View of the Mississippi River with an island and buildings on the riverbank. The photographic print was created from an 1851 daguerreotype by Joel Whitney.
Portraits of ten Minnesota State Officers, incorporated into a six-pointed star: Governor Ramsey; Lt. Gov Donnelly; Secretary Baker; Treasurer Scheffer; Dept of Instruction Neill; Auditor Kraft; Atty General Cole; Statistician Wheelock; Adjt General Acker; and State Printer Van Vorhes.
View of tents of the First Minnesota Regimentin a field. The First Minnesota Regiment was the first voluntary infantry regiment to serve in the Union Army during the Civil War. The camp shown was located between Poolesville, Maryland and Edward's Ferry on the Potomac River near the site of the Battle of Ball's Bluff, which was on October 21, 1861.
Scrap of lined paper with a photograph mounted in the center. The photo shows three men posing in front of the White House: one standing, one leaning against a statue, and one reclining on the ground at the base of the statue. The handwritten note at the top of the paper points out "Rev'd Edw'd D. Neill __ __ __ an assistant Sec. to Pres. Lincoln 1864- ". A handwritten note on the bottom of the paper says, "White House, Washington, D.C. During President Lincoln's administration."
Exterior view of original Old Main building at Macalester College with a young man in foreground. From the estate of William Porter Lee, Macalester class of 1889.
Charles Forbes was Professor Natural Sciences at Macalester College from 1885-1892. The photograph is of the interior of his house on Summit Avenue in St. Paul. He is seated in the chair by the fireplace. Two of his children are also in the photograph. The oil painting over the fireplace is of the schooner yacht "America", painted by Dr. Forbes.
Charles Forbes was Professor of Natural Sciences at Macalester College from 1885-1892. The photograph is of the interior of his house on Summit Avenue in St. Paul. His wife, "Libbie Bruff Forbes" is seated in the photograph.
Exterior view of Charles Forbes' house with children posing in front. Forbes was Professor Natural Sciences at Macalester College from 1885-1892. The house was on Summit Avenue in St. Paul.
Exterior view of Ramsey School, students with rackets posing in front. Caption reads: "First school house west of Campus, St. Paul City School System, about 1886"
Group shot of the Macalester baseball team in striped hats. First row: William Porter Lee, Class of 1889; Benjamin Irvin, 1889; Albert Tyler, 1890; George Achard, 1889; Billy Morse, 1888. Second row: Billy Pitts, 1890?; Paul McCurdy, 1889; Will Kirkwood, 1890; Sam Kirkwood, 1889; Thaddeus Creswell, 1890.
Eleven men seated next to tents, including Governor Alexander Ramsey and Col. Colville. The First Minnesota Regiment was the first voluntary infantry regiment to serve in the Union Army during the Civil War.This was taken at the country residence of Mr. George Brackett, Orono, Lake Minnetonka.
Three people on bridge in front of Minnehaha Falls in the winter, 1890s. Contributed by Richard Uriah Jones, Macalester College Class of 1901, and Macalester Head of Chemistry Department 1903-1941, and Dean of the College, 1917-1936.
Macalester College buildings and houses, left to right: Old Main, 1st President's House at 1586 Summit Avenue, Wallace House at 1596 Summit Avenue, Eutrophian Hall? Or grocerty? on Grand Avenue, faculty house at 1620 Summit Avenue, Ramsey School on Grand Avenue
Faculty houses and a church on Summit Avenue, looking west. The church is likely the first site of Macalester Presbyterian Church at 1652 Summit. The church building was dedicated on January 12, 1890. Caption reads: "Sweep of prairie on Summit Avenue looking west. Row of faculty homes; church."
Group portrait of the men's football team. Top row (left to right): Archie Cardle, Class of 1894; John Gill, 1993; Fred Sabin, 1896 (mgr); Charles Murray, 1895; Howard Gordon, 1895. Middle row (l-r): (missing); Arthur Vance, 1895; Fred Yerxa, 1896; Charles Stark, 1893. Bottom row (l-r): Frank Balcome, 1895; George Johnson, 1894; S.M. Kirkwood, 1889; Arthur Welbon, 1893; George Leck, 1893.
Exterior view of Edwards hall, a boarding club for men at Macalester College, with residents posing in front. Edwards Hall was located at the end of Princeton Avenue Caption reads "Early days of Edward's Hall." Contributed by a Class of 1898 alum.
Group of ten men outdoors in front of a tent, at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin in 1894. Individuals identified include Clarence Baker and C.L. Koons. Caption on the back by C.L. Koons, Class of 1898, reads in part, "We run into a R.R. strike, got last Twin City train out of Chicago for two weeks."
Caption on the back reads, "James Murray in his room. Cont. by Dean R.U. Jones." Dean Jones was Macalester Class of 1901, Head of the Chemistry Department from 1903-1941, and Dean of the College from 1917-1936.
Exterior view of Edwards Hall, a men's boarding club, with group portrait of boarders, 1896. Located on campus at the end of Princeton Avenue. Contributed by Richard Uriah Jones, Macalester College Class of 1901, and Macalester Head of Chemistry Department 1903-1941, and Dean of the College, 1917-1936.
Exterior view of Edwards Hall with two men posing outside, Macalester College men's boarding club, 1896. Located on campus at the end of Princeton Avenue.
Minnehaha Falls, frozen over in winter. Contributed by Richard Uriah Jones, Macalester College Class of 1901, and Macalester Head of Chemistry Department 1903-1941, and Dean of the College, 1917-1936.
Interior view of a dormitory room. David Thompson's roommate was John Aleels. Their room was on the second floor of Eutrophian Hall on Grand Avenue in St. Paul.
Members of the Snyder Band, seated on the steps of the entrance to Old Main, playing musical instruments. First row: Harry W. Vincent, Class of 1898; Hugh S. Alexander, 1899; Lester D. Brown, instructor. Second row: R.E. Clark, 1899; Roy W. Smits, 1900. Third row: Mitchell, 1898; Charles W. Hansen, 1897; Arthur A. Palmer, 1897; William O. Pederson. Fourth row: Carleton Koons, 1898; John M. Guise, 1898; David W. Morgan, 1898.
Group of men and women, seated in three rows, on a grassy bank. Caption on back reads, "Twin City Volunteer group? Welbon, Koons, Evans, both Sherwins, Herrick, Baker, Joseph Koshaba of Macalester."
Photo of eleven male band members in suits with brass musical instruments. First row: (missing); Hugh S. Alexander, Class of 1899; Ralph E. Clark, 1899. Second row: Roy Smits, 1900; (missing); Elmer Smits, 1899; (missing). Third row: (2 missing); John Guise, 1898; Carleton Koons, 1898.
A.E. Evans, Macalester College Class of 1897, standing holding a guitar in his room. Contributed by Richard Uriah Jones, Macalester College Class of 1901, and Macalester Head of Chemistry Department 1903-1941, and Dean of the College, 1917-1936.
Submerged houses, St. Paul, 1897. Contributed by Richard Uriah Jones, Macalester College Class of 1901, and Macalester Head of Chemistry Department 1903-1941, and Dean of the College, 1917-1936.
Banks of Mississippi River overflowing, flooding homes, 1897. Contributed by Richard Uriah Jones, Macalester College Class of 1901, and Macalester Head of Chemistry Department 1903-1941, and Dean of the College, 1917-1936.
Flooded homes in St. Paul. Contributed by Richard Uriah Jones, Macalester College Class of 1901, and Macalester Head of Chemistry Department 1903-1941, and Dean of the College, 1917-1936.
Surging water in the Mississippi River, with buildings, smokestacks and the Phoenix Mill in the background. Contributed by Richard Uriah Jones, Macalester College Class of 1901, and Macalester Head of Chemistry Department 1903-1941, and Dean of the College, 1917-1936.
Men's football team posed in front of the entryway to West Old Main. First row: Richard U. Jones, Class of 1901; Percy Brush, 1901; Clarence D. Baker, 1898; Carleton Koons, 1898; Frances B. Oakley, 1901. Second row: Rutherford Snyder, 1901; Robert Cargill, 1901; Robert Lutz, 1899; Lewis Hughes, 1901; Roy Smits, 1900; Arie Tietma, 1900; David Morgan, 1898 (mgr). Third row: John Guise, 1898; John Crystal, 1898; John Landsborough, 1900; Jacob Smits, 1899; Arthur Brush, 1901; Floyd Brown, 1900; Charles Dade, 1898; Fred Baker, 1898.
Large slabs of broken rock at St. Anthony, 1897. Contributed by Richard Uriah Jones, Macalester College Class of 1901, and Macalester Head of Chemistry Department 1903-1941, and Dean of the College, 1917-1936.
Exterior view of old schoolhouse in St. Paul where flood refugees were housed. Contributed by Richard Uriah Jones, Macalester College Class of 1901, and Macalester Head of Chemistry Department 1903-1941, and Dean of the College, 1917-1936.
High Mississippi River with ice and debris. Contributed by Richard Uriah Jones, Macalester College Class of 1901, and Macalester Head of Chemistry Department 1903-1941, and Dean of the College, 1917-1936.
Group portrait of five basketball players. Back row: Paul Doeltz, Class of 1899; Robert Stoddart, Academy. Front row: P.P. Brush, 1901; Roy W. Smits, 1900; Floyd Brown, Academy.
Group portrait of five female players in uniform posing with basketball. Left to right: Mathilde Pederson, Belle Campbell, Lily-Belle Watson, Daisy Milspaugh, and Anna Dickson.
Minnehaha Falls, frozen over in winter. Contributed by Richard Uriah Jones, Macalester College Class of 1901, and Macalester Head of Chemistry Department 1903-1941, and Dean of the College, 1917-1936.
View of Fort Snelling buildings from below, 1900. Contributed by Richard Uriah Jones, Macalester College Class of 1901, and Macalester Head of Chemistry Department 1903-1941, and Dean of the College, 1917-1936.
Percy Brush, Macalester College Class of 1901, standing in a classroom. Contributed by Richard Uriah Jones, Macalester College Class of 1901, and Macalester Head of Chemistry Department 1903-1941, and Dean of the College, 1917-1936.
Portrait of Macalester baseball team in uniform outdoors. First row: (missing); Richard Nutt, Class of 1903; Peter Erickson, 1903; Fred Shimian, 1906; Raymond Kilpatrick, 1903; Archie Rosaaen, 1903. Second row: Coach A.W. Anderson; Frank Throop, 1906; Bob Wallace, 1904; James Flannigan, 1905; Thomas Dickson, 1904; Peter Jacobson, 1903; Laird Guy, 1907; Thomas Flinn, 1905.
Group portrait of the Parthenon Society, with an animal skin rug in the foreground. Robert Wallace (son of President James Wallace and brother of DeWitt Wallace) is third from right in the middle row.
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.
Picture of the witch scene from Macbeth, staged by Macalester students in 1907. Students identified in the caption on the back include Lulu Piper, Pearl Nash, Mell Hobart and R.S. Wallace.
1908 graduates in caps and gowns, with East and West Old Main in the background. Students identified are (left to right): James Todd Guy; Nina Foy Johnson; Rosella Evans; Martha Olson; Lydia Anna Schroedel; Lucy Hysolp; Richard Stanley Brown; Ralph Brinks; Luke Marvin; Walter Mell Hobart; (missing); Clarence Stearns; Hanna Sophia Berg; Peter McEwen; Margaret Kennedy; Margaret Elizabeth Guy; Clifford C. Cornwell; Edith Fredrica Cale; Robert Sinclair Wallace; Evan Milton Evans; Albert Peterson; Margaret Lakey; George Aiken.
Group portrait of Macalester Baseball team, who tied for State Championship. Phillips-P, Jenckes-SS, Schiek-P, Plummer-Coach, G. Johnson-CF, Fisher-2B, Cardle-LF, Capt.. Ed Carson-P, Bell-SS, Stuhr-CF, Metcalf-RF, E.W. Johnson-3B, Heed-1st, Ellison-Mgr, F. Carson-C.
Female studentss standing in front of Old Main, as seen from inside the entryway of Old Main. Wallace Hall can be seen in the background. The caption on the back reads, "Macalester College picnic 1910."