Formal portrait of the Ren Dixon Post 191, Grand Army of the Republic. Pictured in the front row, second from the left, Hans O. Grinder, fourth from the left, Martin O. Grinder.
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).
Pictured in the front row, left to right: Theodore Gilman, Hans O., James Ludvig, Mathea, John Olaus. Back row: George Edward, Benjamin Henry, Albert Martin, Carl Otto.
Photograph collage of the members of the Wisconsin Totalafholdsselskab (Total Abstinence Society). Includes: E.T. Saugstad, Theo. Thorsen, F.L. Tronsdal, E.E. Lobeck, P.S. Thompson, Rev. Chr. Ytterhus, and Rev. O. Gulbrandson.
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.
Caption on the back reads: "Mr. and Mrs. Ole Hoimyr, who lived in Bandon Township. She was a sister of Pastor N.P. Xavier, who served Ft. Ridgely and Dale Lutheran Church from 1876 to 1891. Mr. Hoimyr was "klokker" in the church (assistant pastor) and taught Norwegian religious school. The Hoimyr's had one daughter, Palm, wife of George Olson of Franklin." Nils Xavier was a Sami pastor.
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.