Sources

Every book and document cited on this site, in one list.

One source is big enough to read on its own: the 1916 trade directory, typed out in full.

Primary sources 41

1950 Census of Population and Housing, Form P1 — Wisconsin, Waukesha County, New Berlin township (New Berlin township, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, April 1950), vol. Enumeration District 67-3, sheet 5, lines 12–15. U.S. National Archives, 1950census.archives.gov, 1950census/43290879-Wisconsin/43290879-Wisconsin-084121/43290879-Wisconsin-084121-0006.jpg. https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?name=breivik&state=WI. read from the page
W. HENRY HILL ARTHUR F. HILL, F.S.A. AND ALFRED E. HILL, Antonio Stradivari, his life and work (1644-1737) (London: MACMILLAN AND CO., Limited, 1909). archive.org, cu31924022328896. https://archive.org/details/cu31924022328896. machine text
“Notice of a pitchfork cello in the collection of Orben Sime,” Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, North Dakota, 28 October 1931), p. 3. Chronicling America, Library of Congress. machine text
Lyon & Healy, Catalog of rare old violins, violas and violoncellos; also bows of rare makes (Chicago: Lyon & Healy, 1917). archive.org, cu31924022391449. https://archive.org/details/cu31924022391449. machine text
Lyon and Healy , Chicago, Lyon & Healy, Catalog of Rare Old Violins, Violas, Violoncellos, Bows of Rare Makes (Lyon & Healy, 1922). archive.org, catalograreoldv03healgoog. https://archive.org/details/catalograreoldv03healgoog. machine text
Crocker-Langley San Francisco Directory for the Year Commencing 1913 (San Francisco: H. S. Crocker Co., 1913). archive.org, crockerlangleysa1913sanfrich. https://archive.org/details/crockerlangleysa1913sanfrich. machine text
Davison’s Minneapolis City Directory (Minneapolis: Minneapolis Directory Company, 1914), vol. XLII, p. 300, 1287, 2384. Internet Archive (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign copy), archive.org davisonsminneapo1914unse; leaves n289, n291, n1292, n2399 in the BookReader image index. https://archive.org/details/davisonsminneapo1914unse. read from the page
Felland, Carl Martin, A History and Genealogical Record of the Felland and Reindahl Families (Northfield, MN: Mohn Printing Co., 1940), pp. 78–79. archive.org, historygenealogi00fell. https://archive.org/details/historygenealogi00fell. machine text
Gould’s Red Book: Business Directory, Commercial Register of the City of St. Louis (St. Louis: Gould Directory Co.). archive.org, gouldsredbookbus1914unse. https://archive.org/details/gouldsredbookbus1914unse. machine text
“Obituary of Thrond K. Reindahl,” Lutheraneren (Minneapolis, 1918), p. 662. Google Books, cy4C_vr0hyoC, pg PA662. https://books.google.com/books?id=cy4C_vr0hyoC. read from the page
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1912 (Polk, 1912), vol. 2. archive.org, milwaukeewiscons02unse. https://archive.org/details/milwaukeewiscons02unse. machine text
Mo parish register, Øvre Telemark. Arkivverket / Digitalarkivet, AV/SAKO-A-286/F/Fa/L0006. read from the page
“Progress of American Academy of Violin Makers,” Music Trade Review (1914), vol. 58, no. 5, p. 67. International Arcade Museum eLibrary, Music-Trade-Review/1914-58-5/67. https://elibrary.arcade-museum.com/Music-Trade-Review/1914-58-5/67. machine text
Johannes Reichenbacher [display advertisement], New York Tribune (New York, 1917-10-14), p. 26. Library of Congress, Chronicling America, LCCN sn83030214. https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030214/1917-10-14/ed-2/?sp=84. read from the page
“New-York Daily Tribune,” New-York Daily Tribune (New York, 1908–1912), pp. 1908-07-02, p. 12; 1911-09-16, p. 14; 1912-09-15, p. 14. Library of Congress, Chronicling America, LCCN sn83030214. https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030214/1911-09-16/ed-1/?sp=28. read from the page
Official Catalogue and Guide Book to the Pan-American Exposition (Buffalo: Charles Ahrhart, 1901), p. 113. archive.org, officialcatalog00panaa. https://archive.org/details/officialcatalog00panaa. machine text
Official Catalogue and Guide Book to the Pan-American Exposition (Buffalo: Charles Ahrhart, 1901), p. 113. Google Books, 5i9GAQAAMAAJ. https://books.google.com/books?id=5i9GAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA113. read from the page
Philharmonic: A Magazine Devoted to Music, Art, Drama (Chicago: Philharmonic Publishing Co., 1901), vol. 1, p. 128. Google Books, T-gsAAAAYAAJ. https://books.google.com/books?id=T-gsAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA128-IA5. read from the page
Polk-Husted Directory Co.’s Oakland, Berkeley and Alameda Directory (Oakland, California: Polk-Husted Directory Co., 1912), vol. twenty-fifth year, p. 112. Internet Archive, archive.org polkhusteddirect1912polk; leaf n115 in the BookReader image index. https://archive.org/details/polkhusteddirect1912polk. read from the page
Polk-Husted Directory Co.’s Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda Directory (Oakland, California: Polk-Husted Directory Co., 1916), vol. twenty-ninth year, p. 114, 590, 1435. Internet Archive, archive.org cb_000005; leaves n110, n590, n1391, n1444 in the BookReader image index. https://archive.org/details/cb_000005. read from the page
Polk’s Portland City Directory, 1920, vol. II (Portland, Oregon: R. L. Polk & Co., 1920), vol. vol. II, p. 1217, 1870. archive.org, CITY_DIRECTORY_PORTLAND_1920_2. https://archive.org/details/CITY_DIRECTORY_PORTLAND_1920_2. read from the page
Report of the Commissioner-General for the United States to the International Universal Exposition, Paris, 1900 (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1901), vol. 5, p. 68. archive.org, reportofcommissi05unit_0. read from the page
“Classified advertisement, “Violin Making”,” The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, 7 March 1911), p. 26. Library of Congress, Chronicling America, sn85066387/1911-03-07/ed-1, image 26. https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85066387/1911-03-07/ed-1/?sp=26. read from the page
The Boston Directory, 1895 (Boston: Sampson, Murdock & Co., 1895), p. 1379. archive.org, bd-1895. https://archive.org/details/bd-1895. read from the page
The Boston Directory, 1901 (Boston: Sampson, Murdock & Co., 1901). archive.org, bd-1901. https://archive.org/details/bd-1901. machine text
The Boston Directory, 1901 (Boston: Sampson, Murdock & Co., 1901), p. 1582. archive.org, bd-1901. https://archive.org/details/bd-1901. read from the page
The Boston Directory, 1916 (Sampson & Murdock Co., 1916), vol. 1. archive.org, bostonmassachuse1916112samp. https://archive.org/details/bostonmassachuse1916112samp. machine text
The Boston Directory, 1916 (Sampson & Murdock Co., 1916), vol. 2. archive.org, bostonmassachus1916v2samp. https://archive.org/details/bostonmassachus1916v2samp. machine text
Professional Directory, The Journal of School Music (Chicago, 1908), pp. unpaginated advertising leaf, bound after p. 65 — beside the number masthead-dated November 1908 — in Google viFDAQAAMAAJ; bound in the front matter of Google YeUqAAAAYAAJ. Google Books, viFDAQAAMAAJ (image PA65-IA3; masthead at PA33) and YeUqAAAAYAAJ (image PT6). https://books.google.com/books?id=viFDAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA65-IA3. read from the page
The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1902 (Chicago: The Chicago Directory Company, 1902), p. Classified business section, under “Violins. (Makers and Repairers.)”. archive.org, LakesideCityDirectoryOfChicago1902. https://archive.org/details/LakesideCityDirectoryOfChicago1902. machine text
The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1902 (Chicago: The Chicago Directory Company, 1902). archive.org, LakesideCityDirectoryOfChicago1902. https://archive.org/details/LakesideCityDirectoryOfChicago1902. machine text
“The St. Paul Globe,” The St. Paul Globe (St. Paul, Minnesota, 1899–1905), pp. 1899-03-05, pt. 2 p. 13; 1901-04-11, p. 6; 1905-03-28, p. 2. Library of Congress, Chronicling America, LCCN sn90059523. https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn90059523/1905-03-28/ed-1/?sp=2. read from the page
The Violinist (Chicago: The Violinist Company, 1901). Google Books, CvEsAAAAYAAJ. https://books.google.com/books?id=CvEsAAAAYAAJ. [Search excerpt only] search excerpt only
“Biographical notice of John R. Dubbs,” The Violinist (Chicago, 1920). Google Books, XB9HAQAAMAAJ. https://books.google.com/books?id=XB9HAQAAMAAJ. [Search excerpt only] search excerpt only
Professional Directory, The Violinist (Chicago: The Violinist Publishing Company, July 1909), vol. vol. VII, no. 3, pp. unpaginated advertising leaf; Google Books image RA7-PA4. Google Books, AOAqAAAAYAAJ (issue cover at RA7-PA1). https://books.google.com/books?id=AOAqAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA7-PA4. read from the page
The Violinist’s Guide: Written for the Use of the Violin Buying Public (Chicago: The Violinist Publishing Company, 1916), pp. 19–43. Google Books, zXQHAQAAMAAJ. https://books.google.com/books?id=zXQHAQAAMAAJ. read from the page
The Violinist’s Guide: Written for the Use of the Violin Buying Public (Chicago: The Violinist Publishing Company, 1916), p. 31. Google Books, zXQHAQAAMAAJ. https://books.google.com/books?id=zXQHAQAAMAAJ. read from the page
The Violinist’s Guide (Chicago: The Violinist Publishing Company, 1917). Google Books, wM-b274yG-MC. https://books.google.com/books?id=wM-b274yG-MC. [Search excerpt only] search excerpt only
The Violinist’s Guide: Written for the Use of the Violin Buying Public (Chicago: The Violinist Publishing Company, 1924), pp. 48, 51-52. Google Books, k72To-a4qjMC. https://books.google.com/books?id=k72To-a4qjMC. read from the page
The Violinist’s Guide: Written for the Use of the Violin Buying Public (Chicago: The Violinist Publishing Company, 1924), pp. 29–50. Google Books, k72To-a4qjMC. https://books.google.com/books?id=k72To-a4qjMC. read from the page
Trow’s General Directory of the Boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx, City of New York, 1912 (Trow Directory Co., 1912), vol. 3. archive.org, trowsgeneraldir1912p3trow. https://archive.org/details/trowsgeneraldir1912p3trow. machine text

Secondary sources 24

Tertiary sources 7

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