LU43.5
Print, Photographic
1915 Approximate
Carl Weckwerth. Black and white photo of man shown wearing glasses; photographed by Geo. Kopman, Waseca, Minn.; circa 1915; known only as a very good friend of the donor's grandfather, Anders Peder Andersen. See Comments below.
Anders Peder Andersen was born April 25, 1884 in Noerreby, Klinte parish on the island Funen in Denmark. His parents were Rasmus Andersen Skjellund and Kirsten Emilie Pedersen. Anders came to the America at age 28 to learn farming methods. He spent 7 years between 1912 and 1919 in Waseca County, some time in Minneapolis, Albert Lea, St. Ansgar, IA and Milwaukee, WI. He joined the Danish-American Brotherhood while in the United States. LU category images are scanned into the WCHS photo collection only. The donor retains actual possession and ownership of the original photograph.