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Sivert A. Jacobson papers, 1907-1926
- Title
- Sivert A. Jacobson papers, 1907-1926
- Identifier
- P1634
- Date
- 1907-1926
- Creator
- Jacobson, Sivert A.
- Description
- Correspondence, photograph, picture postal cards. Nothing is known about Jacobson but what can be inferred from the few letters and cards.
Includes:- Slip included gives addresses of relatives in Norway, including a brother (Petter Fugle) and a sister in Jolster.
- Card of 1907 is addressed to "Mr. Sivert Fugle, Ross Bro Lumberkamp no. 1)."
- Card of 1912 is addressed to Helgheim Jolster
- Cards 1914-20 are addressed to Thief River Falls, Minn., those of the 1920s to a Minneapolis address (one of 1924 was forwarded from a Milwaukee, Wis. Address). Apparently Jacobson served in World War I since a card of 1920 is from the Soldiers' Bonus Board and one of 1924 from the Adjusted Compensation Branch, Adjutant General's Office.
- Photo postal cards are of World War I battlefield scenes, a few of French, German and Norwegian places. The photographs are mostly unidentified.
- Photograph of U.S.S. Mobile, and a Norwegian ship. Christmas, Easter, Valentine cards.;
- Correspondents are Nels Burtness, E.R. Peterson (Alexandria, Minn., 1919, in uniform), Thea Erickson (Noonan, N.D.), Sallie Nessland (Minneapolis).
- Extent
- 1 folder
- Subject
- Thief River Falls (Minn.)
- Type
- Correspondence
- Photographs
Citation
Jacobson, Sivert A., “Sivert A. Jacobson papers, 1907-1926,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed September 20, 2024, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10917.