Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object Identification Number |
1994.075.018 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Donor |
Fredrickson, Mildred |
Description |
Black and white photograph of a man on a black paperboard with a cream border. The man is wearing a dark jacket, light colored shirt and striped tie. Pinned to the bottom of his tie is a small circular portait of a man. The man is also has a handkerchief in the viewer's right pocket of his jacket and a chain on the button of his shirt. Below the photograph is printed text: "Miller's Studio, ELK HORN, IOWA.". The back of the photograph has written text: Olaf Hansen". |
Print Size |
3 13/16 x 5 5/16 |
Studio |
Miller's Studio |
Place of Creation |
United States/Iowa/Shelby County/Elk Horn |
Associated People |
Hansen, Olaf Bryan, William Jennings |
Search Terms |
Hansen, Olaf Miller's Studio Elk Horn, Iowa Shelby County Bryan, William Jennings |
Date Received by Museum |
04/29/1994 |
Provenance |
The man shown here is Olaf Hansen. The miniature portrait on his tie is believed to depict Nebraskan politician, William Jennings Bryan. Donor's Family History: Paul Peter Nelson (the donor's grandfather) arrived on May 10, 1869 in Omaha, Nebraska from Odense, Denmark. He was accompanied by his brother, Andrew, and his cousin, J.P. Carlsen. He worked for the Rock Island Railroad before buying 120 acres of land south west of Elk Horn. He met and married Gertrude Marie Axelson, who was a Danish immigrant living in Avoca, Iowa. They had six children: Andrew, Lawrence, Eva, Alfred, Amanda, and Nora. Horse thieves once stole a horse from their farm. Gertrude died at age 59, and Paul moved to Atlantic, Iowa until his death in 1932. Both Gertrude and Paul are on the museum's Wall of Honor. There is more material with additional detail in the accession file. |
Images |
304\1994075018.JPG |
Accession number |
1994.075 |