Portrait of four boys posing as a kind of musical act. Roman Schmitt, at left, dressed in dark cap and sweater vest with bowtie and white trousers, holding a harmonica in one hand and a baton in the other, possibly acting as director. Other three boys dressed identically in dark caps, light sweater vests with dark stripes, bowties and white slacks, each holding a harmonica.
Studio portrait of the Ortonville Baseball Team. On the floor: G. Culve and R. S. Norman. Seated: unknown, Hanes, unknown, Gowan. Standing: E. Larson, unknown, coach unknown, Neil Cliff.
Outhouse in the summer. Signs leading up to the outhouse on the trail said, "Hurry," then, "Hurry, hurry," then "Hurry, hurry, hurry." On the side of the outhouse the sign says. "Now Take Your Time." Isle of Pines; Knife Lake; Boundary Waters Canoe Area
Black and white photograph of a parade going past Ries Bottling Works at Holmes and Third Streets in Shakopee, 1945. Ries Bottling Works was established in 1872 and torn down in 1978. The photo shows the American Legion marching past. Little boy is saluting the marching soldiers which are carrying flags.
Parade on South Front Street with a horse cart and marching band. Note on back of photo says, "Patterson Mercantile, 216 S. Front, G. B. Owen Piano, 220 S. Front."
Fragment of a picture postcard (both ends cut off) showing boy on a bare back horse wearing overalls, broad hat and brandishing a length of rope. Another boy holds the reigns and bridle. Visible in background are small buildings, a church steeple and carriage. One of the boys is identified as George Vancore.
The families gathered for this picture included the Rosenthals (back row), Marcuses (middle, seated) and Eisenbergs (front). Harry Brand is standing with his foot on the chair. German Jews arrived in Minneapolis in the 1860s, followed by a large influx of Eastern European Jews in the 1880s. The South Side neighborhood around Franklin and 15th Avenues was home to Romanians and Russians.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Exterior view of the Summer Tent. Written on the reverse of the image: "1980 Dorothy's cabin, Trinity Lutheran senior High Youth group Detroit Lakes, Minnesota."
Three men on frozen Knife Lake. The men, identified as Lowell Alice, Dorothy's great-nephew on the far left and John Smargis. They are in the process of "putting up ice" for the summer months.
Two men wearing winter gear on the frozen lake. One holding a shovel the other is operating a gas-powered ice saw in preparation for putting up ice for the summer. Written on the back, "Arvo I? Arvo K? Scoring ice- Feb 1954."
Walnut Grove Baseball Team: Manager Otto B. Dahlgren; Also shown are Donald I. Remington, R. Gibbs, Art Gibbs, W. Nelson, R. Nelson, Hanson, Knutson, Schwarm, Flodine, Larson, and Hegna.
View of the Winter Cabin with a lot of snow. Written on the top front of the photograph: "Knife Lake" and on the front bottom: "Dorothy Molter's Cabin"