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 Ole Sverre Rigg (1825-1909) and Johanne Sophie Quam Rigg. They were immigrant farmers in Minnewaska Township. They had eleven children, five of whom lived to adulthood.
Ole Rølvaag sent a postcard to his mother-in-law Karen Berdahl in Garretson, South Dakota shortly after the birth of their first child, Olaf Arnljot Rølvaag.
Vivian Ronn (far right) presenting 25-year pins to a group of women standing by a co-op banner. Left to right: Mrs. Fred Stohl, Aili Tapanila, Sylvia Silvola, Ilmi Nevo, Edla Linjanen, and Hulta Luhtala.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives
People relaxing on a bench and standing near cabin, Mesaba Co-op Park. Founded in 1929, Mesaba Co-op Park is a member-owned cooperative park and is open to the public.
People relaxing on bench near cabin, Mesaba Coop Park. Founded in 1929, Mesaba Co-op Park is a member-owned cooperative park and is open to the public.