Oscar & Lena Carlson Wedding

Name/Title

Oscar & Lena Carlson Wedding

Entry/Object ID

68.13.5

Description

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Carlson (Lena Haga Larson) Wedding Portrait. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 9". Description: black and white photo image mounted on a heavy gray card stock frame; a wedding couple posed with the bride wearing a long white pleated gown and ornate headpiece with a veil and the groom wearing a dark three-piece suit, white shirt and white tie; they are seated in a studio setting; note on reverse: "Lena and Oscar Carlson"; portrait by Obermeyer Photography.

Context

Lena and Oscar are the parents of Reuben Carlson and Helmer Carlson. Lena's wedding gown was sewn by Boletha Josephine Moe Carlson, grandmother of Donna Fostveit. Boletha Moe was married to Ole Carlson in 1896.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Made/Created

Studio

Obermeyer Photography

Date made

1910

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

October 31, 2013

Update Date

November 23, 2025