Print after a watercolor painting by Francis Lee Jaques, depicting a cedar waxwing perching among branches, grasping a red berry in its mouth. Branches and bird are portrayed without a background, suspended in the middle of the paper. This print almost certainly belongs to a series (JC.2018.1.60-JC.2018.1.63) of similar images of birds by Jaques...
Reverend Leo Otto officiates at his First Mass, after his ordination. He blesses his parents, Mr. And Mrs. Anton Otto, at St. John Cantius Church in Wilno, Minnesota.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
A group of people gather together to celebrate CCI's merger with the Cooperative Publishing Association. The sign on the table reads, in part, "Happy Wedded Life--Heino." A small bridge and groom decoration, with an American flag, is the centerpiece of the table.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
A young girl walks down a staircase, which is decorated with holiday garlands. Following the Scandnavian tradition of St. Lucy's Day, the girl wears a wreath of seven candles on her head and carries a platter with food and drink. She is surrounded by men and women singing, some in traditional costumes, others in modern dress.
Creator:
Studio A
Contributor:
International Institute of San Francisco
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Young children and priests celebrate the Silver Jubilee of St. John Cantius Church in Wilno, Minnesota. The girls wear First Communion-type floor-length white dresses and veils, and the young boy wears a suit. Back row, L to R: unidentified man, Father John Sliwa, Father Andrew Wojciak (pastor of St. John Cantius Church, September 1948-June 1960...
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
