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Metadata
Object Identification Number |
1987.010.001 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Donor |
Jacobsen, Gudrun |
Description |
Black and white framed photo. Vertically oriented, rectangular. Peder is standing on the viewer's left wearing a dark suit with a corsage on his left breast. His hands are at his sides and he is smiling slightly. Olga is standing at the viewer's right wearing a light colored floor length wedding gown, cinched at the waist, puffy in the chest, and long sleeved. She has a veil with flowers around the crown and a corsage on her left breast. She is not smiling. Both hands are at her sides. Frame is thin wood with painted wood grain. Backing is old cardboard nailed in. There are eye hooks for hanging, but no wire (that was removed prior to cataloging--one end had become detached). There are also two nail heads sticking out at the top center on back. |
Creation Date |
1916 |
Place of Creation |
USA/Iowa |
Associated People |
Pedersen, Peder K. Pedersen, Olga Leistad |
Search Terms |
photograph photographic print Pedersen, Peder K. Pedersen, Olga Leistad Elk Horn, Iowa Hee, Jutland, Denmark Wedding |
Date Received by Museum |
1987 |
Provenance |
This is a photo of Peder K. Pedersen and Olga Leistad Pedersen on their wedding day. Peder Pedersen was born Sept. 14, 1889, in Hee, Denmark, on the Island of Jutland. His parents were Christian and Else Marie Kristine Nielsen Pedersen. Peder was one of eight children. At the age of 21, Peder was told by his mother that he should go to America and take his younger brother Nels, aged 18, with him since Denmark was struggling economically. It was a difficult choice, but he went. His oldest sister Karen had been the first to immigrate to the U.S., and had settled in Chicago. Marie and Martha also came, after Peder and Niels. Karen later returned to Denmark and remained there until her death. Peder and Nels arrived through Ellis Island, and then went to Karen's home in Chicago. He got a job doing carpentry work, primarily installing windows, but he wasn't satisfied, so after six months he and Nels moved to the Danish settlement in Windom, Minnesota. A few months later Peter moved again, this time to Elk Horn, Iowa. Nels remained in Minnesota. Peder arrived in Elk Horn in 1912, and soon met Hans Eskov, whom he joined in a farming operation. They established a supplemental business of picking up cream from neighbors and hauling it to the local creamery. Soon, Peder met Olga Leistad. She was one of nine children born to John and Maren Leistad. They were married Dec. 6, 1916, and soon after, Peder applied for and received his citizenship. On the day he became a citizen, he also acquired the middle initial "K." There were many Peter Petersens and he wanted to avoid confusion. It didn't stand for an actual name. Peder and Olga had nine children together, four of which died in infancy. Gudrun was one of the surviving daughters. The couple farmed in the Poplar and Elk Horn areas until 1944 when they moved to an acreage located on the south edge of Elk Horn. He was active in the community and helped fund raise for the Salem Lutheran Home. In 1950, at the age of 61, Peder went to work at the Elk Horn International Machinery and Hardware Store, and was there for 25 years. In December 1975, Peder and Olga moved into the Salem Retirement Home. Olga moved to the Salem Nursing Home on Jan. 21, 1977, and died Oct. 31, 1986. Peder moved to the nursing home July 14, 1982, and died June 11, 1983. |
Images |
007\1987010001.JPG |
Accession number |
1987.010 |