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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'.
Oslo: Gamle Akers Parish
The group of three story buildings on the right hand side is the address of 3 Bjerregaards Gate, where my family lived between c.1905 to c.1930. The open land at the center of the photo was probably where Margit Christiansen's confirmation[?] photo was taken in 1927. Note the fences in this photo compared with the one with Margit. These photos were not from our collection, but were from the book Gamle Akers Kirke.
Are these buildings still standing? If any one knows, or who live in the are, please let me know.....
Unknown Places....
It's amazing what actually gets passed down to future generations.... This photo, with the included quotation written on the back, has no known connection with my family nor is there any known connection with Agnes Nilsen. Not exactly the Taj Mahal but at least he had a roof over his head, or did he.....
These two photographs were taken by someone other than my family, since my immediate family were all living in the United States then. We have no known relatives from this area either.
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)
"View from St. Hanshaugen c.1880. The group of house in the forground is the dewlling of "Mærrahaugen". Here rests the parish house (of Gamle Akers). Way in the forground is Geitmyrsvein [street], behind it is Waldemar Thranes Gate [street]."
Date: unknown.
gaars Pladsen(?), Norway.
"Looking down from the roof of gaars pladsen from where I stayed, Truly yours. Nilsen Agnes"
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