Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object Identification Number |
2004.002.003 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Donor |
Kildegaard, Fylla |
Description |
Black and white photo of the inside of a room. On either side of the viewer's line of sight is a large round pillar that sits on a squared base. Behind the pillars are several paintings propped on what appear to be chairs. There is a large vase or urn sitting in the center under what appears to be a church altar. There is one scenery painting and several portrait paintings. The one opposite the scenery piece may actually be a photograph. On the back in Danish is "Det indvendige af E. F. Madsens hus" and "en stne i Madsens hus i Dagmar." (the word beginning with an "s" is hard to read). There is also a stamp in the middle which reads "1 8891". |
Print Size |
4 5/16 x 2 9/16 |
Place of Creation |
USA/MT/Dagmar |
Associated People |
Madsen, E. |
Search Terms |
Dagmar, Montana Madsen, E. art painting portrait collection house collector sculpture |
Date Received by Museum |
1/12/2004 |
Provenance |
According to the inscription on the back, this photo is of E. F. Madesen's house in Dagmar, Montana. Mrs. Kirsten Hansen was called "Old Grandmother Hansen" in Greenville, Michigan, where she died at the age of 102 years on January 13, 1941. She was born March 30, 1839 in Lolland, Denmark, and baptized and confirmed in Nappelund Church. She married Hans Jorgen Hansen in 1864. He was drafted in the war with Germany, was captured by that country, and was freed at the end of the war. They immigrated to the United States in 1873. From Portland, Maine, they moved to Muskegon, Michigan where they were charter members of the first Danish Lutheran Church. The couple had five children. Hans died in 1899. After his death Kirsten moved with her daughter to Grand Rapids, and then to Greenville in 1925. There was a celebration of Kirsten's 100th birthday, with letters from President Roosevelt and other politicians as well as clergy members. She died after a short illness. Both Kirsten and Hans are buried in Muskegon. (See file for more about Mrs. Hansen.) |
Images |
066\2004002003.JPG |
Accession number |
2004.002 |