Abraham Lincoln statue presentation to Norway document, 1914.

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Abraham Lincoln statue presentation to Norway document, 1914.

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Document presented to the Kingdom of Norway dedicating a statue of Abraham Lincoln in honor of the centennial anniversary of the country. The document and statue were presented by Governor L.B. Hanna from the people of North Dakota. It is signed by the Governor and Secretary of State Thomas Hall. Also included is a ribbon and American flag worn by presentation committee member Reverend Solomon G. Sarsten of Litchville, North Dakota. The presentation ceremony was held in Christiania, Norway, on July 4, 1914.

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State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives

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Hanna, Louis B. (Louis Benjamin), 1861-1948

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Born at New Brighton, Penn., settled at Page, N.D., North Dakota House of Representatives (1895-1896), North Dakota Senate (1897-1909), North Dakota governor (1913-1916), United States congressman (1910-1913), businessman, landowner, later resided in Fargo. From the description of Collection, 1914-1948, 1954. (North Dakota State University Library). WorldCat record id: 28910639 Governor of North Dakota, 1913-1916. Page, North Dakota. From the description of Louis...

North Dakota. Governor (1913-1916 : Hanna)

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Hall, Thomas, 1869-1958

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Born at Clifton, Mich., farmer, Fargo newspaper reporter, and North Dakota Secretary of State (1913-1924 & 1943-1954). Married Anna Maria Grafenstein, Detroit, Mich. From the description of Collection, 1938, 1946, 1952. (North Dakota State University Library). WorldCat record id: 28840346 ...

Sarsten, Solomon G.

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...