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<p>John Anders Johnson was born in Telemark, Norway, on April 15, 1832, and emigrated with his family to the United States in 1844, later settling near Koshkonong, Wisconsin. After the deaths of his first wife, Karen Thompson, and their daughter in 1860, he remarried Kaia Nicoline Kildahl in 1861 and had six children. Johnson became a prominent Norwegian-American businessman, founding companies such as Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing Company, Gisholt Machine Company, and Hekla Fire Insurance Company, and serving as president of the National Association of Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers in 1896. He was also active in politics and public life, serving in the Wisconsin legislature and as county clerk, writing on major social and political issues, helping found the Chicago newspaper <em>Amerika</em>, and supporting institutions like the University of Wisconsin.</p>
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The Fuller and Johnson building, Madison, Wisconsin, 1962
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Construction site at Gisholt Machine Company, Madison, Wisconsin, 1917 August 2
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1917 August 2
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John A. Johnson Papers (P0691)
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Construction site at Gisholt Machine Company, Madison, Wisconsin, 1917 August 2
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Front view of the first main plant taken from west end at Gisholt Machine Company, Madison, Wisconsin, 1896
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<p>John Anders Johnson was born in Telemark, Norway, on April 15, 1832, and emigrated with his family to the United States in 1844, later settling near Koshkonong, Wisconsin. After the deaths of his first wife, Karen Thompson, and their daughter in 1860, he remarried Kaia Nicoline Kildahl in 1861 and had six children. Johnson became a prominent Norwegian-American businessman, founding companies such as Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing Company, Gisholt Machine Company, and Hekla Fire Insurance Company, and serving as president of the National Association of Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers in 1896. He was also active in politics and public life, serving in the Wisconsin legislature and as county clerk, writing on major social and political issues, helping found the Chicago newspaper <em>Amerika</em>, and supporting institutions like the University of Wisconsin.</p>
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<strong>Finding aid to the John A. Johnson papers available online <a href="https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10258">here</a>.</strong>
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Gisholt Machine Company campus, Madison, Wisconsin, circa 1896
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circa 1896
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<strong>Finding aid to the John A. Johnson papers available online <a href="https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10258">here</a>.</strong>
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Overview of the Gisholt Machine Company campus, Madison, Wisconsin, circa 1896
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circa 1896
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<p>John Anders Johnson was born in Telemark, Norway, on April 15, 1832, and emigrated with his family to the United States in 1844, later settling near Koshkonong, Wisconsin. After the deaths of his first wife, Karen Thompson, and their daughter in 1860, he remarried Kaia Nicoline Kildahl in 1861 and had six children. Johnson became a prominent Norwegian-American businessman, founding companies such as Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing Company, Gisholt Machine Company, and Hekla Fire Insurance Company, and serving as president of the National Association of Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers in 1896. He was also active in politics and public life, serving in the Wisconsin legislature and as county clerk, writing on major social and political issues, helping found the Chicago newspaper <em>Amerika</em>, and supporting institutions like the University of Wisconsin.</p>
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John A. Johnson Papers (P0691)
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Rear view of 1st plant showing loading platform and three carloads of machines ready to leave, Madison, Wisconsin, circa 1887
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circa 1887
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<p>John Anders Johnson was born in Telemark, Norway, on April 15, 1832, and emigrated with his family to the United States in 1844, later settling near Koshkonong, Wisconsin. After the deaths of his first wife, Karen Thompson, and their daughter in 1860, he remarried Kaia Nicoline Kildahl in 1861 and had six children. Johnson became a prominent Norwegian-American businessman, founding companies such as Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing Company, Gisholt Machine Company, and Hekla Fire Insurance Company, and serving as president of the National Association of Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers in 1896. He was also active in politics and public life, serving in the Wisconsin legislature and as county clerk, writing on major social and political issues, helping found the Chicago newspaper <em>Amerika</em>, and supporting institutions like the University of Wisconsin.</p>
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John A. Johnson Papers (P0691)
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C.A. Johnson and group of men gathered in front of a store, Germany, 1907 June
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Inscribed on back: Mo. 1 Mu. F. M. Lung, Mo. 2 Mu. C.A. Johnson of Madison (President), Mo. 3 Mu. Stervile of Cologne, Mo. 4 Mu. Robek of Paris, Mo. 5 Mu. C.H. Johnson of Berlin, Mo. 6 Mu. Ellis of London, Mo. 7 Mu. Sidell of Italy,, Cologne, Germany, June 1907." Poster says "Manufecturwaren en gros Max von Geldernje Waschefabrik Arbeiterconfection Electr. Betrieb. Heidenheim."
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Johnson, John A., 1832-1901
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<p>John Anders Johnson was born in Telemark, Norway, on April 15, 1832, and emigrated with his family to the United States in 1844, later settling near Koshkonong, Wisconsin. After the deaths of his first wife, Karen Thompson, and their daughter in 1860, he remarried Kaia Nicoline Kildahl in 1861 and had six children. Johnson became a prominent Norwegian-American businessman, founding companies such as Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing Company, Gisholt Machine Company, and Hekla Fire Insurance Company, and serving as president of the National Association of Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers in 1896. He was also active in politics and public life, serving in the Wisconsin legislature and as county clerk, writing on major social and political issues, helping found the Chicago newspaper <em>Amerika</em>, and supporting institutions like the University of Wisconsin.</p>
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John A. Johnson Papers (P0691)
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Employment Bureau, Gisholt Machine Company, Madison, Wisconsin, circa 1900
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Gisholt Machine Co. was founded in 1889 by John A. Johnson to manufacture turret lathes.
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[Indicate the cited item here]. John A. Johnson Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.
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<p>John Anders Johnson was born in Telemark, Norway, on April 15, 1832, and emigrated with his family to the United States in 1844, later settling near Koshkonong, Wisconsin. After the deaths of his first wife, Karen Thompson, and their daughter in 1860, he remarried Kaia Nicoline Kildahl in 1861 and had six children. Johnson became a prominent Norwegian-American businessman, founding companies such as Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing Company, Gisholt Machine Company, and Hekla Fire Insurance Company, and serving as president of the National Association of Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers in 1896. He was also active in politics and public life, serving in the Wisconsin legislature and as county clerk, writing on major social and political issues, helping found the Chicago newspaper <em>Amerika</em>, and supporting institutions like the University of Wisconsin.</p>
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John A. Johnson Papers (P0691)
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Employment Bureau, Gisholt Machine Company, Madison, Wisconsin, circa 1900
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Gisholt Machine Company employees, Madison, Wisconsin, circa 1900
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"Contribute to the fund for the Fatherless Children of France" group portrait, circa 1915
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<p>John Anders Johnson was born in Telemark, Norway, on April 15, 1832, and emigrated with his family to the United States in 1844, later settling near Koshkonong, Wisconsin. After the deaths of his first wife, Karen Thompson, and their daughter in 1860, he remarried Kaia Nicoline Kildahl in 1861 and had six children. Johnson became a prominent Norwegian-American businessman, founding companies such as Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing Company, Gisholt Machine Company, and Hekla Fire Insurance Company, and serving as president of the National Association of Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers in 1896. He was also active in politics and public life, serving in the Wisconsin legislature and as county clerk, writing on major social and political issues, helping found the Chicago newspaper <em>Amerika</em>, and supporting institutions like the University of Wisconsin.</p>
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Women employees of the Gisholt Machine Company, Madison, Wisconsin, circa 1918
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<p>John Anders Johnson was born in Telemark, Norway, on April 15, 1832, and emigrated with his family to the United States in 1844, later settling near Koshkonong, Wisconsin. After the deaths of his first wife, Karen Thompson, and their daughter in 1860, he remarried Kaia Nicoline Kildahl in 1861 and had six children. Johnson became a prominent Norwegian-American businessman, founding companies such as Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing Company, Gisholt Machine Company, and Hekla Fire Insurance Company, and serving as president of the National Association of Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers in 1896. He was also active in politics and public life, serving in the Wisconsin legislature and as county clerk, writing on major social and political issues, helping found the Chicago newspaper <em>Amerika</em>, and supporting institutions like the University of Wisconsin.</p>
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Women employees of the Gisholt Machine Company, Madison, Wisconsin, 1918 August 9
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<p>John Anders Johnson was born in Telemark, Norway, on April 15, 1832, and emigrated with his family to the United States in 1844, later settling near Koshkonong, Wisconsin. After the deaths of his first wife, Karen Thompson, and their daughter in 1860, he remarried Kaia Nicoline Kildahl in 1861 and had six children. Johnson became a prominent Norwegian-American businessman, founding companies such as Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing Company, Gisholt Machine Company, and Hekla Fire Insurance Company, and serving as president of the National Association of Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers in 1896. He was also active in politics and public life, serving in the Wisconsin legislature and as county clerk, writing on major social and political issues, helping found the Chicago newspaper <em>Amerika</em>, and supporting institutions like the University of Wisconsin.</p>
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<strong>Finding aid to the John A. Johnson papers available online <a href="https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10258">here</a>.</strong>
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John A. Johnson Papers (P0691)
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Gisholt Machine Company employees, Madison, Wisconsin, 1935 August 3
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Gisholt Machine Co. was founded in 1889 by John A. Johnson to manufacture turret lathes.
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1935 August 3
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[Indicate the cited item here]. John A. Johnson Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.
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John A. Johnson Papers (P0691)
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P0691
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Johnson, John A., 1832-1901
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<p>John Anders Johnson was born in Telemark, Norway, on April 15, 1832, and emigrated with his family to the United States in 1844, later settling near Koshkonong, Wisconsin. After the deaths of his first wife, Karen Thompson, and their daughter in 1860, he remarried Kaia Nicoline Kildahl in 1861 and had six children. Johnson became a prominent Norwegian-American businessman, founding companies such as Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing Company, Gisholt Machine Company, and Hekla Fire Insurance Company, and serving as president of the National Association of Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers in 1896. He was also active in politics and public life, serving in the Wisconsin legislature and as county clerk, writing on major social and political issues, helping found the Chicago newspaper <em>Amerika</em>, and supporting institutions like the University of Wisconsin.</p>
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<strong>Finding aid to the John A. Johnson papers available online <a href="https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10258">here</a>.</strong>
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John A. Johnson Papers (P0691)
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Gisholt Machine Company employees, Madison, Wisconsin, circa 1910
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Gisholt Machine Co. was founded in 1889 by John A. Johnson to manufacture turret lathes.
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circa 1910
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[Indicate the cited item here]. John A. Johnson Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.
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