Chester & Myrtle Johnson Homestead

Name/Title

Chester & Myrtle Johnson Homestead

Entry/Object ID

LU71.2

Description

Chester and Myrtle Johnson Farmstead Aerial View. 9 1/2" x 7 1/2" black and white aerial photograph of the Myrtle and Chester Johnson farm taken in 1952; located in Section 1, New Richland township, one mile east of Le Sueur River Church; previously farmed by Chester's father, Andrew D. Johnson, and his wife, Inger Hartz Johnson. Immigration.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Aerial

Context

Kari Dambraaten emigrated from Norway in about 1866 with her 7 children and came to the farm of her brother Iver Anderson Opgaarden in Steele County east of St. Olaf Lake. She later moved to a neighboring county for a short time until she returned to Waseca County with her son, Andrew; they settled on this farm in Section 1 of New Richland Township. Immigration.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

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, 2003

Update Date

May 24, 2026