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Norwegian Community Picnic
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Slightly elevated view of a large, multi-generational Norwegian family and friends gathered for a picnic celebration. In the foreground are picnic baskets on the ground at the end of a long table laden with plates of food. Children holding diplomas are seated in chairs along the side of the table. Adults are posed around the table. A woman holding a bell sits behind another table stacked with books in the center of the group. Women and men stand around the sides.
1873
Dahl, Andreas Larsen, 1844-1923
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