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Woman Playing Monochord

Date: 1941
Description: Woman in Norwegian dress playing the monochord.
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Woman Playing Monochord

Date: 1941
Description: Woman in Norwegian dress playing the monochord.
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Rosemaling a Smorgasbord Platter

Date: 1941
Description: Mr. Per Lysne rosemaling a smorgasbord platter.
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Rosemaled Chests

Date: 1941
Description: Mr. Per Lysne admiring rosemaled chests.
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Joyce Elmer with Norwegian Chest

Date: 10 23 1944
Description: Joyce Elmer, Memorial Union gallery committee chairman, inspecting an antique Norwegian chest as part of an exhibit of Elaine Smedal's "Norwegian Wisconsin...
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Rosemaling Decoration on Tea Set and Plates

Date: 10 23 1944
Description: Rosemaling featured on a display of a teaset and serving plates as part of an exhibit of Elaine Smedal's "Norwegian Wisconsin as a Source of Design." Elain...
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Mrs. Robert (Dorothy L.) Sirney

Date: 10 13 1948
Description: Mrs. Robert (Dorothy L.) Sirney, standing in front of a curtain and wearing a Norwegian costume. She is holding a wooden platter she has decorated with ros...
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Mrs. Celin Furu and Her Rosemaled Folkart

Date: 12 06 1948
Description: Mrs. Celin Furu is shown in Norwegian costume displaying her rosemaled painted platters and sideboard cabinet. She was a wartime resident of Bergen, Norway...
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St. Paul's Liberty Lutheran Church

Date: 06 10 1951
Description: Members of the Ladies' Aid Society display a plate bearing a hand-painted image of St. Paul's Liberty Lutheran Church, Deerfield. The plate was painted by ...

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