Rasmus Pedersen Thu
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Rasmus Pederson Thu was a Norwegian
photographer noted for documenting life along the coast of Norway and among Norwegian American
s in the late 19th century. He worked for some time with Anders Beer Wilse
and traveled to the United States
several times.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
photographer noted for documenting life along the coast of Norway and among Norwegian American
Norwegian American
Norwegian Americans are Americans of Norwegian descent. Norwegian immigrants went to the United States primarily in the later half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the 20th century. There are more than 4.5 million Norwegian Americans according to the most recent U.S. census, and...
s in the late 19th century. He worked for some time with Anders Beer Wilse
Anders Beer Wilse
Anders Beer Wilse was a Norwegian photographer whose photography visually documented Norway in the early to mid-20th century....
and traveled to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
several times.