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1. Working Through the Great Depression Working Through the Great Depression Immigrants; Employment; Depressions; Iron & steel workers; Work during the Great Depression. Photos of Bernhard Berntsen. Drawing by Bernhard Bernsten "Andy Andersen". Quote from Esther B. Olsen.
2. Woolworth Building Under Construction Woolworth Building Under Construction Construction; Skyscrapers; Photograph of the Wooloworth Building under construction, 1913.
3. Women in the Urban Economy Women in the Urban Economy Exhibitions; Immigrants; Women; Employment; Norwegian immigrant women find roles in the work place in 1900s New York. Includes photographs of Hilda's Beauty Shop, Pauline Kristine and Peder Pedersen, Astrid Johnson Barth, and Signy Zetterstrom.
4. Voice of the Community Voice of the Community Immigrants; Community service; Newspaper industry; Passport photo of Carl Soyland portrait,1974; quotes of Knud Morgensen; photo of offices of Nordisk Tidende, the Norwegian newspaper;
5. The Strength of Religion The Strength of Religion Exhibitions; Religious communities; Churches; Norwegian immigrants organize a number of congregations in Brooklyn. Includes photos of the First Evangelical Free Church, the Norwegian Lutheran Free Church, Trinity Lutheran Church, and Reverend Omar...
6. The Promise of America The Promise of America Exhibitions; Emigration & immigration; Ships; Arrival in America with quote from Alice Opsal Skoland. Painting by Ben Blessum "Departure of the Restauration," 1914. Postcard of the Restauration sailing for America.
7. The End of the Journey The End of the Journey Exhibitions; Emigration & immigration; Immigrant arrival at Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty
8. Taking Care of Their Own Taking Care of Their Own Immigrants; Health care; Norwegian Social programs in New York City.Eger Health Care Center, Staten Island, about 1972; King Olav V of Norway visiting the Norwegian children's home, Brooklyn 1975;
9. Street Sign Photo Street Sign Photo Traffic signs & signals; Exhibitions; Photograph of street post with traffic signs for the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel and Bronx Whitestone Bridge.
10. Stian Skjaevesland Larsen, 1931 Stian Skjaevesland Larsen, 1931 Exhibitions; Portrait photographs; Stian Skjaevesland Larsen portrait.
11. Statue of Liberty Statue of Liberty Exhibitions; Emigration & immigration; Statue of Liberty photograph
12. Sports and Cultural Pride Sports and Cultural Pride Exhibitions; Athletic clubs; New York Norwegians participate in a number of sports and establish several notable clubs. Includes photographs of the Viking Sports Club, Keystone Sports Club, Club Gjoa, and Torger Tokle.
13. Sons of Norway Sons of Norway Exhibitions;Immigrants; Public service organizations; Celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Sons of Norway.
14. Sociability and Life Insurance Sociability and Life Insurance Public service organizations; Immigrants; The activities and support of organizations formed in the New York Norwegian community; photos of Girl Scout (Ragnhild Endresen) in uniform, saluting; NYPD Viking Association; Solveig Eileen Hubertz Johansen;...
15. Seeking a New Home Seeking a New Home Exhibitions; Emigration & immigration; Seeking a new home. Norwegian Immigration to America 1825-2000. Geographical Distribution of Norwegian Immigrants by State, 1990. Trygve and Kari Olsen with their daughter Solveig and Kari's mother, Selena...
16. School days in Norwegian New York School days in Norwegian New York Integration; Immigrants; School children; Schools; Norwegian immigrants accepted the public school, lauded the opportunity they afforded to learn English, and sent their children there; photo of Ft. Hamilton High School; photo of Norwegian language class,...
17. Scenes from the Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway in 1952 Scenes from the Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway in 1952 Exhibitions; Sports; Photographs from the Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, taken by New York Norwegian Bernhard Bernsten, February 1952. Includes photo of Sonja Henie.
18. Reviving a folk culture Reviving a folk culture Exhibitions; Immigrants; Handicraft; The important role of handicrafts in asserting and celebrating cultural identity upon Norwegian Immigrant Community.The siprit of revival of rural Norwegian arts and crafts among urban Norwegians;Creation...
19. Religious Communities Religious Communities Exhibitions; Religious communities; Churches; Norwegian immigrants establish churches, religious groups, and communities in their new home. Includes photos of the First Evangelical Free Church, the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Free Church, Our Savior's...
20. Plaque in Leif Eriksson Square Plaque in Leif Eriksson Square Immigrants; Ships; Anniversaries; Plaque celebrating the 100th anniversariy of the landing of the first Viking ship in America, Leif Eriksson Square, 1998.
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