Dr. Charles Eastman, an eminent Sioux physician, historian, and lecturer. He was active in politics and American Indian rights, and he founded 32 American Indian chapters of the YMCA and helped found the Boy Scouts of America. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Dr. Warren Upham, a geologist, archaeologist, and librarian who wrote "Minnesota Place Names: a Geographical Encyclopedia." He is considered to be part of the first group of Minnesota scientists to make the first survey of the state's geology. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Edward A. Bromley, an early Minneapolis photographer who worked to collect a photographic history of Minneapolis and St. Anthony. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ayer, an early missionary of the Minnesota Chippewa. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Enmegabowh, the first Native American to be ordained as a priest in the Episcopalian church. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Frank James, the older brother of outlaw Jesse James and a member of the James-Younger Gang. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
General James Shields, a politician and United States Army general who served as a United States Senator from Minnesota in 1858-1859. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
General William G. LeDuc, a Minnesota pioneer and Civil War veteran who built a large Gothic Revival home in Hastings, Minnesota. He served as Commissioner of Agriculture under President Hayes. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
George Bonga, a fur-trader of African-American and Ojibwe descent. He was one of the first African-Americans born in Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
George Olds, the second-oldest settler of Yellow Medicine county who moved to Granite Falls, Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
John S. Pillsbury, founder of the Pillsbury Company and eighth Governor of Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Henry Colin Campbell, a historian who wrote books on the history of the Lake Superior region in Wisconsin, including the title "Radisson and Groseilliers." This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Henry H. Sibley, the first Governor of Minnesota. After his term as Governor, he served as a military commander during the Dakota War of 1862, and he served as president of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents and the Minnesota Historical Society. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Henry H. Sibley, the first Governor of Minnesota. After his term as Governor, he served as a military commander during the Dakota War of 1862, and he served as president of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents and the Minnesota Historical Society. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Henry R. Schoolcraft, a geographer who discovered the source of the Mississippi River at Lake Itasca, Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Hole-in-the-Day, chief of the upper Mississippi band of Ojibwe. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Ignatius Donnelly, an early settler of Dakota County in Minnesota who attempted to run a utopian community called Nininger City. He served as lieutenant governor of Minnesota from 1860-1863 and was a Republican Congressman from 1863-1868. He is known mainly for his theories on Atlantis, Catastrophism, and Shakespearean authorship. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Jacob Fjelde, a Norwegian sculptor who settled in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His most famous monument is the one dedicated to the Minnesota 1st Infantry at Gettysburg Battlefield. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Jacob V. Brower (1844-1905), known as the "Father of Lake Itasca," confirmed the exact location of the Mississippi Headwaters and campaigned to protect Lake Itasca from logging. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
James Clark, a resident of Elysian, Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
James J. Hill, a railroad executive of the Great Northern Railway known as the "Empire Builder." This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
James Hardin "Jim" Younger, a member of the James-Younger Gang who was captured during their attempted bank robbery in Northfield, Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
James Lloyd Breck, an Episcopalian missionary who worked at Gull Lake with the Ojibwa. He also founded the Breck School at Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the Seabury Divinity School at Faribault, Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
James M. Goodhue (1810-1852), publisher and editor of Minnesota's first newspaper, the "Minnesota Pioneer," which would later become the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Goodhue was a large promoter of the state of Minnesota and hoped to encourage people to move to the state through the articles in his newspaper. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
James W. Lynd, a Minnesota State Senator who documented the history, customs, language, and traditions of the Dakota. He was the first casualty of the Redwood Agency Massacre on August 18, 1862. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.