Type: Still Image / Physical Format: Black-and-white photographs / Location: Big Stone / Contributor: Big Stone County Historical Society Museum

1. Ortonville Girls Basketball Team, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1918
Description:: Group portrait of the Ortonville Girls Basketball team. Shown are Cummens, Bolsta, Bertelson, Gjengdahl, and Eldred.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

2. Ice Harvesting on Big Stone Lake, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1915?
Description:: Ice harvesting on Big Stone Lake. Workers shown with ice saws and ice augers.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

3. Crowd at the Big Stone County Fair, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1915?
Description:: Exterior view of the Big Stone County Fair including tents and crowds of people.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

4. Rabbit hunting, Ortonville, Minnesota

Creator:: Vikre, Peter
Date Created:: 1915
Description:: Rabbit hunters in Ortonville. The men are identified as: Nels Beck, Pete Hausauer, Wayne Kelly, Tony Beck.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

5. Theater cast, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1914 - 1918
Description:: Theater cast from a fundraising theater production cast.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

6. Pioneer Meat Market decorated for Christmas, Ortonville, Minnesota

Creator:: Vikre, Peter
Date Created:: 1914
Description:: Interior view of the Pioneer Meat Market decorated for Christmas. George C. Shumaker was the proprietor. The image caption reads: "Auntie and Uncle decorated his picture."
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

7. Ortonville Band, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1912 - 1921
Description:: Ortonville Band musicians standing outside with their instruments.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

8. School Class with Roy and George Geier, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1910?
Description:: Portrait of school children posed outside of a school.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

9. Minnewarmett Hotel, Chautauqua Park, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1910?
Description:: Exterior view of the Minnewarmett Hotel.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

10. Barge unloading grain at dock, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1910?
Description:: Barge unloading grain at a dock in Ortonville.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

11. Minstrel Show, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1910 - 1920
Description:: Theater performance and fundraiser and Minstel Show.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

12. Railroad Engine No. 201, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1909?
Description:: View of the Railroad Engine Number 201.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

13. Steamboat "Muskegon" on Big Stone Lake, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Creator:: Olson, W. O.
Date Created:: 1909
Description:: The caption reads, "Steamer Muskegon on Big Stone Lake, No. 77."
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

14. Men at the quarry, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Creator:: Reed, Roland
Date Created:: 1908?
Description:: View of 21 men posed at the quarry in Big Stone county.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

15. Bank of Ortonville, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1907?
Description:: Exterior view of the Bank of Ortonville.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

16. Bank of Ortonville (Orton Building), Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1907?
Description:: View of exterior of the Bank of Ortonville.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

17. Harvesting on Haase's Farm, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1905?
Description:: Harvesting operations on Haase's Farm.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

18. Edmonds-Londergan Company lumberyard, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1905?
Description:: Exterior view of the Edmonds-Londergan Company building in Big Stone County. The Edmonds-Londergan company sold lumber, grain, coal, stock and machinery. Two men are seated in a horse-drawn buggy in front of the building.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

19. Thirteen Bands in Ortonville, Minnesota

Creator:: Reed, Roland
Date Created:: 1905-06-24
Description:: View of thirteen marching bands lined up on the Ortonville Main Street.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

20. Kollitz Store, Odessa, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1905
Description:: Interior view of the Kollitz store.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

21. Buggy with two women and a man, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1905
Description:: Two women pose with a man in front of a buggy.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

22. Nielson Drug on Main Street, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1904?
Description:: Exterior view of the Nielson Drugstone.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

23. Seining carp, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Creator:: Vikre, Peter
Date Created:: 1900?
Description:: Seining carp in Big Stone County.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

24. Log cabin moved to museum from Bonanza, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1900?
Description:: Exterior view of an early log cabin.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

25. Log cabin moved to museum, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1900?
Description:: Exterior view of an early log cabin.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

26. Farm building on the Chesley family farm, Beardsley, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1900?
Description:: The Chesley family worked their farm near Beardsley, Minnesota from 1874 until 1914.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

27. Bar scene, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1900?
Description:: Interior of an unidentified bar in Big Stone County, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

28. Band dressed up like clowns, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1900?
Description:: Band musicians posed with their instruments.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

29. People in front of house with a Hotel sign, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1895?
Description:: Exterior view of a house with a sign in fron that reads "hotel."
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

30. Harvesting, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1895
Description:: Harvesting operations in Big Stone County.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

31. Ortonville Township GAR and WRC Picnic, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1894
Description:: Article in July 26, 1894 Herald Star - names of many in picture are listed on back. Probably gathering was at Fetterly's (Point Welcome).
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

32. Big Stone Lake, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1890?
Description:: View of Big Stone Lake shoreline, boathouse and boats moored on the pier and pulled up on the beach.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

33. Parade on Main Street, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1890
Description:: View of a parade down Main Street.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

34. Earliest Main Street, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1887?
Description:: View of Main Street in Ortonville.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

35. City's first Fire Hall, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1887?
Description:: Exterior view of Ortonville's first fire hall.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

36. Ortonville School and pupils, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1886
Description:: Large group of students posed on the school steps.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

37. Orton House became the Orton Hotel, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1885?
Description:: Exterior view of the Orton House Hotel.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

38. Early city view, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1885-1890
Description:: View of Main Street in Ortonville.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

39. Ortonville Coronet Band, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1884 - 1885
Description:: Group portrait of the Coronet Band. Band members from left to right: Henry Romander, Irving O. Bron, Henry Godrey, Ernie Davis, Ralph Godfrey, August Carlson, Willet Hyde, Will Bron, Hoard Hancock and Carl Bron.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

40. Shumaker Building, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1882?
Description:: Exterior view of the Shumaker Building.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

41. City views, Ortonville, Minnesota

Creator:: Reed, Roland
Date Created:: 1880 - 1889
Description:: Various views of Ortonville in the 1880s.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

42. Shumaker & Rietmann Store, Ortonville, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1876
Description:: Exterior view of the Shumaker and Rietman Store. Al Shumaker is on the right. Shumaker and Rietman was a dry goods and grocery store. The reverse of the image is marked, "Shumaker and Woodley 1st permanent store in 1876 - burned - 1st new store - F. Shumaker 1879."
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

43. Two canoeists on lake with Eakontka Pavilion in background, Ortonville, Minnesota

Description:: Two canoeists on Big Stone Lake, taken from a glass plate original.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

44. Spring Flooding of the Bottoms, Ortonville, Minnesota

Description:: View of dike road under water as seen from north side of main street. Image reprinted by H. Vikre.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

45. Shumaker Store, Dry Goods and Shoes, Ortonville, Minnesota

Description:: Interior view of the Shumaker Store, with Carolyn Schemming, Al Iverson, Emma Johnson and Mrs. Schumaker at the counter.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

46. Salet Department Stores Quitting Business, Ortonville, Minnesota

Description:: Salesman's car with "el Producto Cigars" advertisement parked in front of a store.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

47. Saeger's Store employees advertising Chase and Sanborn Tea, Ortonville, Minnesota

Creator:: Reed, Roland
Description:: Saeger's Store employees dressed in Chinese costumes and advertising Chase and Sanborn tea, probably dressed in costume for a parade.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs