A photograph of four rows of unidentified children from the 1928 Home Ec Club. All of the children appear to be female, though many of their clothing and haircuts are ambiguous.
Group portrait of 1905-1906 co-ed Hyperion Society in front of a backdrop. Front row (left to right): Gilchrist, Jones, and Smith. Second row (l-r): McDonald, S. Brown, Payne, Thompson, N. Johnson, Acheson, and Piper. Third row (l-r): R. Jones, H. Jones, Evans, Marvin, Kale, Throop, Hyslop, Salisbury, and Hood. Top row (l-r): P. McEwen, Berg, Evans, Leck, McDonald, Barker, R. Wallace, Mahlum, and Fulton.
Joe Numero and his business partner, Fred Jones, were responsible for the creation of the first refrigerated truck. Their invention, financed by Numero and engineered by Jones, revolutionized interstate commerce. A trucking company could deliver perishable products to far-flung markets without fear of spoilage en route. The invention happened at a fortuitous moment--the beginning of WWII, when the country had need of moving large quantities of produce and meat across long distances to feed hungry troops.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Portrait of Joe Whitford. Mr. Whitford built the first cabin on the townsite in the summer of 1857 and was responsible for naming the city in honor of his benefactor, James Fergus.
Studio portrait of the John and Margaret Cooley family. John Cooley (1837-1908) came to the United States as a 15 year old stow-away on a windjammer sailing from Hampshire, England in 1852. He married Margaret Taylor (1839-1927) of Rochester, New York in 1858. They arrived in Pope County in 1868 after several years in Wabasha County.
Joseph Schanfield was born in Romania, and became successful in Minneapolis' booming turn of the century real estate and insurance markets. At 23, he became the head of the Adath Jeshurun congregation on Minneapolis's South Side. During his years of service to the community, there were few leadership positions he did not hold, including president of the Jewish Sheltering Home and the Jewish Home for the Aged, as well as the Adath Cemetery Association.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
This portrait of Hiram Mendow was taken after his graduation from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1915. Mendow had a extraordinary career as a practicing attorney in Minneapolis, where he represented "Kid Cann" Blumenfeld, head of Minneapolis's bootleg syndicate, among others. The family immigrated from Lithuania, and Mendow began work at the age of six, delivering newspapers and shining shoes. Mendow litigated a number of famous cases, and continued practicing law well beyond his 100th birthday.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Front, left to right: August Christian Dahl, Hattie L. Hoffman, Hiram J. Llloyd, Jennie C. Ekle. Middle: Anna E. Morris, Paul Arthur Callaghan, Stella Lumley, Hans M. Olson. Back: Effie Johnson, Edmund Franklin, Ella F. Hodson. See Mankatonian 3/1899.
Contributing Institution:
University Archives and Southern Minnesota Historical Center, Memorial Library, Minnesota State University, Mankato
The Kongsvinger Symphonia Band, associated with Kongsvinger Free Lutheran Church of Rendsville Township, existed from ca. 1907 until 1924. The band produced a concert series and played for community events in the surrounding area. Originally directed by Rev. Abs from Hancock, it was later directed by Adolph Sherstad. Postcard version of 87.27.2. Front row, left to right: Albert Johnson, Peter Awsumb Second row, left to right: Joseph Wilson, Prof. Kask, Emil Awsumb, Rev. Abs, Conrad Sherstad, Adolph Sherstad, L.P.Norby Third row, left to right: Henry Peterson, Matt Jergenson, Alfred Wilson, Martin Jergenson, Victor Wilson, Lawrence Brandt; Back row, left to right: L.O. Hanson, Ole Awsumb, Alec Hanson, Carl Anderson, M.B. Strand