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.
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).
Studio portrait of Rev. Olaf Refsdal and family of Chetek, Wisconsin. Refsdal was an author and poet in the Norwegian language and a leader in promoting temperance among Norwegians.