From front to back , the students in the agricultural class of 1933, led by teacher Harold Lawrenze, are identified as Fred Tan, Charlie Niemi, Hjalmer Stohlberg, Arnold Kuusiko, Elmer Hongisto, Eli Forstie, Toivo Jarvi, George Niemi, William Niemi, Oscar Sunnarberg, George Sunnarberg, Toivo Oja, Hjalmer Olson, George Maunu, Andrew Forstie, William Johnson, Hjalmer Niemi, Charlie Anderson, Leonard Saukko, Teacher Harold Lawrenze, Toivo Saukko, and Rudolph Oja. The photo was taken by Mr. Olson in 1933.
At far right is teacher Aluise Knuti and her class at the Washington School in 1952. This was her first year of teaching, and she was only 21 years old. Some years later, the classroom pictured was named the Aluise Knuti Lounge in her honor, as well as being dedicated to Aluise as being one of the organizers of the active Esko Senior Citizen's group.
Pictured are students and a teacher at the Esko Corner one-room school during Christmas time in 1907. Sitting on the floor are Adolph P., George Tan, Arvid O., Fred Esko. In the second row are Ellen Hiukka, Helen Johnson, the teacher Hilda Swenson, Hilda Esko, Selma Juntunen, Isaac Esko, Sophie Johnson, Henry Juntunen, Sophie Peterson, Erick Tan, Charles Polo, Emil Peterson. Students identified in the third row are Lydia Peterson, John Peterson, Ed Juntunen, Alice Hiukka, Sophie Tan, Joseph Juntunen, and Hjalmer Juntunen. The tallest girl in the back center is Julia Sunnarborg. The rest are unidentified.
Detroit Primary School in Detroit, Minnesota (became Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, in 1926). Written on the back is "Primary School, north side, Teacher Angie Brigam, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota".
District 62 Country School, Ann Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota. Back row: Teacher, boy, girl, girl, girl, girl, Roy Gilbert, girl, girl; 3rd Row: girl, boy, Otto B. Dahlgren, Clarence Munson, girl, girl, boy, boy; second row: Albert Dahlgren, girl, girl, girl; front row sitting: girl, boy, boy, boy, boy, boy, girl
Exterior view of the Distrtict 42 Country School, Ann Township, 1902. The schoolhouse was located on the southwest corner of the northwest 1/4 in section 8. Shown are: Left to right, back row: Nellie Pederson (Mrs. I.N. Lunde), Tillie Harold, Henrietta Hanson, Menora Steen, Mabel Heggerston (Mrs. E. Kopperud), Alma Hanson, John Steen, Fred Pederson. Front Row: Jennie Steen, Mabel Aamodt, Ella Steen (Mrs. H.W. Fingarson), Edwin Heggerston, Peter Harold.
Exterior view of the District 43 Country School in Ann Township. Pictured is the schoolhouse, with teacher, Rose Norman, off to the left and 9 unidentified female children and 6 unidentified male children. 37 students were at the district that year but they are not all pictured here. The students included: Ester Backenberg, Ruth Backenberg, Anna Gullickson, Henry Gullickson, Martin Gullickson, Willie Gullickson, Alfred Haugan, Anna Haugan, Mary Haugan, Albin Haugen, Anna Haugness, Enga Haugness, Carl Johnson, Jens Johnson, Marie Johnson, Ragna Johnson (Kaas), Thea Johnson, Albert J. Kaas, James P. Kaas, Albert Kleven, Galena Kleven, Jennie Kleven, Martin Kleven, Oluf Kleven, Thor Kleven, Joseph Nelson, Nordahl Nelson, Cora Nordsiden (Kaas), Helga Nordsiden, Henry A. Nordsiden, Lillie Nordsiden, Minnie Nordsiden (Bakken), Nora Nordsiden, Oscar Nordsiden, Albert Olson, and Henry Takle.
This shows an Esko one-room school, during the 1907-1908 school year, showing a teacher and the students. The far left person is identified as "Esko Boy - Janitor." The teacher is identified as Hilder Swenson (Archer). All the youngsters were Finnish except one, it was noted. On the back of the photo it was written that this was ""a one-room school near Esko Corners where I taught Sept. 1907 to May 1908. All were Finnish but one family, the Johnsons, with whom I stayed. I am the one in the doorway with the funny hat that must have been home made. One of the Esko boys was janitor."" The back of the photo has a small cut-out photograph of Hildur Archer and Olga Johnson to her right, who was the oldest daughter of the Johnson family with whom she stayed.
Building was moved to Alberta in 1912 and remodeled as a dwelling for the first principal of the Alberta Consolidated School, Fred Graffelman. Front row, left to right: photographer's wife and child, Elizabeth Foley, Rose Busse, Florence Hardin, Frances Busse, Rebecca Farwell, Joe Horrigan [holding slate], Mark Farwell, Ferris Hardin, Merle Farwell, Daniel Horrigan, William Horrigan Back row, left to right: Nora Hardin, Nina Farwell, Helen Darrow, Mrs. Nelson Darrow, Maud Darrow, Bert Horrigan, George Busse, Timothy Vaughn, Edward Horrigan, Ezra Hardin, Felix Busse, Luke Foley, James Foley, Mason Darrow, Patrick Vaughn, John Horrigan, Ray Roberts, R.H. Grace [teacher]
Here is the proud graduating class of 1933 from the Esko High School, including Millard Olson, Henry Anadahl, Anne Nygren, Elvira Thompson, Albin Johnson, Iver Olson, Bill Stenman, Mr. A. L. Winterquist, Irene Lukkanen, Lila Frederickson, and Lillian Fredrickson.
The teacher and students of Lade School are shown lined up outside the school building. A label attached to the framed photograph reads: "Lade School, Dist. 187. Teacher, Jessie Fagerstrom. From left: Carl Tilberg, John Aamold, Wm. (William) Johnson, Haldan Lade, Emil Lund, Selmer Sand, Serander Tilberg, Ingvald Lade, Selmer Paulson, Sebjorn Lade, Melvin Myhre, Selma Tilberg, Peter Myhre, Gideon Hermanson, Alma Hermanson, George Tilberg, Josephine Myhre, Miss Fagerstrom, Esther Nylin, Selma Lund, Alma Olson. 1902."
Group portrait of Little Chicago school students. Back Row: Mary Kalina, Florence Eng, Ruth Oppegard, Annie Nelson, Teacher Edna Larkin, Rose Eylward, Emma Kalina, Stella Oppegard, Mary Mach; Middle Row: Joseph Pumper, Marian Pumper, Olive Camp, Helen Remes, Eleanor Sjulstad, Florence Pumper, Laura Eylward, Gladys Sjulstad, Chris Nelson; Front Row: Theophilus (Bobby) Pumper, Stanley Nelson, Milton Remes, James Malecha, Jerome Malecha, Elwyn Bray
The students and teacher are posing in front of the Maunu School, which was an old one room school located near intersection of present day Canosia Road and Forstie Road.
The students in Miss Helia Branwall's class during the 1923-1924 school year are identified as the following; in the left row, Raymond Kemp, Matt Korby, Vieno Kotka, Frances Hiukka, Lila Fredrickson, George Kangas, and Arnie Nygren; in the second row, front to back, are Edwin Mattila, William Stenman, Fanny Marks, Carl Sariin, Laura Kangas, and George Kesty; the middle row, Elsie Nynas, Martha Korby, Uno Siltanen, Bernice Juntunen, Milo Current, Rudolph Murto, Arnie Manisto; the fourth row, Edgar Peterson, Ida Juntunen, Arnie Murto, Jennie Thompson, and Alma Laakso; and the right row, Walter Sarkela, Lila Mattson, Walter Polo, Millard Olson, and Toinie Raisanen. Note the cloakroom recessed area in the back left of the photo, and the three bars hanging on the wall for students to hang their coats.
Below the hill and south of the Old Trondhjem Church, this one-room schoolhouse was purchased in 1957 by the the Trondhjem Lutheran Church. It was used as a church fellowship hall. It was destroyed by fire in 2007.