Elias and Gudrun Holmes and their family, along with brother his Cornelius, pose for a family portrait in 1940 outside their house in Stanwood, Washington. Elias and Gudrun are two of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
Elias Holmes, 1982, one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
Gudrun and Elias Holmes are among those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
This is a picture of the mountainous region of Mørsvikbotn, Norway, Hans Peterson's home before he came to the United States. Peterson is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
The Lofoten Islands fishing fleet. Hans Peterson was one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
A group of fishing boats are at work near the Lofoten Islands in Norway. From the Hans Peterson collection, part of the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
Fish are hung out to dry in northern Norway. From the Hans Peterson collection, part of the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
Hans Peterson and others are seen at work in the Lofoten Islands, Norway. Peterson is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
Hans Peterson is on the right in this undated photograph taken on a fox farm in Petersburg, Alaska. Peterson is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
A man stands on a ladder to paint a building in the Indian town Hans Peterson helped to build in Petersburg, Alaska. Peterson is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.