Museum Artifacts

Yesterday we went to the Swedish Museum

in Andersonville, IL (near Chicago). 

 

I  took pictures of some of the Artifacts

and wanted to include them into the blog. 

Hope you all enjoy seeing these items.

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 SHEEP SHEARS

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS 

 

 

 EARLY DAYS OF CHICAGO

 

 

NURSE'S OUTFIT DURING THE 1900'S WITH 

SISTER CHRISTENSEN 

 

 

 

 

 CREAM SEPARATOR

 

 

COFFEE GRINDER 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS POTS 

 

 

 WATER FAUCET

 

 

 SLEDGE (SLEIGH)

 

 

MANUAL WASHING MACHINE

 

 

OLD FASHIONED COOKING STOVE

 

 

BABY CRADLE

 

 

WOODEN OLD FASHIONED CLOTHES PINS

 

 

TRUNKS AND MORE

 

 

ELLIS ISLAND WHERE EVERYONE LANDED

 

 

PEOPLE GETTING OFF SHIPS AT NEW YORK ELLIS ISLAND

PEOPLE EVERYWHERE

 

 

TRUNKS AND MORE TRUNKS

 

 

AN OLD ANVIL

 

 

  OLD MANUAL TYPEWRITER

 

 

BUTTER CHURN

 

 

TIRED WOMAN WAITING FOR THE BOAT . . .

SISTER CHRISTENSEN LOOKING ON.

 

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Obit of Angus (my uncle)

 Dad (James), Mom (Vera), Vinnie and Angus (my aunt and uncle)

Soren and Alvina Stephensen Christensen (my grandfather and grandmother)

 



Obit of Vinnie Christensen (my aunt)

The Soren Peter Christensen Family

 

Alvina Stephensen Christensen and Soren Peter Christensen (front)

(rear L to R)

Leo, Vinnie, Lyman, Angus, Alvin, Lela and James (my father)



Soren Peter and Alvina Stephensen Christensen

 

Alvina Stephensen Christensen and Soren Peter Christensen 

    (my grandparents)

 

and

 

Angus Christensen and Vinnie Christensen
(my uncle and aunt)

Mother and Daughter

 

Lela Christensen Childs (my aunt) and her mother

 

Alvina Stephensen Christensen (my grandmother)

Alvina Stephensen Christensen

 

Dennis Christensen (James' son and my brother),
Alvina Stephensen Christensen (my grandmother)
and Lela Christensen Childs (my aunt)

 



The Soren Peter Christensen Family

 

Angus, Alvin, James (standing R side)  and Lela
(note the shoes and clothes)