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Collection: 00441 - Mark J. Halvorson Photograph Collection
Folder: 0002.000
Item: 00032
Title: Wedding of Katherine Bischoff and Joseph Burckhard
Date: 11/23/1910
Creator: Halvorson, Mark J
Summary: Katherine Bischoff and Joseph Burckhard were married at St. Anselm’s at Fulda on November 23, 1910. Like their parents and grandparents in the Kutschurgan district of Russia, they were married in the morning, followed by a wedding dinner in the afternoon, with dancing into the evening. The white ribbons, flowers and veil symbolized purity, and like here mother in the old country, the black dress would be practical for Sunday services, weddings, and funerals. Same as 00441-00002. Bride and groom Joseph Burkhard and Katherine Bischoff stand on porch of house in background with attendees gathered in group in foreground. They were married at St. Anselm’s of Fulda, southeast of Berwick (N.D.) in Pierce County.Used in Germans: Emigrants from the Empires Exhibit
Red ID: PH_I_151601 Image ID: 177568 Image Notes: 00441-00032

Collection: 00441 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: Mark J. Halvorson Photograph Collection
Date: 1898-2018

Summary: Consists of Halvorson, Bischoff, and Schwann family photographs. Image subjects include portraits of family members, gardens, farming activities, winter, ice fishing, Norwegians, and Germans from Russia. There are several images of Mark J. Halvorson's work at the State Historical Society of North Dakota.

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