Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object Identification Number |
1992.088.001 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Donor |
Hemmingsen, Mary |
Description |
Black and white photograph of fourteen men posed on the lawn in front of a house and large Dannebrog. The house and flag are to the viewer right, while to the back left is a tree and a fence. The first row of men is seated while the second is standing. All the veterans are wearing dark suits with ties or bow ties with a light-colored and dark-colored ribbon pinned to their viewer right lapel. The ribbons are likely white and red to match Dannebrog's colors. All save one of the men in the front row are holding hats. The photograph is mounted on dark paperboard backing. Printed in the lower right corner is "Peter C. Thueson, / Kimballton, Iowa." A list of names formerly attached to the back is in the accession file. It reads: "Fogt Elyria / Herkelsen Walnut / Brodersen Harlan / Kjeldgaard Manning / Jorgensen Kimballton / John Nissen Harlan / Jens T. Larsen Kimballton / 9. Anders Frederiksen Harlan / Jens Jensen Kimballton / 10. Søren Jensen Harlan / 11. Jørgen Larsen Jacksonville / 12. Rasmus Hansen Elkhorn / 13. Jens Jørgensen Elkhorn / 14.Knud Rasmussen Poppler". |
Print Size |
13.625 x 11.75 |
Creation Date |
06/28/1914 |
Studio |
Peter C. Thueson |
Place of Creation |
United States/Iowa/Audubon County/Kimballton |
Associated People |
Knudsen, Peter M. Fogt, John Foyt, John Herkelsen Kelgor, F. Brodersen Kjeldgaard Jorgensen, Nicolas Nissen, John Larsen, Jens Larsen, Jens T. Frederiksen, Anders Jensen, Jens Jensen, Soren Jensen, Søren Larsen, Jorgen Larsen, Jørgen Hansen, Rasmus Jørgensen, Jens Jørgensen, Jes Jorgensen, Jens Knudsen, Knud Rasmussen, Knud Thueson, Peter C. |
Search Terms |
Mindefest war Danish-Prussian War of 1864 soldiers veterans Danish military Dannebrog Danish flag Schleswig-Holstein Audubon County Knudsen, Peter M. Fogt, John Foyt, John Herkelsen Kelgor, F. Brodersen Kjeldgaard Jorgensen, Nicolas Nissen, John Larsen, Jens Larsen, Jens T. Frederiksen, Anders Jensen, Jens Jensen, Soren Jensen, Søren Larsen, Jorgen Larsen, Jørgen Hansen, Rasmus Jørgensen, Jens Jørgensen, Jes Jorgensen, Jens Knudsen, Knud Rasmussen, Knud Elyria, Nebraska Manning, Iowa Kimballton, Iowa Harlan, Iowa Kirkman, Iowa Elk Horn, Iowa Poplar, Iowa Peter C. Thueson Thueson, Peter C. |
Date Received by Museum |
1992 |
Provenance |
This photograph shows Danish-American veterans of the Danish-Prussian struggle over Schleswig-Holstein who gathered in Kimballton, Iowa on June 28, 1914. Over 1,000 people were reported to have attended Mindefest to honor the 1864 veterans. Reverend B. Nordentoft of Solvan, California, and Reverend H.C. Strandskov of Oakhill spoke, as did soldiers Jens Jensen of Kimballton and Rasmus Hansen of Elk Horn. The men in the photograph are listed viewer left to right on a photocopied article in the accession file: Front row: Mr. Larsen of Harlan, Jens Jensen of Kimballton, Soren Jensen of Harlan, Jorgen Larsen of Kirkman, Rasmus Hansen of Elk Horn, Jes Jorgensen of Harlan, and Knud Knudsen of Poplar. Back row: John Foyt of Elyria, NE, F. Kelgor of Manning, Nicolas Jorgensen of Kimballton, John Nissen of Harlan, and Jens Larsen of Kimballton. Not pictured: Peter M. Knudsen of Exira, who had planned to be present but was ill. ---------- The names of the men, as appeared legible on the sheet formerly attached to the back, indlued Fogt, Herkelsen, Brodersen, Kjeldgaard, Jorgensen, John Nissen, Jens T. Larsen, Anders Frederiksen, Jens Jensen, Søren Jensen, Jørgen Larsen, Rasmus Hansen, Jens Jørgensen, and Knud Rasmussen. |
Images |
217\1992088001.JPG |
Accession number |
1992.088 |