|
Peter, Henry and Fingar Jorgenson portrait
|
|
|
|
|
| Title | Peter, Henry and Fingar Jorgenson portrait |
| Date of Original | 190-? |
| Creator | Jorgenson Bros.
|
| Creator Role | Photographers |
| Description | Peter Jorgenson (left), Henry Jorgenson (right), and Fingar Jorgenson (standing) pose for a family portrait. all men wear suits and neckties. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | People
Portraits
|
| Subject (LCTGM) | Families
Suits (Clothing)
Neckties
Mustaches
|
| Personal Name | Jorgenson, Peter, 1866-1951
Jorgenson, Henry, 1875-1952
Jorgenson, Fingar, 1855-1940
|
| Location | Leeds (N.D.)
|
| Decade | 1900-1909
|
| Item Number | 2006-P-13-01 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
|
| Transcription | "Jorgenson Bros. Leeds, N.D."--Stamped on front of frame.
"Henry (Right), Peter (Left) standing"--Handwritten on back of photograph. |
| Notes | Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | Peter Jorgenson was born in Nesbyen, Norway and moved to Dakota Territory in 1888. He worked in Rochester, Minn. and in Grand Forks before marrying Betsy Larson in 1894 and moving to Springfield Township near Leeds, N.D. Peter and Betsy had seven children: Oscar, George, Gunda, Palmer, Laura, Carl, and Emma.
Fingar Jorgenson lived in Ness Norway until he was 17 years old, when he moved to the United States and settled in Rochester, Minn. He attended Luther College in Decorah Iowa and then the Luther seminary in Madison, Wisc. He came to Grand Forks in 1883 to be the first minister of Zion Lutheran Church. He also served rural churches in the Grand Forks area. He was married to Julia Saettre of Rochester Minn., and performed the wedding service for his brother Peter and his wife Betsy. Fingar and Julia had five children, Amanda, John, Herman, Frances, and Rikka.
Henry Jorgenson was born in Nesbyen Norway, and married his wife Ingeborg in Leeds in 1909. He homesteaded near Baker in York Township, and passed the farm onto his sons. Henry and Ingeborg had 6 children: Jorgen Herman and Ruth (twins), Jorgen Henry, Gladys, Hazel, and Harold. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
|
| Repository Collection | Jorgenson Family Photograph Collection 2006-P-13
|
| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (2006-P-13-01) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
| Digital ID | sh2006P1301 |
|
|
|
|
|
