North Dakota]]> Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865]]> Blegen, Hans O.]]> Kirkeide, Jon ]]> Rude, Clarence]]> Froholm, Peter]]>
Includes: Copy of Governor L. B. Hanna's appointment of Blegen as member of the committee to present a bust of Abraham Lincoln from North Dakota to Norway (22 April 1914) and a program from the Unveiling and Presentation of the bust in Frogner Park, Kristiania, 4 July 1914; Photographic negative of "three of the many 'hired men' whom Blegen encouraged to strike out for themselves and not continue to work for others. They homesteaded in McKenzie County, North Dakota about 1903." The men are Peter Froholm from Innvik, Nordfjord; Clarence Rude from Stewartville, Minnesota; and Jon (Joe) Kirkeide from Stryn, Nordfjord. Added clipping from Curtis Eriksmoen (2006) "N.D. Artist [Paul Fjelde] lift Norway hopes during Nazi rule"]]> Blegen, Hans O.]]>