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Rev. Gustav Oftedal family
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| Title | Rev. Gustav Oftedal family |
| Date of Original | 1909 |
| Description | Formal studio portrait of the Rev. Gustav Oftedal family. Back row left to right: Axel, Hans, Olga, Arne, Gustav, Sverre. Middle row left to right: Trygve, Gunhild, Octavia, Rev. Gustav. Seated in front: Laura. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | People
Religion
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Families
Group portraits
Clergy
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| Subject (LCSH) | Norwegian Americans
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| Personal Name | Oftedal family
Oftedal, Gustav Marcelius, 1846-1918
Oftedal, Hannah Octavia Berg
Oftedal, Hans
Oftedal, Arne, 1879-1931
Oftedal, Gunhild, 1875-1973
Oftedal, Gustav, 1881-1944
Oftedal, Sverre, 1883-1948
Oftedal, Axel, 1884-1947
Oftedal, Trygve, 1887-1957
Oftedal, Laura, 1889-1988
Oftedal, Olga, 1891-1985
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| Location | Minneapolis (Minn.)
Hennepin County (Minn.)
Minnesota
United States
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| Decade | 1900-1909
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| Item Number | Folio 14.1.2 |
| Format of Original | Gelatin silver prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 26 x 33 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | Eggan (Minneapolis, Minn.)
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| Place of Publication | Minneapolis (Minn.)
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| Transcription | "Rev. Gust. Oftedal family. Front: Laura. Next behind her: Olga" - handwritten in ink on back of cardboard mount. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff. |
| Biography/History | Rev. Gustav Marcelius Oftedal was born in Stavanger, Norway on Feb. 22, 1846. He attended the Stavanger Latin School and Christiania University, before coming to the United States in 1877 with his wife Octavia and children Hans and Gunhild. He attended Augsburg Seminary, and was a pastor in Minneapolis, Minn. from 1877-1881; Alexandria, Minn. from 1881-1884; Christine, N.D. from 1884-1889; Buxton, N.D. from 1889-1902; and Minneapolis, Minn. from 1902-1914. He died in Minneapolis on Dec. 5, 1918. Besides the two children born in Norway, he and Octavia had the following children born in the United States; Arne, Gustav, Sverre, Axel, Trygve, Laura and Olga. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Gustav Oftedal Photograph Collection Folio 14
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| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (Folio 14.1.2) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs006529 |
| Original Source | Photograph |
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