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Photographed c.1903.
Kabelvåg, Nordland County, Norway.
Although this photograph was taken in Kabelvåg, Henreitte was born in Øksnes parish. There was only one known original copy of this photo and was brought here by Helga Christiansen during her immigration to the United States in 1932. This photograph of Henriette has recently been called the 'parting photograph', since it was just discovered that both her children Eline and Helga Mathisen, left Kabelvåg for Oslo within the year after this photo was taken. The date was derived from that fact that Henriette's husband, Kristian Mathisen, was not photograph in their group picture (see below) and that he was known to have died in 1902. Eline was also known to have immigrated to the United States in 1905 and Helga to Oslo at the same time.
This photograph was originaly slightly damaged due to exposure to sunlight, smoke damage and several scratches, but in spring of 1997 this image was scaned and repaired to it original form.
This photograph is the earliest known in our family, and possiblly the most charished.
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Emil Christiansen (1886-1959)
Photo taken at the port of Oslo on his first trip to America in 1918. Emil is on the left, the captin in the middle, and an unknown fellow passenger on the right.
Photo believed to be Margit's confirmation picture taken in June, 1927. Dog's name is 'Rex'.
Unknown people
No idea who this is.... Photo taken c.1920's in Norway, they most likely were living in or near Gamel Akers. This postcard was given to Ruth Christiansen (nee Eian). If you recongnize them, email me.
Kvæfjord: Sandvigen
And now a message from our sadistic lawyers who had bad childhoods......
Portrait taken 1918 shortly before he made his first trip to America.
Margit Christiansen (1909-1915)
"Hello Ruth! We want to wish you a Merry Christmas, Violet."
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Ê = æ