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Description
Captain Nicholas Clase and his family were among the first 51 original settlers of the Maine Swedish Colony. They settled on Lot #135 in New Sweden. In the photo are pictured his wife, Anna, son Karl, and two daughters Agnes and Hilma.
Captain Clase was the only Swede of the first settlers to be able to speak and write in English. It became his responsibility to run the store and keep records for the colony.
About This Item
- Title: Captain Clase and family portrait, ca. 1870
- Creation Date: circa 1870
- Subject Date: circa 1870
- Location: New Sweden, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Tintype
- Dimensions: 24 cm x 18 cm
- Object Type: Image
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- Clase family
- Clase, Karl--Family
- Families--Maine--New Sweden
- Group portraits
- Swedish Americans--Maine
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For more information about this item, contact:
New Sweden Historical Society116 Station Road, New Sweden, ME 04762
207-896-5200
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