Wittenberg is a village in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,081 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Wittenberg and has a total area of 1.79 square miles (4.64 km2), all of it land.
From 1883 to 1955, Wittenberg was the location of the Bethany Indian Mission, the long-lived American Indian missionary outreach of the Norwegian Synod and, after the merger in 1917, of the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (NLCA).
These vintage color slides from
ELCA Archives documented everyday life of Wittenberg, Wisconsin in the early 1950s.
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| 2nd graders in classroom with teacher Norma Garness, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Alice Bigthunder and Annie Henzley with quilts, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Angelina Hopinka graduating from Luther College , Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Angelina Hopinka, her stepparents and brother Chauncey, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Anita Hill, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Boy picking cherries, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Bunkhouse at Gibraltar orchard, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Cabin of Mr and Mrs John C Decorah, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Carving wood, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Chapel and schoolhouse, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Checking station at cherry orchard, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Children at mealtime, with teacher Angeline Hopinka, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Children going to chapel, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Children help with dishes, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Children with lunch pails, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Children, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Children program play, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Christian Summer School staff, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Clothing Day, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Confirmation class, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Confirmation class, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Congregation, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Constance Rockman, Luther College student, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Employees building, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Family and wagon, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Five cabins north of Wittenberg, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Fourth graders with Gordon Trelstad teacher, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Girls Building, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Girls by house, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Girls relax in the sun, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| In the field, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Julian Valena in cherry orchard, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Kids with baby carriage, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Man and Rev Ernest GW Sihler with Paul the Missionary poster, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Man by dugout house, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Man in hospital bed, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Nellie Wolf by house, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Oliver Rockman, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Oneida Ladies Aid Wittenberg-Tigerton area, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Outdoor Sunday service, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Parish worker with Indian children, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Pastor Ernest W Sihler and his wife, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Three ladies who live at the Old Home, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Tony and Martha Whitewing with packages, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Two girls bringing in pails at cherry orchard, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Weaving baskets, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Weaving baskets, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Wedding, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Weekday parish school at cranberry marsh, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Woman and baby, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Woman and child, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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| Woman and children, Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, circa. 1953 |
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