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| Title | View of principal's office in Main Building, c. 1895 |
| Description | Hans H. Aaker, principal and instructor of bookkeeping, commercial law, grammar, and type setting, seated with Rasmus R. Bogstad, instructor of religion, catechetics, German, Latin, and special English. The men are seated in Aaker's office in what is currently Bishop Whipple Hall (know at the time as the Main Building). |
| Date of Original | 1895? |
| General Subject | Colleges & Universities
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| Subject (LCTGM) | College administrators
Interiors--Offices
Buildings
Universities & colleges
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| Personal Name | Aaker, Hans H., 1862-1929
Bogstad, Rasmus R., 1861-1947
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| Organization Name | Concordia College (Moorhead, Minn.)--Buildings
Concordia College (Moorhead, Minn.)--Presidents
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| Location | Moorhead (Minn.)
Clay County (Minn.)
Minnesota
United States
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| Decade | 1890-1899
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| Item Number | P0072 |
| Format of Original | Photographs
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| Dimensions of Original | 10.5 x 15 in. |
| Transcription | "View of principal's office in Main Building, ca. 1895. Used in Cobber Chronicle, no. 25, p. 36" -- Handwritten on back of mount. |
| Notes | Title handwritten on back of image.
Photographer unknown.
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| Biography/History | Hans Aaker was born in Iowa in 1862. He attended Luther College in Decorah, Iowa and Valparaiso University in Indiana. Aaker came to Concordia in 1891 to lead the commercial department. Aaker was president of the college from 1893 to 1902.
Rasmus Bogstad was born in Norway in 1861 and immigrated to the United States in 1880. He attended Luther College in Decorah, Iowa and Northfield Seminary. He was ordained in 1890. Bogstad came to Concordia in 1891 and became the president in 1902 until 1909. |
| Bibliographical Reference | Erling N. Rolfsrud, Cobber Chronicle (Minnesota: Concordia College, 1966), 36. |
| Repository Institution | Concordia College Library, College Archives
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| Repository Collection | Photographs 1891-1910, RG 31.11.1 FF 1 |
| Credit Line | Courtesy of the Concordia College Archives |
| Rights Management | Image in public domain. |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information on prices, contact the Concordia College Archives. |
| Digital ID | cc000001 |
| Original Source | Photographic print |
