Dr. O.J. Swenson house warming party. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 5". Description: black and white newspaper photo captioned along upper edge: "What's this ..? How many years ago was this picture taken? If you guessed 50, you'd be oh, so close. The pix was taken in 1930, and the occasion was a house warming party at the Dr. O.J. Swenson home on North State Street. The good Doc and his wife Betty, and son Don, had just moved into their newly purchased home. Frieda Sjostrand was looking over an assortment of memorabilia a few weeks ago, when she came across the old picture. It brought back fond memories to her, of many good times spent with many close and lovable friends. Frieda reminded our roving reporter that 1929 and 1930 were "depression years," and that was the reason for the "hard time get-ups" worn by the merry-makers. Frieda also said, "After getting the 18 people all lined up for the picture, Howard Deichen set his camera on time exposure and then raced to his position alongside the group. Frieda added, "Howard was extremely proud of the results." Caption at bottom: "Top row (l to r): Howard Deichen, Erick Sjostrand, Mrs. John Seashore, Elmer Nelson, John Seashore, Reuben Wasbotten, Edward Douglas. Middle Row (l to r): Mrs. Lawrence Peterson, Mrs. Howard Deichen, Mrs. Elmer Nelson, Mrs. Reuben Wasbotten, Mrs. Edward Douglas, Miss Ruth Deichen. Bottom Row (l to r): Miss Marie Heiberg, Lawrence Peterson, Mrs. O.J. Swenson, Mrs. Erick Sjostrand, Donald Swenson, Dr. O.J. Swenson. Otisco Observation. Sincere thanks to Frieda Sjostrand from friendly Otisco State Bank for giving us the info to go with the picture. We hope that you readers (especially "old-timers") find this column interesting. We'll be with you again on Friday, November 9. In the meantime, don't forget to turn your clocks back on hour before you retire this Saturday night."
