Reverend John August Edlund, 1894-1900 and 1914-17; First Swedish Lutheran Church, Astoria, Oregon

Reverend John August Edlund, 1894-1900 and 1914-17; First Swedish Lutheran Church, Astoria, Oregon

Author: First Swedish Lutheran Church

Year: 1898

Three confirmation classes pictured with Reverend John August Edlund. (**Rev. Edlund also had pictures of himself and his confirmation class in a large frame and included in a separate item on the Internet Archive titled: "First Swedish Lutheran Evangelical Lutheran Church: A Collection of Four Confirmation Classes featuring Reverend John August Edlund, 1895 - 1898") ID #: PSwe001 - The first photo was taken in 1898. There is a list of typed names taped to the back, as well as names handwritten in pen. Front row, L to R: ?, Gertrude Settem, Reverend Edlund, Nellie Brakke, ?. Back row, L to R: Gustof Adolf Minard, Nellie Anderson, Alima Louise Nyland, Jennie Lindholm, Emil Peterson, Thora Larson, Laura Dagmar Anderson, Maja Teresa Fredrickson, John Edward Lundquist. Photo taken by the Paxton Photo Studio in Astoria, OR. Size: 10.25" x 12.5" ID#: PSwe009 - The second photo is another confirmation class with Reverend Edlund. There is no exact date associated with this photo, but based on various resources, an educated guess would be either the class of 1899 or 1900. For example, the history of photo studios in Astoria (using city directories and newspapers) tell us that Paxton was ope