Exterior view of the Zion Lutheran Church, built circa 1897 and demolished circa 1924. Women sat on the left side and men on the right side. Lender was baptized in this church.
View of the R. J. Hall family and residence. Left to right: R.J. [father], Harry, Emma Jane [mother], ? , Grace, Ernest, ? R. J. Hall was part of the Yankee group called the St Lawrance Coloney that left New York and settled in Minnesota. Hall came in 1871.
Second row, left: Thomas Thomasson. Third row, second from left: Cory [from Wheaton]; third from left: Henry Graham. Graham was stationed between Graceville and Fort Wadsworth to help control Indians. He enlisted in the Civil War at age fifteen by saying he was 16. He was big for his age. He later had a blacksmith shop in Rossville, Iowa, and his wife had a hotel. James E., Frank, and Herb were their sons.
Renchin store was later purchased by Waggoner, then by Overson and Roan. Store burned in the 1916 fire. Buildings have been outlined with ball point pen, probably by Edna Mae Busch. Photograph was loaned for copying by Edna Mae Busch, and the original donated by her son Rick after her death.
Red Cross Volunteers in Parade. Lois Caine (daughter of Dr. Charles Caine) pictured holding corner of parade flag. Donors tossed contributions to the Liberty Loan Program into the flag. Exhibit: Weather or Not May 2001 -
Portrait of Mary Ann Ware, surrounded by her quilts and handwork. Note on back of photograph: Great Grandmother Ware, Mother of William Penn Ware, Grandmother of Frank Ware, Great Grandmother of Frances Ware Abbott and Great-grandmother Ware. Mary Ann Ware was born in 1805 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She migrated to Barry, Illinois. She igrated to Morris, Minnesota in 1880. She was the great-grandmother of Frances Louise Ware Abbott who was born 7/25/1906 in Morris, Minnesota.
Originally located at the corner of Sixth Street and Oregon Avenue, the fire station was built about 1884 and torn down in July, 1926. From right to left: W. J. Munro (chief), T. A. Callahan (Engineer), Isaac Imes, William McCullogh, ?, ?, L. W. Northcott, J. E. Spooner, [no further identification given].
Morris: view from Pacific Avenue to southeast. Morris Hotel, Citizens Bank at left; rairoad cars left of center; elevators center. Pacific Avenue is not paved.
Studio portrait of employees. Front row, left to right: Joe Gaffney, Agnes Benn Olson, Margaret Galvin, Laura Thoele. Middle row, left to right: Ivar Hanson, Milton Kernz, C.J. Guter, Ed Healy, Miss Stinson Back row, left to right: F.A. Hancock, Getz, F.A. Mullen, ?, ?
Second from right: Hugh Munro; others are, Jennie Dekay, Maude Johnson, Henry Kline, Mabel ( Hill ) McDonald, Agnes Newell, Zoe Spurr, Ray Stone, Harold Tripp, Bessie Watson
Located on Block 19 in the original town, built in 1885 with an addition added in 1894. Used as a high school and grammar school. Demolished in 1934 and replaced with a new building, also known as Longfellow School. Note on back of original to Caroline Mork, Hancock, from Sadie E.
The Lewis H. Stanton home "The Chimneys" and was built in 1880 by Lewis H. Stanton, son of President Lincoln's Secretary of War. The house was slso known as "Stanton's Folly."
With gun: George E. Maughan; in back seat of buggy: Robert Colyer, Mrs. W.L. Colyer; in front seat of buggy: Mrs. George E. Maughan, daughters Louise and Kathryn. Photograph possibly donated by J. George Maughan.
Exterior view of the First Lutheran Church. Located in Block 75, Lot &, Railway's Sub. of Block 70. Note: name change occurred in 1922, but the photograph may be older. April 03 - loaned to First Lutheran for reproduction for their Anniversary Celebration in 2004.