LU228.3

Print, Photographic, Digital

1926

Wedding Portrait of Olga Hultgren and Ludvig Alexanderson. Description: black and white photo image of a young woman seated in a chair and a young man standing beside her in a studio setting; the bride is Olga Hultgren wearing a light colored, street length gown with an embroidered, scalloped hemline, long sleeves, and a scooped neckline with a pearl necklace; she is wearing a long white veil attached to a headpiece with an ornate forehead band; she holds a large bouquet of light colored roses; the groom, Ludvig Alexanderson is wearing a dark three-piece suit, white shirt and a light colored rose boutonneire.

The Hultgren family were members of the Vista Mission Covenant Church near New Richland. The elder Hultgrens were Swedish immigrants, and Hilma Anderson Hultgren was recognized in Sweden for her poetry and even given the title of "The Quiet Poet". Her daughter, Olga Hultgren Alexanderson (grandmother of the donor) was a well known rug weaver in the New Richland area and was recognized for her piano playing skills. Selma married and moved to the Duluth, Minnesota area. Fridolph was a resident of Waseca.