Home portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence P. (Alabama) Christenson, taken to announce their 62nd wedding anniversary on December 25, 1941. The couple was married December 25, 1879 in Shelby County, Iowa. Prior to their arrival in Tacoma 41 years ago, they had lived in Iowa and South Dakota. Mr. Christenson was a maker of wire cyclone fences prior to his retirement. (T.Times 12/25/1941, pg. 22- alt. photograph)

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Home portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence P. Christenson, taken on December 23, 1941, as they prepared for their 62nd wedding anniversary. The couple posed in the same way as their wedding picture 62 years prior, Mrs. Alabama Christenson's hand resting lightly on her husband's shoulder. The couple was married December 25, 1879 in Shelby County, Iowa. They had been Tacoma residents for 41 years. (T.Times 12/25/1941 p.22-alt photograph )

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Home portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence P. Christenson, preparing to celebrate their 62nd wedding anniversary on December 25, 1941. The couple was married December 25, 1879 in Iowa. Mr. Christenson was born in 1857 in Wisconsin. Mrs. Alabama Christenson was born in 1861 in Illinois, the daughter of a former Union soldier. Their union was celebrated at a party at the Bonneville Hotel. The couple resided at 3802 So. L St. They had lived in Tacoma for 41 years. (T.Times 12/25/1941 p.22)

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