Temple Emanuel was the first Jewish congregation in Duluth. Founded in 1891, it was a Reform Congregation. Temple Emanuel merged with Tifereth Israel to form Temple Israel.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
A photograph of a grassy field with sixteen unidentified people spread out. Some of the people appear to be holding baseball bats. The photograph is labeled at the bottom, "School Picnic 1938 Lone Star School".
Panoramic view of many men and women posed on bleachers at the Kom On In Beach in Hibbing, Minnesota for the first annual picnic of the Masters Barbers Association. Caption on the photograph reads: "1st Annual Picnic Itasca, Hibbing, Chisholm Masters Barbers Ass. July-23-1931 Kom On In Beach - Hibbing Minn".
The American Range Corporation's Annual Employee Picnic held in Shakopee. Evelyn (Huth) Cox is standing above the "N" in "American" and is wearing a white hat. Judge J.J. Moriarity is standing to the right of the band's horn player. Moriarity is dressed in a white shirt and tie. To the right of Moriarity is Evelyn's father Hal Huth, an employee of the American Range Corporation.
Attendees are gathered in Minnehaha Park. The label on the photo reads: "De Le' Pee Picnic Minnehaha Falls Sept. 2, 1923." In the early 1920's, Catholic deaf people in the Twin Cities organized the De L'Epee Society. This organization was named after Abbe Charles de L'Epee, who was a pioneer in deaf education in France. The man holding a hat and standing third from the left end, is Wesley Lauritsen. The man standing on the right end is Anton Schroeder. The black man standing in back, to the left of center, is Clarence Monroe. The man sitting in the center of the second row, to the left of a woman with a hat in her lap, is Jay Cooke Howard. The second person sitting to the right of Jay Cooke Howard is Dr. James L. Smith. The man sitting on the ground in the first row, with a dog in front of him, is Victor R. Spence.
A crowd enjoys the tree-shaded picnic grove at Excelsior Amusement Park. Many picnic tables are filled with people of all ages. The printed message suggests this is "a most delightful place to spend a happy playday in the out-of-doors."
Panoramic group portrait from the third annual Northfield Community Picnic, held June 1, 1916 in Northfield, Minnesota, at Schilling's grove. Caption reads: "Get acquainted with Your Neighbor - You might like Him."
Social events in the 1910s included parties and picnics. A wagonload of friends and relatives leaving Columbia Heights for a picnic at the residence of Hubert and Jennie Langner, located at Rice Creek near Long Lake in the old Irondale area.
Two women in a row boat, one with an oar. Other students are on the bank and standing on a tree limb hanging above. Caption on back reads, "1910 Baskerville Macalester picnic."
The First Congregational Church of New Brighton was incorporated in 1890 and built in 1892 at a cost of $1500. It was located on the west side of 5th Avenue and 6th Street and operated in that location until 1958, when it was purchased by the New Brighton Christian Church. It relocated to Long Lake Road and changed its name to United Church of Christ in New Brighton. Social events at the church included annual picnics at Como Park.
Picnickers, dressed in their best, sit in rowboats on Oakleaf Lake. The lake was named in honor of H. J. Eckloff, a Swedish farmer, whose name when translated means "oakleaf".
Sunday School Picnic at Wrabek's Creek on the corner of Highway #19 and Le Sueur County #164 east of New Prague; Bessie ?, Rose Novotny, Bartosh ?, Mrs. John Barta, Miss Novak - Sunday School teacher, Mary Kopet, Polly Funda (Above), Margie Lockwood, Fred Sckodapole, Otillia Vanasek, Ludy Holicky, Julia Holicky, Lena Holicky - twins, Mrs. Melounek,, Charles Wrabek, Mary Mikiska, Millie Vanasek, Cora Bartosh, Rose Bartosh, Mrs. Funda, George Franek - holding flag, Mrs. Jacob Komarek, Mrs. Joe Bastyr, Mrs. Albert Rynda, Mrs. Dietrich, Mrs. Proshek, Mrs. Kritta, Mrs. Wrabek, Mrs. Lockwood holding Howard.
Many people are sitting around picnic tables at lake Hendricks for summer enjoyment dressed up with the women in long dresses. A coaster wagon was used to carry the food to the tables.