Members of a cooking class, from left to right: Stella Carlson, Lena Andert, Selma Thompson, Anna Peterson, Ella Tinseth, Miss Estenson, Agnes Aanerud, Selma Page. Note on back by donor reads "Believed to be the first class at W.C. If not the first, one of the very firsts"
Brick Oneota school built in 1888 at 4420 West First Street; designed by architect Oliver Traphagen; the building also served as the Oneota Village Council Chambers before the village of Oneota became part of West Duluth; brick and brownstone with name over entrance; Romanesque windows with keystones; over the protests of families and the community club students were reassigned to the Merritt school when the Oneota was closed in 1946 then used for storage and razed in 1973 for construction of an industrial park; 16495
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections