View of some of the early buildings on the Carleton College campus, including Pancake Hall and Lord House, Northfield, Minnesota. Pancake Hall was a Carleton College residence.
Early image of the State Normal School's first buildings. The lower is the original, first used in 1860. The upper is Old Main, opened September 1, 1869.
Contributing Institution:
Winona State University, Darrell W. Krueger Library
Exterior view of Stearns House with men and women standing on the balcony and in front of the building. The Stearns House, a former hotel purchased by the state, served as a St. Cloud State's first and only building when the school was established in 1869.
Portrait of Alice Eddy Edwards, wife of the Reverend Elijah Evan Edwards and sister of the Reverend Thomas M. Eddy. Elijah E. Edwards was chaplain of the 7th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry during the latter part of the Civil War. Alice died in 1896.
Exterior view of Stearns House with men and women standing on the balcony and in front of the building. The Stearns House, a former hotel purchased by the state, served as a St. Cloud State's first and only building when the school was established in 1869.
Exterior view of Old Main. Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Exterior view of Old Main. Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Fannie McGaughey was a member of the first graduating class of St. Cloud State. In addition, she was here on the first day of classes in September 1869
View of the campus from its southwest corner looking northeast, showing Willis Hall, Williams Hall, Carleton's first observatory, and first Music Hall (Seccombe House).
Stereoscopic view of Hamline University's University Hall (also known as Old Main). Reverse has advertising for other views available from photographer/publisher Chas. A. Tenney of Winona.
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.
Hamline University's campus as seen from the northeast. From left, Ladies Hall (later known as Goheen Hall), heating plant, and University Hall (also known as Old Main).
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.
Hamline University Glee Club in rehearsal on the stage of Bridgman Hall in University Hall (also known as Old Main). Arthur Z. Drew at far left. A portrait of Bishop Leonidas Lent Hamline, for whom the university is named, hangs on the back wall.
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.
Sunday school class led by the Reverend James Ansel Sutton, who is in the center of the group. Sutton was an 1888 Hamline University graduate and he served as a Methodist Episcopal minister in Minnesota, Washington, Alaska, and California.
Mohn family sitting in front of Main overlooking Northfield. From left to right; Adults: Unknown, Unknown, College President Thorbjorn N. Mohn, Edward Mohn, Mrs. Mohn, Mrs. O.G. Felland. Children in front: George Mohn (in carriage), Ray Mohn, John Mohn, Thonny Felland, ""Pooh-Bah""- the campus dog mascot. See http://www.stolaf.edu/collections/archives/shows/cornerstone/index.html
Portrait of Hamline University's Class of 1888. Back row from left: Ezra E. McCrea, Edmund A. Montgomery, James A. Sutton, Frederick W. Dewart. Front row: Laura C. Johnson, Emma Richardson, Gertrude Kingsley.
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.
A winter view of St. Olaf from the roof of Ladies' Hall, the Main, windmill, and Northfield are in the background. Notice gymnasium apparatus on edge of school grounds. See http://www.stolaf.edu/collections/archives/shows/cornerstone/index.html
Hamline University's campus as seen from the northeast. From left, Ladies Hall (later known as Goheen Hall), Science Hall, and University Hall (also known as Old Main). Boardwalk in foreground.
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.
Interior view of the Model Room classoom with desks, an organ and a stuffed owl in background. Elementary students attended classes here that were observed and taught by Normal School students under the supervision of their instructors. The Old Model School was constructed in 1906.
Group portrait of the women's tennis team, holding tennis rackets, standing and sitting near a tennis net. Left to right: E. Carrie Schaefer, Ida Tisdell, Lucy Meckstroth, Carrie Tisdell, Daisy Cook, sitting, left to right, Lillian Hayse, Maude Kerr, Emily Carhart.
Interior view of assembly hall in Old Main. Old main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Group portrait of Hamline University's Class of 1894. Back row from left: William W. Brown, Charles A. McCann, Robert D. Samuels, John Wesley Smith, Lena E. Chase, John C. Miller, Claude E. Southwick, Albert M. Gullette, George H. Snow. Middle row: Harry St. Clair, Harriette H. Foss, Charles D. Lewis, Elizabeth Underwood. Front row: ?, Hattie A. Door, Grace Johnson, Etta M. McCollum, Bert N. Wheeler, Estella Scofield, Isa L. Coffin, Mary E. Ranson.
Museum Room in Old Main Building. Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Physical Science Laboratory in Old Main BuildingOld Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
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.
Top photo is a print of the campus in 1878. Bottom photo is a view of the campus in 1895, from the college to northeast. It shows part of 1 1/2 mile long, 8 ft high fence enclosing the discontinued Kittsondale Fairgrounds and Racetrack north of St. Anthony Avenue.
Staff of the "Oracle," Hamline University's student newspaper. Front row left to right: ?, Jennie Maxwell, Raymond Kaighn, Ernest Wallace, Eleanor Park. Back row: Roy Benham and Lewis Merritt.