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Peter Julius Rosendahl cartoons, 1918-1980
- Title
- Peter Julius Rosendahl cartoons, 1918-1980
- Identifier
- P1050
- Date
- 1918-1980
- Description
- Bound copies of the first and second compilations of "Han Ola og Han Per," the only continuous Norwegian cartoon published in America. The series appeared in Decorah Posten, 1918 - 1942, with re-runs until the paper was discontinued in 1972. The compilations were transferred to St. Olaf library for cataloging in 1997, a duplicate copy of the second is included here. The creator of the cartoon was a farmer near Spring Grove, Minnesota, the son of immigrant parents from Norway. His brother Carl Otto Rosendahl was a distinguished botanist at the University of Minnesota. Also includes "Han Ola og Han Per: A Prairie Comic Strip," by Robert Bly, published in A Lake Superior Journal, v.1, no. 1, winter-spring 1975, "Selections from Han Ola og han Per" sponsored by Ye Olde Opera House, Inc., Spring Grove, Minnesota, 1980, 37 pages, poem "A cabin in the woods", 'Han Ola og han Per' published by Air Push hog Press, 1980, "Peter Julius Rosendahl" by John Wogsland, 17 p. typescript, newspaper clippings about Rosendahl.
- Extent
- 1 folder
Citation
Rosendahl, Peter J. (Peter Julius), 1878-1942, “Peter Julius Rosendahl cartoons, 1918-1980,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed September 21, 2024, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/12189.