Broadside claiming"Alcohol blots! 3.2 beer contains alcohol enough to be dangerous! Alcohol dims the vision, alcohol dulls the hearing, alcohol slows the muscle action, alcohol muddles the brain. Be wise...abstain! Beverage alochol is a blot of society!"
Boy Scout group marching in Norse-American Centennial parade in New York. Carl O. Pedersen was influential in setting up Norse-American Centennial celebrations across the country.
Boy Scout Troop 248 marching the the Norse-American Centennial parade in New York City. Carl O. Pedersen's influence in organizing the Norse-American Centennial celebration spanned from New York to Minnesota, as well as other parts of the country.
Agnes Suudheim (left) and Alfrida Hoff (right) appeared as two of the brides to be carried away by the young immigrants in the Pageant of the Northman.
Children marching in the Norse-American Centennial parade in New York. Carl O. Pedersen was an important figure in setting up events during this parade and other celebrations across the country.
Group portrait of the Daleyville Baseball team from Daleyville, Wisconsin. Pictured left to right: John Dahlby, Elmer Hill, Albert Daley, Issac Halvorson, Clarence Aarhus, Otto sanders, Olin Paulson, Thorval Larson, George Anderson, and Henry Larson.
Pamphlet showing the benefits to the town of Willmar, Minnesota after six years of being dry. The results include decreased taxes and an increase in post office receipts, bank deposits, and population.
Pamphlet for Honorable Engebret E. Lobeck, a prohibition candidate for governor of Minnesota. Lobeck ran on the Prohibition Party ticket in the 1912 election.
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.
Broadside saying to "Go and see Gustav Eide (Secretary for Minnesota Totalafholdsselskab) give lectures about the saloon and drinking water in free access. Minnesota Totalafholdsselskab was the Norwegian Total Abstinence group and Eide was a leader in the Norwegian-American Temperance movement.
Broadside saying there will be a gospel temperance meeting by P.I. Williams. It claims "Mr. Williams speaks from experiences, having ben for a number of years a confirmed inebriate, and his utterances have the ring of sincerity and are marked by practical common sense."
A collage postcard of buildings in Fairfax, including the Norwegian Lutheran church, C. Lammer residence, Ryan Hotel, Roller Mill, Windsor Hotel, the elevators, and G.A. Rieke residence.
A group holding American flags in the Norse-American Centennial parade in New York. Carl O. Pedersen, a Norwegian-born Lutheran clergyman, was influential in organizing these celebrations across the country.
A group of men on motorcycles pictured on the front of a postcard. The postcard was sent from Margartha Rognlie to her sister Katherine Rognlie. A sign for The "Silent Indian Motorcycles" is pictured in the window.
Group portrait of the Bygdelagenes Faellesraad (Counsel of the Bygdelags), St. Paul, Minnesota. Included in the portrait is Pastor L. M. Gimmestad (President), T.A. Walby (Vice-President), and Eilev O. Bakke (Secretary).