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1. Ard Godfrey House, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Paschke, Jean, 1940 -
Date Created:
1998
Description:
The Ard Godfrey House (28 SE University Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota), a dwelling of Edwin Clark, with the great grandson of Edwin Clark, Clark Davis, and other relatives and friends as visitors.
Contributing Institution:
Melrose Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

2. Ard Godfrey House, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Paschke, Roger, 1939 -
Date Created:
1998
Description:
The Ard Godfrey House, (28 SE University Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota) a dwelling of Edwin Clark, now a museum.
Contributing Institution:
Melrose Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

3. Dakota Conflict Monument at Lake Shetek, Shetek, Minnesota

Date Created:
1950
Description:
The Dakota Conflict Monument which honors those who lost their lives in the conflict on August 20, 1862.
Contributing Institution:
Murray County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

4. Robbinsdale "Old Timers" at George Johnson's house, Robbinsdale, Minnesota

Date Created:
1947
Description:
Sons and Daughters of Robbinsdale's Earliest Residents. Row 1: Etta Roth Gates, Bertha Trump, Mrs. Bill Parker, Bill Parker, Mrs. George Johnson, Grace Goetze. Row 2: Mrs Horbie Morse, Ruth Trump, Frances Pollard, Maude Huston, Mrs. William Johnston, Emma Bratager, William Goetze, Jack Trump, George Christianson, Bill Johnston, Louis Bratager, Harriet Grenell Sessing (front), Jules Sessing (back), Lawrence Nasett, George Johnson,Hamlet Johnson
Contributing Institution:
Robbinsdale Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5. Portrait of Elmer A. Eaton, a survivor of the Dakota War of 1862, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:
Hall, Myron, 1911-1996
Date Created:
1941-11-05
Description:
Portrait of Elmer M. Eaton, oldest survivor from the Maine Prairie Fort. This event is also referred to as the Sioux Uprising and the Dakota Conflict of 1862.
Contributing Institution:
Stearns History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

6. Residents of Eveleth at Old Settlers' Reunion, Eveleth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1925?
Description:
Men, women, and children sit together at an Old Settlers reunion event for area residents at Eveleth Park.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

7. Walter Clark and Edwin Clark at Ard Godfrey house, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1922
Description:
Blind Walter Clark, left, Edwin Clark and friend on a park bench across the street from the Ard Godfrey House, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Melrose Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

8. Interior of Ard Godfrey House, Hennepin County Territorial Pioneers' Museum, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1921?
Description:
The inside of the Ard Godfrey House being used as the Hennepin County Territorial Pioneers' Museum and home of Edwin Clark.
Contributing Institution:
Melrose Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

9. Edwin Clark in Ard Godfrey House Museum, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1921?
Description:
Edwin Clark at the Ard Godfrey House and Hennepin County Museum (28 SE University Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota) where he lived.
Contributing Institution:
Melrose Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

10. Edwin Clark Family and relatives in the Ard Godfrey House, Hennepin County Territorial Pioneers' Association Museum, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1921?
Description:
Edwin Clark, the Dawes How family, and relatives at the Ard Godfrey House (28 SE University Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota), home of Edwin Clark and Walter Clark.
Contributing Institution:
Melrose Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

11. Ard Godfrey House, Hennepin County Territorial Pioneers' Association Museum, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1921?
Description:
The Hennepin County Territorial Pioneers' Museum in the Ard Godfrey House (28 SE University Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota). Edwin Clark lived upstairs.
Contributing Institution:
Melrose Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

12. Oldest house in Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota

Creator:
Adams, Arthur T., 1872-1955
Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
The oldest house in Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Lantern slides

13. Old Settlers present at Olga Creamery picnic, Olga, Minnesota

Creator:
Elkjer, Erick
Date Created:
1916-06-18
Description:
Framed panorama of "Old Settlers" gathered for a picnic on the grounds of the Olga Creamery Association, in Olga, Minnesota, June 8, 1916.
Contributing Institution:
East Polk Heritage Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

14. Large group of people at Section 30, Fall Lake Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1915
Description:
Section Thirty is an unincorporated community located in Fall Lake Township, four miles east of Ely. Among this group at Section 30 are, Top, Mr. and Mrs. Albin Sundholm and daughters; Center in dark coat, Mrs. Oppel; Upper right, Mr. and Mrs. Thaisen and her sons Carl and Albert Ramquist.
Contributing Institution:
Ely-Winton Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

15. Haakon Bjornaas in Lake of the Woods, Minnesota

Creator:
Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Date Created:
1911?
Description:
Portrait of Haakon Bjornaas in front of a log cabin.
Contributing Institution:
Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

16. Hunting scene on homestead near Baudette, Minnesota

Creator:
Gjelhaug, J. A.
Date Created:
1911 - 1918
Description:
Four men with rifles posed with bagged white tail deer in front of a log cabin.
Contributing Institution:
Lake of the Woods County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Negatives (photographic)

17. The Pioneer Limited, Cook, Minnesota

Creator:
Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949; Battleson & Bjornaas
Date Created:
1910?
Description:
Hauling hay near Cook, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

18. Homesteader on an ox, Baudette, Minnesota

Creator:
Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Date Created:
1910?
Description:
View of a homesteader at Baudette, Minnesota riding an ox.
Contributing Institution:
Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

19. Haakon Bjornaas on his homestead claim, Rapid River, Minnesota

Creator:
Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Date Created:
1910?
Description:
Bjornaas on his homestead claim of 160 acres of timberland near the Rapid River area in Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

20. Off to the wedding via oxen sled, Two Harbors, Minnesota.

Creator:
Bergren, Charles E.
Date Created:
1910
Description:
Oxen drawn sleigh that has two handwritten paper signs reading "Back to the Farm" and "The Simple Life For Us." Couple is identified as Theodore and Helga (Anderson) Johnson married February 10 in Two Harbors, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Lake County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

21. Nels Quevli Farm, Lakefield, Minnesota

Date Created:
1909-03-25
Description:
Postcard illustrating Nels Quevli and the Quevli Farm of "2243 acres, 10 sets of buildings located 10 miles north of the Iowa state line. Where corn is king." Signed by Nels Quevli and dated 1909.
Contributing Institution:
Jackson County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

22. Log Shanty with flag, woman and seven boys, possibly South Dakota

Date Created:
1908?
Description:
Possibly a school house in South Dakota. Date given by donor is 1908.
Contributing Institution:
Stevens County Museum and Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

23. Homestead, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota

Creator:
Gjelhaug, J. A.
Date Created:
1908-11-18
Description:
A man and a boy with rifles stand in front of a log cabin.
Contributing Institution:
Lake of the Woods County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Negatives (photographic)

24. Among the natives, northern Minnesota

Date Created:
1905?
Description:
Portrait of two unidentified women standing alongside a tree stump and in front of a group of houses. The location of this photograph is unknown; but the Iron Range includes parts of the following Minnesota counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

25. Wadsworth Trail, near Morris, Minnesota

Creator:
Hall, Grace; Hall Ernest?
Date Created:
1905-04-09
Description:
View of the Wadsworth Trail. The Wadsworth Trail extended from St. Cloud, MN to Sisseton, SD and was blazed by pioneers in 1864.
Contributing Institution:
Stevens County Museum and Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

26. Wadsworth Trail, near Morris, Minnesota

Creator:
Hall, Grace; Hall Ernest?
Date Created:
1905-04-09
Description:
View of the Wadsworth Trail. The Wadsworth Trail extended from St. Cloud, MN to Sisseton, SD and was blazed by pioneers in 1864.
Contributing Institution:
Stevens County Museum and Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

27. Life on the homestead, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota

Creator:
Gjelhaug, J. A.
Date Created:
1905 - 1918
Description:
Four unidentified men and two unidentified women standing in front of a homestead cabin; several men posing with tools and equipment used in land clearing and cabin building.
Contributing Institution:
Lake of the Woods County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Negatives (photographic)

28. Homestead, near Holloway, Minnesota

Date Created:
1902
Description:
View of a homestead with cattle, haystacks, and farm implements, near Holloway, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Stevens County Museum and Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

29. August Widmark's homestead, Clearwater County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1902
Description:
The August Widmark homestead was typical of the Clearwater County homesteads prior to 1909. A team of oxen, a few cows and a market for the timber was all one needed for a start in this county.
Contributing Institution:
Clearwater County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

30. Women homesteaders with Native American man and child, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota

Creator:
Gjelhaug, J. A.
Date Created:
1900 - 1915
Description:
Winter scene of three homestead women and a Native American holding a small child in the woods. A horse and cart, teepee, frozen slaughter pig and other bundles are visible in the surroundings.
Contributing Institution:
Lake of the Woods County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Negatives (photographic)

31. Big Anderson and friends, Reine Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1905
Description:
Postcard of "Big" Anderson and two unidentifed men near Anderson's homestead cabin. Anderson is smoking a pipe and holds an axe and a crosscut saw. One of the unidentified men holds a rifle and the other holds an axe.
Contributing Institution:
Roseau County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

32. Sod house with people and horses, near Holloway, Minnesota

Date Created:
1899
Description:
Exterior view of a Swift County sod house.
Contributing Institution:
Stevens County Museum and Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

33. Homesteader cabin near Canada, north of Roseau, Minnesota

Date Created:
1895 - 1905
Description:
Winter view of a homstead cabin near South Juncion, Manitoba on the Minnesota side of the border. The individuals include Richard and Ole Holland, Knute Olson and Sophus.
Contributing Institution:
Roseau County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

34. Old Settlers Association, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Johnson, Frederick B., 1870-?
Date Created:
1894-01-01
Description:
The Head of the Lakes Old Settlers Association members resided in Duluth or Superior, Wisconsin for a minimum of 25 years.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

35. Selner homestead in Erie Township, Becker County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890?
Description:
Selner homestead in Section 30 of Erie Township in Becker County, Minnesota. Sophie Selner and Andy Winkler are playing peek-a-boo under the Bimler Brothers machine.
Contributing Institution:
Becker County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

36. Robert Fitzpatrick homestead, Chandler, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890?
Description:
A harvest scene at the Robert Fitzpatrick homestead near Chandler.
Contributing Institution:
Murray County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

37. Old Settlers of Arban, Holding Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890?
Description:
View of settlers in Holding Township, including William Luckeroth, Henry Young, Mrs. Anna Young and family.
Contributing Institution:
Stearns History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

38. Nels and Anna Olson family, Thomson, Minnesota.

Date Created:
1890?
Description:
Exterior view of a log home. The house was built by Anna's father Simon Palkie in 1873. Nels Olson was the first Swede in Thomson, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

39. Claim shack and out buildings, Ely, Minnesota.

Date Created:
1890 - 1910
Description:
Rustic hut encampment in the woods.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

40. Residential district, Two Harbors, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1895
Description:
Street scene taken from Old High School. Original Lake County courthouse and sheriffs residence can be seen on the right side of the image. Note the wooden sidewalks and wagon-rutted roads.
Contributing Institution:
Lake County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

41. Pioneer Hotel, near Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1887?
Description:
Exterior view of the Pioneer Hotel building. A group of men and women stand in front of the building along with two horse-drawn wagons. The Pioneer Hotel was built by Robert Whiteside in 1887.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

42. Damage to residential section after the 1883 tornado, Rochester, Minnesota

Creator:
Tenney, Charles A.
Date Created:
1883 - 1908
Description:
Part of the destroyed residential section is shown in this photo taken after the 1883 tornado. Several homes are badly damaged and many are completely destroyed. The tornado struck Rochester in the early evening of Aug. 21, 1883.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

43. Construction of Ore Docks in Agate Bay, Two Harbors, Minnesota

Date Created:
1883 - 1884
Description:
Image taken from bay showing the wooden footings for the first ore dock in Agate Bay. Wooden planks are lined up along the bank, Agate Bay House is the large building in the center of the image. Construction of the ore docks began in 1883.
Contributing Institution:
Lake County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

44. Sauk Centre Stockade, Sauk Centre Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1863
Description:
Print of the Sauk Centre Stockade, of Company B, of the 8th Minnesota during the summer of 1863.
Contributing Institution:
Stearns History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Prints (visual works)

45. Dakota Native Americans and Dr. Thomas Williamson near the Upper Sioux Agency, Minnesota

Creator:
Whitney, Joel E., 1822-1886
Date Created:
1862
Description:
This photograph shows several Dakota Native Americans and Dr. Thomas Williamson at his home near the Upper Sioux Agency in 1862.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

46. U. S. Land Office, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
Exterior view of the St. Cloud land office.
Contributing Institution:
Stearns History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

47. Sod House, Rockville Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
Exterior view of a sod house, located near Rockville, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Stearns History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

48. Daniel Justus family, Swede Lake, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
Men with a horse-drawn plow pose with women and children in front of a small log house. Justus was the first Swedish settler in Swede Lake.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

49. Hunting the Buffalo in Winter

Creator:
Eastman, Seth, 1808-1875
Date Created:
1850?
Description:
This is a print by the artist and military officer Seth Eastman, who was stationed in Minnesota before statehood. Two Native American men on snowshoes are shown hunting buffalo.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Prints (visual works)

50. Dakota Encampment

Creator:
Eastman, Seth, 1808-1875
Date Created:
1850
Description:
This is a print by the artist and military officer Seth Eastman, who was stationed in Minnesota before statehood. It shows a Dakota campsite along a body of water.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Prints (visual works)

51. Dakotah Village

Creator:
Eastman, Seth, 1808-1875
Date Created:
1841 - 1855
Description:
This is a print by the artist and military officer Seth Eastman, who was stationed in Minnesota before statehood. It shows several dwellings of the Dakota people.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Prints (visual works)

52. Woman homesteader, northern Minnesota

Creator:
Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Description:
Woman homesteader in front of a log cabin in northern Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

53. Portrait of Saul and Mrs. S.S. Gale, Gales Township, Minnesota

Description:
Photographic portrait of Saul Gale and his wife, Mrs S. S. Gale. Gales Township is named after him.
Contributing Institution:
Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

54. Portrait of "Detter" a homesteader, Rapid River, Minnesota

Creator:
Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Description:
Studio shot of Detter, a homesteader in the Rapid River area in Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

55. Homestead of Mr. and Mrs. Sivert Hanson, northern Minnesota

Creator:
Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Description:
Mr. and Mrs. Sivert Hanson and Hussat in front of a log cabin.
Contributing Institution:
Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

56. Homestead family, Rapid River, Minnesota

Creator:
Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Description:
Homestead family posing in front of cabin in the Rapid River area, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

57. Homestead family in front of a log cabin, northern Minnesota

Creator:
Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Description:
Homestead family posing in front of log cabin during the winter.
Contributing Institution:
Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

58. Homesteaders, northern Minnesota

Creator:
Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Description:
Men and women standing amid horses and cows.
Contributing Institution:
Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

59. Homesteaders in winter, northern Minnesota

Creator:
Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Description:
Homesteaders and families at their snow-covered community of cabins.
Contributing Institution:
Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

60. Homesteader's cabin interior, northern Minnesota

Creator:
Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Description:
Interior view of a homesteader’s cabin.
Contributing Institution:
Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

61. Homesteader in front of log cabin, northern Minnesota

Creator:
Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Description:
Man posing in front of log cabin with a rifle.
Contributing Institution:
Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

62. Homesteader in front of a log cabin, northern Minnesota

Creator:
Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Description:
Homesteader in front of a log cabin.
Contributing Institution:
Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

63. Bill Rulien at his Rapid River homestead cabin, Rapid River, Minnesota

Creator:
Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Description:
Exterior view of a homestead cabin with Bill Rulien in Rapid River area in Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards
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