Minnie Kilgren came to Tacoma, Washington from Denmark in 1909. A year
later she returned to Denmark for a family visit and on her trip back to the
United States sailed on the famous ship, the
The collection consists of images of Minnie Kilgren and children involved in various activities and organizations, including Danish folk dancing, a Danish church choir, a Danish-American summer school, and the St. John's Danish Lutheran Church.
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Donor: Ove Kilgren; received on July 6, 1976.
Processed by Cecily Harms, 2006.
The photographs were relocated the Minnie Kilgren Papers, Manuscripts Accession No. 2606-001 in the repository, on June 3, 1983.
On verso: Director: Mrs. Minnie Kilgren. Back Row: (left to right) Ed Hansen, Jakob Neilsen, Pastor Alfred E. Sorensen, Christ Hansen, William Vestman. Front Row: (left to right) Ida Hansen, Laura Madsen (married Christiansen, later Foss), Greta (Madsen) Knudsen, Stine Andersen
Identified on verso: Top Left: Pastor Alfred E. Sorensen. Back Row: (left to right) 2nd Sparling, 4th Eater Kjaer, 5th Agnes (Kilgren) Back, 6th Anne (Kilgren) Bice, 7th Mary (Madsen) Rasmussen. Middle Row: 3rd from left Roy Eskesen. Front Row (left to right) John Sorensen (pastor's son), 2nd Dorris Frederiksen (foster child of pastor).
On verso: Sommerskole, Danish Summer School for three weeks at the parsonage and one week at Lutherland
Identified on verso: In middle group of teachers, left: Ellen Anderson, right: Mrs. Minnie Kilgren. Back row: 2nd from right: Herdes Kilgren. Front Row: 2nd from right Paul Christiansen, 3rd from right: Elsie Andersen, 4th: Norma Christiansen, 6th: Else Virkelust. Immediately left of slate: Karl Andersen. Sitting left: Earl Jensen. Back Row: Standing 4th from left Elva Jensen.
Identified on verso: Victor Nielsen, Ester Nielsen, Gertrude Lauridsen, Doris Hansen, Jean Christensen, Elisabeth Nielsen, Sigrid Nielsen, Erik Petersen, Chris Hansen, Gordon Pedersen, Elva Jensen, Grete Petersen, Vivian Larsen, Pastor Alfred E. Sorensen, Mary Nielsen, Elna Hansen, Gladas Hansen.
Identified on verso: Doris Frederiksen, Gloria Mortensen, Valborg Hansen, Shirly Madsen, Else Virkelyst, Edith Christensen, Else Korsgaard, Hetty Christensen, Lilly Virkelyst.
Identified on verso: Erling Sorensen, John Sorensen, Hans Sorensen, Doris Frederiksen, Gertrude Sorensen, Paul Sorensen, Marie Sorensen, Alfred Sorensen.