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Select an item to view an enlarged image and description or to play the video/audio clip. Explore the digitized newspapers, archival documents, historical and contemporary photographs, and oral history recordings that tell the remarkable story of Icelandic-language publishing in Manitoba from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.
Black-and-white oval-framed portrait of a woman with a serious expression. She has curly hair styled up and wears a high-collared dark dress with pleated detailing. The photograph has a formal, studio-style appearance.
Title page of the Icelandic novel Valið: Skáldsaga by Snæ Snæland, published in Winnipeg in 1898 by Lögberg’s printing press. The page includes an inscription handwritten in Icelandic at the top to Stephan G. Stephansson. The author's other works are also listed below his name.
Hand-colored portrait of a man with neatly parted dark hair and a large, bushy mustache. He wears a dark suit with a high-collared white shirt and a bow tie. The background features soft shades of teal fading into cream, giving the portrait a vintage, studio-painted appearance.
Title page of the Icelandic poetry book Kvæði, featuring elegant script at the top, a small floral illustration in the center, and publication details at the bottom. J. Magnús Bjarnason is named and the book was printed in Winnipeg by McIntyre Bros. in 1887.
A black-and-white portrait of a middle-aged man. He is shown from the chest up, wearing a formal suit with a patterned vest and bowtie. His hair is neatly combed and he has a mustache., He has a serious, focused expression.
A black-and-white studio portrait of a family. Seated on the left is a woman. Standing behind her is her husband. Their daughter stands to the right in a dress with a lace collar, and their young son stands in front between them. The background features a painted studio backdrop, and all are dressed in formal period clothing.
Black-and-white portrait of a man shown from the shoulders up. He has a neatly combed hairstyle, a trimmed mustache, and wears a formal jacket with a high-collared shirt and tie. His name, Séra Friðrik J. Bergmann, is printed below the image.
A black-and-white portrait of a man shown from the shoulders up, wearing a dark suit, a high-collared shirt, and a tie. He has a mustache and a serious expression. His name, séra Magnús J. Skaptason, is printed below the photograph.
Black-and-white photograph of a group of 30 men posed in three rows, wearing formal 19th-century suits. Some men are seated cross-legged on the floor in the front row, others are seated on chairs in the middle, and the back row stands. Most have mustaches or beards, and their expressions are serious. Below the image is a caption in Icelandic listing the names of all the individuals in the photograph, including Fr. J. Bergmann, St. G. Stephanson, and Ólafur Guðmundsson. The background features a plain curtain.
Front page of the Icelandic-language newspaper Bergmálið, dated December 18, 1897, and published in Gimli, Manitoba. The issue features an article titled “Um atvinnumál Ný-Íslands” by G. Thorgeirsson. The layout consists of dense, justified text in three columns with Gothic-style masthead and a red archival stamp from the National Library of Iceland.
A page of newsprint faded with age featuring three narrow columns of text printed in black ink. The title, Framfari, is printed in a large gothic font at the top of the page.
A 1900 Icelandic-language immigration pamphlet titled Vestur Canada, printed on brown textured paper with a decorative border.
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