Stereoview of band and two men carrying large flags lead a parade celebrating Sytende Mai or Norwegian Constitution Day on May 17, 1880. The view is northwest on 4th Street from the Main Avenue. Behind the flags and band are members of Moorhead's Advance Lodge of the IOOF (International Order of Odd Fellows) wearing vests adorned with six stars. Also present are members of the Fargo, Dakota Territory fire department.
Overlooking the crowd of Norse-American Centennial Parade attendees while an unidentified man gives a speech. Carl O. Pedersen was an important figure in setting up events during this parade and other celebrations across the country.
Norwegian nurses marching in the Norse-American Centennial parade. Brooklyn was home to the Norwegian Lutheran Deaconess Hospital, which eventually expanded to the upper Midwest.
A group of wearing the traditional Norwegian bunad in the Norse-American Centennial parade in Leif Ericson Square. The bunad would have been worn by many attendees during the Norse-American Centennial Celebration in St. Paul, Minnesota.
New Prague Sokol members in parade float pulled by oxen. The parade commemorated the Golden Anniversary of the Katolicky Delinik (Catholic Workman) in New Prague.
Six men march in the Norse-American Centennial parade while holding the Norwegian and American flag in New York. Carl O. Pedersen was influential in organizing this parade and many other celebrations across the country, including Minnesota.
Carl O. Pedersen, a Norwegian-born Lutheran clergyman, was influential in the Norse-American Centennial celebrations throughout the United States, including New York and Minnesota. During this celebration in Leif Ericson square, an unidentified man is giving a speech to the attendees of the parade.
Man giving speech to Norse-American Centennial parade attendees in New York. Carl O. Pedersen was an important figure in setting up events during this parade and other celebrations across the country.
Overlooking the crowd of parade attendees in Leif Ericson square.. Carl O. Pedersen, a Norwegian-born Lutheran clergyman, was influential in the Norse-American Centennial celebrations throughout the United States, including New York and Minnesota.
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.
Members of the German Catholic Benevolent Association are shown marching northward on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter in a 1911 parade. The arch in the foreground is at the intersection of the avenue with Park Row. Many downtown businesses are visible.