Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
1986.133 |
Object Identification Number |
1986.133.003 |
Object Name |
Suit, Bathing |
Donor |
Christensen, Tom and Jan |
Description |
A man's bathing suit. The one-piece swimming or bathing suit is made from blue wool. The suit has straps that fit over each shoulder. There is a circular cut-out on either side. The lower portion is similar to a pair of shorts that is sewn into the upper portion of the garment. |
Dimensions |
W-15 L-26 inches |
Owned By |
Christensen, Chris L. |
Used By |
Christensen, Chris L. |
Material |
wool/thread |
Associated People |
Christensen, Chris L. Christensen, Tom Christensen, Jan |
Search Terms |
Christensen, Chris L. Christensen, Tom Christensen, Jan Elk Horn Iowa Shelby County swimming bathing suit swimming suit water sport sports men man clothing swimwear |
Provenance |
The bathing suits (1986.133.002 and .003) belonged to Chris L. Christensen, the donor's father. -------------------------------------------------------- FAMILY HISTORY: Helene Alfreda Lange, daughter of Johannes and Karen Petersen Lange, was born January 2, 1906, near Elk Horn, Iowa. She and her twin, Herbert Arnold, joined five brothers and two sisters. Helene was baptized on February 4, 1906. She attended rural Elk Horn schools and Elk Horn High School, where she played on the basketball team. She graduated with the class of 1924. Helene taught in the rural Elk Horn Schools for eight years. On August 17, 1932, she and Chris L. Christensen, also of Elk Horn, were united in marriage at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church. They farmed on the Christensen family farm near Elk Horn for 36 years before retiring to Elk Horn in 1968. They had one son, Thomas Lange Christensen, born on July 31, 1933. In the 1970s, Chris and Helene enjoyed a trip to Denmark. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1982. On the evening of November 1, 1983, while crossing the street in front of their home in Elk Horn, they were struck by an automobile. Chris died later that evening. Helene, severely injured, spent several months in the Jenny Edmundsen Hospital in Council Bluffs and later was transferred to the Methodist Midtown Rehabilitation Center in Omaha. In March, 1984, she became a resident of the Salem Invalid Home in Elk Horn, and she lived there until her death on September 3, 1986, following a heart attack. She had been able to celebrate her eightieth birthday eight months before. She is buried in the Elk Horn Cemetery. |
Images |
201\1986133003.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
1986 |