Photograph

Swedish American Museum

2007.61.92B_Front

Name/Title

Photograph

Entry/Object ID

2007.61.92

Description

Collection of eleven photographs of Dalkullan Gift Shop, also known as Dalkullan Publishing and Import Company, in Chicago, Illinois.

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Dalkullan Publishing Company

Subject Place

City

Chicago

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Context

Established in the late 1890s by Captain Anders L. Lofstrom. Lofstrom, originally from Skåne, Sweden, first opened the shop to sell tobacco and newspapers. Dalkullan later became an imported gifts store and publishing house. The business was first located on Oak Street and then moved up to N. Clark Street in Andersonville in 1910 until closing in 1972.

Acquisition

Accession

2007.61

Source or Donor

Solveig Mathiasson

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Solveig Mathiasson

Made/Created

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Photographs, Gift shops, Publishers, Business enterprises

Search Terms

Dalkullan Publishing Company

Copyright

Copyright Details

Ownership was legally transferred to the Swedish American Museum per the gift agreement. Certain works may be protected by copyright not governed by the Swedish American Museum.

Restrictions

This collection is open to research and does not contain sensitive information.

Reproductions

Notes

Reproduction of the Museums archives for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires written permission.