware and furniture business."
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

11. Nels and Anna Olson family, Thomson, Minnesota.

Date Created:
1890?
Description:
Exterior view of a log home. The house was built by Anna's father Simon Palkie in 1873. Nels Olson was the first Swede in Thomson, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

12. Norden Society, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890?
Description:
Members of the Norden Society are shown in costume.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

13. Portrait of Christina Turnblad, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Brush, James A.
Date Created:
1890?
Description:
Studio portrait of Christina Turnblad.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

14. Portrait of Swan J. Turnblad, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Brush, James A.
Date Created:
1890?
Description:
Studio portrait of Swan J. Turnblad.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

15. Portrait of Swan J. Turnblad, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890?
Description:
Portrait of Swan J. Turnblad.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Prints (visual works)

16. Swedish Lutheran Church of Scandia, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890?
Description:
Interior view of the Swedish Lutheran Church in Scandia, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

17. Turnblad family, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Brush, James A.
Date Created:
1890?
Description:
Studio portrait of publisher Swan J. Turnblad, wife Christina Nelson Turnbald and their daughter Lillian, circa 1890.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

18. Songföreningen Unga Svea, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1897
Description:
Individual portraits of choir members are captioned with names.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

19. Svenska Amerikanska Posten offices, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1899-02
Description:
A February 1899 fire destroyed a building near the offices of Svenska Amerikanska Posten, visible in the photograph.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

20. Automobiles in front of the Minneapolis courthouse, lined up for a run to Lake Minnetonka, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900-08-08
Description:
Thirteen automobiles lined up for a run to the Lafayette Club on Lake Minnetonka. Swan J. Turnblad led the tour as far as the city limits.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

21. Automobiles at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900-09-06
Description:
Several automobiles, including Swan J. Turnblad's, second from left, at the state fairgrounds. Mr. Turnblad and his wife are in his 1899 Waverly electric car.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

22. Norden Society members Falk and Lind, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Wolf, Roman W.
Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Norden Society members Falk and Lind pose in costume.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

23. Portrait of Lillian Turnblad, on right, with her cousin Brita Jonsson, Sweden

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Cousins Lillian and Brita pose for a photographer in Sweden.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cartes-de-visite (card photographs)

24. Svenska Amerikanska Posten, full page advertisement, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1903
Description:
The 1903 convention of the American Union of Swedish Singers was commemorated with a color page in Svenska Amerikanska Posten.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Text
Format:
Advertisements

25. Western Division United Swedish Singers of America, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1903
Description:
The convention of Swedish male choruses was in Minneapolis in 1903.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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