Photo Record
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Metadata
Object Identification Number |
1999.034.003 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Donor |
Lovejoy, Robert & Freda |
Description |
Black and white photograph of three adults standing outside - Finn, Mette, and Søren Eriksen. The man on the viewer left is wearing light-colored trousers and a dark jacket with a light-colored shirt and patterned tie. The woman in the middle is older, with fluffy gray hair; she is wearing a busily-patterned floral dress. The man on the viewer right is wearing a gray-toned three-piece suit and a hat; he has a mustache. There are bushes and a fence behind them. Handwriting on the back reads: "Finn and his / parents, / Mette & Søren / Eriksen / on his visit / to Denmark / (date ?)". |
Print Size |
4 3/8" x 2 15/16" |
Creation Date |
20th century |
Place of Creation |
Denmark |
Associated People |
Eriksen, Finn Eriksen, Mette Eriksen, Søren |
Search Terms |
Lovejoy, Robert Lovejoy, Freda Eriksen, Finn Eriksen, Mette Eriksen, Søren Denmark |
Given In Memory Of |
In Memory of Finn B. Eriksen |
Date Received by Museum |
07/09/1999 |
Provenance |
This photograph shows Finn Eriksen with his parents during his trip to Denmark. -------------------------------- Finn Eriksen was born Sept. 21, 1904, in Aarhies, Denmark, son of Soren Peter and Mette Marie Thomsen Eriksen. He married Lydia Sorensen in Kimballton, Iowa on Dec. 23, 1934. Finn immigrated to Kimballton at age 17 and served with the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946. He attended Grand View College (now University), then graduated from Iowa State Teacher's College in 1931. He graduated from Columbia University in New York City the next year. He also attended Oklahoma A&M, the University of Michigan, and the University of Iowa. Finn wrestled for the State Teacher's College (now University of Northern Iowa) for three seasons under Paul Bender and Dave McCuskey. He finished as high as fourth place in the NCAA tournament. While a graduate student at Columbia, he wrestled for the prestigious New York Athletic Club, won the city championship, and was undefeated in all competition in the 135 and 145 pound weight classes. He later had a successful coaching career. Finn began teaching and coaching wrestling in 1932 in New Hampton, Iowa, and in 1935 at West High School in Waterloo. He was appointed director of health and physical education for the Waterloo Public School System in 1947, where he served until his retirement. He served for 12 years on the National Federation of Wrestling Rules Committee. He was an official and judge at the Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland. He was elected as a charter member of the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame. n 1983, Finn was inducted into the National Wrestling Association Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Finn died in 1992. These items originally belonged to Finn Eriksen. Finn's wife Lydia was the donor's aunt Finn is on the museum's Wall of Honor. See the file and 1999-AR-061 for more information. |
Images |
043\1999034003.JPG |
Accession number |
1999.034 |