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David Rudrud photograph collection, circa 1910-1956

Title
David Rudrud photograph collection, circa 1910-1956
Identifier
NAHA 2022/108
Description
  • Glaesrud family photographs, 1910-1956
    • "The famous Pixie Kitchen"
    • "Boys Glee Club (1917)
    • Spring Grove High School (Spring Grove, Minn.) basketball team (c. 1915)
    • Spring Grove street scene, city part, and hospital (publ. by C.J. Helland)
    • Crown Princess Marta's visit to Spring Grove (1939
    • Ford Model T 1910
    • John Sundahl
    • DeLaval Milking Machine
    • Preston Fair, ca. 1917
  • Vaaler Lee scrapbook, 1916-1939 (353 photographs)
    • Alma Daely Baeby (c. 1920)
    • Arthur Glasrud
    • Burlington train (c. 1930)
    • Dahl farm; driving along the Mississippi River
    • Esther and Olga Knutson (c. 1921)
    • men eating watermelon
    • Home Economics Building, Stout School, Menomonie, Wisc.
    • Inga Qualley
    • John Edward and Cora Glasrud Julia Qualy
    • Lake Side Drive, West Fergus Falls, Minn.
    • Leaving La Crosse, Wisc.
    • Lillian, Pernella, and Sylvia Glasrud
    • Louis Kirkeberg and Stella Vaaler wedding announcement
    • Mina Pauh, Inga Evenson, Maria Glasrud (c. 1921);
    • Mrs. John Qualy; Mrs. Leo Graham;
    • Myrtle Ike;
    • Myrtle Qualy;
    • On the Glasrud Hill;
    • Paul Vaaler;
    • turkey farm;
    • postcard of Blue River and Swinging Bridge in Swope Park, Kansas;
    • Postcard of Central High School, St. Paul, Minn.;
    • Postcard of Mt. Vernon, VA;
    • postcard of Fergus Falls High School;
    • postcard of St. John's Hospital, Red Wing, Minn.;
    • postcard Minnesota State Capitol Building;
    • postcard of the Railway Exchange and Barr Building, St. Louis, MO;
    • postcard of Western Ranch and Cattle Corral;
    • Postcard of Winona Public Library;
    • Winter scene at Lutheran Ladies' Seminary, Red Wing, Minn.;
    • postcard of Flat Iron Building, New York City, NY;
    • postcard of Rainier National Park (c. 1923); Roy Torgerud;
    • Ruth Haugstadl Spring Grove girls basketball team (c. 1920);
    • Snowstorm in Seattle 1916;
    • three bicyclists on a high hire;
    • two men rowing;
    • two boys riding ponies;
    • Vaaler home in Spring Grove, Minn. (c. 1921);
    • several images of Winona State.
  • Sigrid Ike, 1915-1921 (70+ photographs):
    • Corner of High School Assembly Room, 1920;
    • Ella Rustad, Genrra Sylling, 1919;
    • High School Class 1920;
    • Lester George and Moran Sandsmark, 1920;
    • George Washington Steamboat;
    • Lanesboro, Minn., girls on Lakeside bridge;
    • At the Winona Beach; Steamship G.W. Hill, Fountain City, Wisc.,
    • Assembly Room, Spring Grove High School;
    • Parochial school at District 74;
    • Sugar Loaf Country Club, Winona, Minn.;
    • Harold Rasmuss, Margan Riedel birthday party (Sept. 1, 1918)
  • Includes Unidentified images #2:
    • Duluth, Minn. overlook;
    • large machinery/indoors;
    • La Crosse/Pearl Street;
    • Alta Qualey;
    • Sanness family (1961);
    • Cornelius Ike and Julia Glasrud wedding portrait;
    • Easton Mosstrom monument at Oak Grove Cemetery;
    • Elling Karlsbroten;
    • Emma Habberstad Stenhjem;
    • Ida Emelia Evanson, Harry Qualley;
    • High School 8th and Main Streets, 1878 (Spring Grove?);
    • Leif Erikson boat; 
    • boy in cart pulled by goat;
    • "Keefe Business College"
    • early image of the "Coon Valley Hotel," Coon Valley, Wisc.
    • Rev. Frich and family; Rev. A.K. and Mrs. Sagen;
    • Rev. Hans G. Magelssen;
    • Our Savior's Lutheran Church, La Crosse, Wisc. (Ladies' Aid/various group shots & individuals (Mrs. Kinstad, Mrs. Hendrickson, Mrs. Swenson, Mrs. Thomas Stavrum,Mrs. O. Nyseth, Mrs. H.O. Anderson, Mrs. Dorschied, Mrs. C.O. Amundson), Christmas/interior church, Mrs. Husse), church kitchen, Bethany Society members, church circle members wearing bunads "Church basement ladies", ordination of Rev. Ulvilde, May 23, 1954;
    • moving entire house on rollers
    • families of Glasrud, Qualley, John Myhre, Vaaler;
    • lumber rafting down river
Digitized photographs available online here.

Collection

Archival Collection

Citation

“David Rudrud photograph collection, circa 1910-1956,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/12385.