Members of the Hancock Orchestra with their instruments. Back row, left to right: Hiel West, Ed Boley, Rev. Radcliff. Seated, left to right: Al Braun and Harry Polson.
Group photograph of the Hancock Orchestra members with their instruments. Back row, left to right: Kip Parks, Frank Wilcox, Lew Wheeler, August Erickson. Second row, left to right: K. C. Helgerson, I. T. Tollofson, W. Muir. Front row, left to right: Mabel Helgerson, H. A. Chase (conductor).
Front row, left to right: George Darling, John Light, Wilbur Hill Second row, left to right: Fred Hill, George McPherson, J.L. Crandall Back row, left to right: Bruce Stevens, Chas. DeKay, Professor Dewey, Alex Flum [?], Frank Hesler, W. Darling See: Morris Tribune [Sun?], 26 Sep 1894. Photograph loaned to SCHS (L87.9.1) by Jeanne Peterson for copying. She did not recognize it when returned, to she returned it to museum.
The play was given at the Courthouse Hall in 1895 by the Floral Club (later the Students Club) to raise funds to further interest in gardening. Front row, left to right: W.P. Fowler, Mrs. J.W. Harris, Henry Leaman (or Dr. Harris?), Mrs. F.A. Hancock, Mrs. Chas. Garlick, Mrs. Henry Wolff. Second row, left to right: Mrs. Elliot, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Curtiss, Mrs. H.W. Stone, Mrs. Mary Pearce, Mrs. Mary Butterfield, A.A. Stone. Back row, left to right: Mrs. Messersmith, Mrs. Getz, S.J. Stebbins, Chas. Pepper (tall), J.D. Gillespie, F.E. Newell, H. Ward Stone, Henry Wolff (or Pete Ross?), Dr. H.L. Hulburd, Rev. A.H. Tebbets, Mrs. Tebbets.
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.
See the Morris Tribune, 30 Dec 1896. The Morris Cadet Band was formed in 1896 under the direction of H.B. Lund. Note attached to the back of the photograph reads Lunds Band (orig. Dec., 1896 - but this picture could have been taken later) [back row, left to right:] Lawrence Thomasson, Otto Jacobson, H.B. Lund, George Flynn(?) [middle row, left to right:] James O'Malley, Arthur Flatner, Oscar Flatner, Hilfred Thomasson. [front row, left to right:] Gus Amborn(?), Ludwig Danielson, Will Haight(?), Orrin Flynn After conferring with Cora Grove, I am fairly certain these names are correct - the one marked (?) are the ones she FS not too sure of - but from the names listed in the 12/30/1896 paper, they seem to be correct[.] The paper lists two (Louie Larson and Vincent Caswell) who apparently dropped out before this picture was taken. Flo Sarlette (1971). Note that the instrumentation listed in the 1896 newspaper does not correspond to the instruments held by the players in the photograph, so the identification given above should not be taken as entirely accurate.
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.
Studio portrait of the play's cast. Two copies of this image at the museum. Newspaper clipping on back of copy 1 describes the production; see the Morris Tribune, February 24, 1900. A note on the back of copy 1 in Ida Hancock's handwriting reads "This picture shows caste [sic] of 2nd production." Copy 1 noted as number 1940 on p. 67 of the Old Black Ledger.
Boxing match in front of photographer's tent. Photograph was loaned for copying by Edna Mae Busch, and the original donated by her son Rick after her death.
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
Left to right: Lloyd Lentz, Archie Stone, Clara Rasmusson, Pauline Lord [behind], Cyrus Ortman, Ella Anderson, Joe Landis, Mattie Suckstorff [behind], Florence Ortman. Photographer possibly the unidentified young man in 86.19.62 (pictured in that image but not here),and printed by J.B. Anderson. Exhibit: Weather or Not May 2001 -