Shown is the funeral of one of the parents. Horse-drawn carts and mourners stand outside the Simonseth house in this undated photograph. This is from the Simonseth collection, part of the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
Funeral at the Simonseth place. Mourners gather outside of the barn in this undated photograph. From the Simonseth collection, part of the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
A young Gertrude and Nels Simonseth sail on the Atlantic in this undated photograph. They are among those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
Nels and Gertrude Simonseth are among those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
Nels Simonseth, one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
Nels Simonseth and a friend take a break while tree-cutting. They are shown with a cedar, 13 ft. across the stump. The photograph is undated. Simonseth is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
Knute John Mjøen is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
Edward (Ed) Flones with his dog. Edward is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
Edward (Ed) Flones with his dog. Edward is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
August, 1956. Photographer C.L. Edwards. This is the "Western" out of Seattle, owned by George Eliasen, Olaf Bordick, and Ed Flones, Nordby Supply Co. A Caterpillar Diesel D342 Marine engine provides propulsion power for this fishing boat. The boat is described as 67.6' long with 16.6' beam and 8' draft. Flones is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.