Photo Record
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Metadata
Object Identification Number |
1985.089.010 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Donor |
Andersen, Bertha |
Description |
Black and white photograph of Svend Larsen and his family. The family is all dressed in dark clothing. The males are in suits, white shirts, and ties. The females are in long dresses with high necks, and each has a brooch or necklace at her neck. The first row is sitting, except for a young boy standing, while the back row is standing. Behind the subjects is a backdrop with a false curtain. Below the family is a rug. The print is mounted on a piece of tan mat. Along the top edge is written "Svend Larsen family". This is written on the back as well. Also on the back is written "#002", "Bertha", and "Svend Larsens". |
Print Size |
10 x 8 |
Associated People |
Andersen, Bertha Larsen, Svend Larsen, Peter Larsen, Metha Larsen, Lawrence Larsen, Christian Larsen, John Larsen, Theodore Larsen, Anna Stine, Karen |
Search Terms |
Andersen, Bertha Larsen, Svend Larsen, Peter Larsen, Metha Larsen, Lawrence Larsen, Christian Larsen, John Larsen, Theodore Larsen, Anna Stine, Karen family parents children child generations portrait |
Date Received by Museum |
1985 |
Provenance |
A note in the accession file associated with this photograph lists the subjects from left to right, back row as Peter, Metha, Lawrence, Christian, and John; and front row as Svend, Anna, Theodore, and Karen Stine. Inscriptions on the mat say that it is of the Svend Larsen family. ___________ Bertha Andersen was born to immigrant parents Anders Peder Andersen (born April 15, 1867) and Ane Marie Christensen Andersen (born October 11, 1865). Anders immigrated to the U.S. from Moen, Denmark in 1888 and became a farmer. He retired in 1942 and moved to Elk Horn, Iowa. Ane immigrated in 1892. According to an interview with Bertha on Sept. 3, 1985, all her mother's education was in German, and her mother worked at an estate as a seamstress an in and out person. Upon their return wedding trip to Denmark, they brought back nephew Chris Christensen who became their foster son. Bertha's sister Hilda Kirsten Andersen was born in 1904. Bertha attended Clay Twp. country school and then graduated in 1930 from Elk Horn High School. She received her Bachelors from Dana College in Blair, NE. Bertha taught elementary schools in Elk Horn, Kimballton, and Walnut, Iowa. She traveled to Japan and Scandinavian countries. After retiring from teaching, Bertha became librarian at the Elk Horn Library and was active in bringing the windmill to town. She was a supporter of the museum as well. For five years, she was a teaching staff member for the Elderhostels held in Elk Horn. She assisted Salem Home's chaplaincy by conducting devotions and serving as an organist and soloist. She was organist at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church for ten years and for many years was Sunday School Superintendent. |
Images |
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Accession number |
1985.089 |