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Dormitories, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa

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Looking northeast at Larsen Hall which was built in 1907 at a cost of $93,000 and named for the first president of Luther College, Laur Larsen, Larsen Hall is the oldest residence hall on Luther College's campus and is located at 700 College Drive, Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa. Luther College was established as a Lutheran seminary in 1861 by Norwegian immigrants. For 75 years the school admitted men only; then in 1936 Luther College became coeducational. Luther College today is a private coeducational liberal arts college and an institution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Title Dormitories, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa
Alternative TitleLarsen Hall
Index Date 1925
Publisher Phillips' Studio (Red Wing, Minn.)
Type of Resource still image
Genre postcard
Physical Extent 1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.
Medium Reprint, divided back.
Note Sepia
citation/reference Luther College History.org (http://www.luthercollegehistory.org/)
Date Issued 1920-1930
Note Purchase or donation
Note Scanned with HP Scanjet 4670 at 600 ppi. Archival master image available in tiff format.
Language English
Topic Educational facilities
Topic Dormitories
Topic Colleges and universities
Topic Winneshiek County (Iowa)
Topic Decorah (Iowa)
Cartographic 43.309555, -91.804809
Classification MS 108, Box 2, ihpc_decora0005
Related Item Iowa Historical Postcard Collection (IHPC)
Related Item Grinnell College. Special Collections and Archives
Related Item Digital Grinnell
Identifier (local) ihpc_decora0005
Identifier (local) grinnell:16181
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Identifier (hdl) http://hdl.handle.net/11084/16181
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