These beautiful photographs from
Sten-Åke Stenberg that show a story of his old uncle named James Waldemar Stenberg and his Christmas tree in 1973.
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James Waldemar Stenberg and the Christmas tree, Småland, Sweden, 1973 |
“James Waldemar Stenberg had lived the USA for about 30 years. Working in Red Woods and as a trapper in Alaska. He lost his arm while he was digging for some mineral in Alaska. He died in 1991, 89 years old.”
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My uncle and the Christmas tree before cutting, Småland, Sweden, December 1973 |
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My uncle and the Christmas tree after cutting, Småland, Sweden, December 1973 |
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My uncle bringing the Christmas tree home in Småland, Sweden, December 1973 |
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My uncle had a hook in Småland, Sweden, circa 1973 |
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My uncle and my mother, Småland, Sweden, circa 1973 |
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My uncle reading in his room, 1974 |
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My uncle wlking on the street in Nynäshamn, July 1982 |