This photograph shows a brass band and a group of soldiers in front of Col. Sporing's house in St. Peter. The Church of the Holy Communion is partially visible at the far right. The soldiers were very likely members of St. Peter's Company I of the Second Minnesota Infantry Regiment.
Uniformed Augustana College Band members pose with instruments including drums and brass. Band member O. J. Johnson (second from the right, top row) served as President of Gustavus Adolphus College 1913-1942.
Black and white photograph of eight dancers with fringed sleeves decorated with flowers. Myrtle Huntley is the last woman on the right in the back row. Her hair is down in ringlets with flowers in her hair and at her waist.
Lagerstrom's Cornet Band from St. Peter at the National G. A. R. parade at St. Paul in 1896. The names of seveal membes of the band are on another copy of this photograph at the Nicollet County Historical Society.
The Hendricks Band is posing for a picture holding their instruments. Thirteen members are dressed in coat and ties holding instruments, drums, trumpets, clarinets, and tubas.
Several young men and women are singing from the Best Hymns Hymnbook. They are all dressed up and with a blackboard on the wall it looks as though they are in a school building.
Uniformed members of the Nicollet Germania Band pose outside. The band was organized in the latter 1880s by Frank Hackbarth, and lasted until 1925. It was a very active band, playing for many social events.
Black and white photograph of Myrtle Huntley facing a mirror sitting on a bench in a slip holding a pair of stockings with the same ones on her legs. Hair is down her back with curls at the sides. advertisement photograph.
This photograph shows the Spiess String Quartet from St. Peter. From left to right, the musicians are, according to the writing on the photograph: Charles Volk, Joseph Rheiner, Joseph Essler, John Spiess, Mr. Veight, and George Essler.
This photograph shows the uniformed members of the St. Peter Band, with their instruments. The names of the members are on the reverse side of the photograph. Dr. Reinhold Lagerstrom was the director.
This photograph shows members of a St. Peter band. The members are shown in matching uniforms, with their instruments. Names of some of the members are on the reverse side of the photograph. Another copy of this photograph also has the names of a number of band members.
This photograph shows four musicians from St. Peter, including Herman Rinkel and Will Rinkel. Three of the men have guitars. The fourth man has two banjos.
This photograph shows four musicians from St. Peter. Two of the men have guitars. The others have mandolins. Names on the reverse of the photograph are: Allie Tyler, Geo. Ribble, Max Schleuder, and Clare Moll.
Exterior view of the Gag family home, built in 1894. Wanda Gag was born March 11, 1893, to Anton and Lissi Gag in New Ulm. She was the first of their seven children. Wanda Gag lived there until age 20. After the death of her parents, Wanda was forced to provide for her sisters and one brother. She also wanted to pursue her dream of becoming an artist. She wrote and illustrated "Millions of Cats", which was published in 1928. Wanda Gag died in 1946. The Gag house is located at 226 North Washington Street and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Band musicians on the steps of the county courthouse. Row one, from left to right: Jake Hausauer, unknown, Bob Scheibe, John Hausauer, Bert Dono, John J. Youngdahl, and Ted Engdahl.
This photograph shows members of the St. Peter Cornet Band. Some of the members are named on the photo. Surnames include Gault, Faust, Staake, Davis, Dick, Miller, Kramer, Anderson, and Hultberg.
The Flaaten family came to Duluth in 1890 from Norway. Five brothers: Gustav violin, conducting, composition 1876-1929, Jens 1869-1922, Alphin cellist 1888-1953, Roy conductor and Henry were singers, musicians, composers, and music teachers of the Flaaten Conservatory of Music the Normanna Chorus and the Orpheus Singing Society.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The cast of a production of "The Talk of the Town" posed on the Lyceum theater stage with an elaborate backdrop, Japanese lanterns, and stage curtains.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The cast of a production of "The Talk of the Town" posed on the Lyceum theater stage with an elaborate backdrop, Japanese lanterns, and stage curtains.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Photograph of the Members of "His Awakening" cast and few friends "filling up" at lunch Hour. Taken at the country home of Dr. Mayo in Rochester, Minn. Howard Huntley upper left and Myrtle Huntley and her mother in the lower center of photo.
Black and white photograph of Mr. Burlingame, the manager of the Winona Opera House sitting in a dinning room with dishes behind eating pie. Film "Worth the Price"
Black and white photograph of Myrtle Huntley and Charles Arling robbing the grocery store on the east end of Winona. Film still from the film "The Romance of a Traveling Man."
Portrait of Myrtle Huntley and Harvey Brandon falling down on the front steps of the grocery stores. Myrtle is scolding him for is fall. From the film "The Romance of a Traveling Man."
Black and white Photograph of Myrtle Huntley and Harvey Brandon meeting on the wooden steps of the local grocery store. Film still from the film "The Romance of a Traveling Man."
Winona Levee shown in front on bench with Myrtle Huntley sitting in the middle. One man in a white suit sitting on the bench and a small boy dressed like Charlie Chaplin standing behind the bench.
Black and white photograph of Myrtle Huntley sitting on wicker couch with lot of pillows with a journal in her lap and books at her side. She is wearing a large plaid skirt with a long sleeve blouse. Many plants in the room surrounding the couch.
Hand tinted photograph of the Mayo Estate Front grounds with the people from the film and the quest who watched. The seven fairy dancers are on the bottom steps with Myrtle Huntley kneeling with her hands raised.
Group portrait of six dancers dancing around crystal fountain. All are dressed as fairies with flower trimmings. Autumn fairies at Rockledge, the E. L. King estate in Homer, Minnesota.
Group portrait of seven women filling their glasses with water from a small waterfall. Myrtle Huntley is standing at the fall filling glasses. All are dressed in a fairy type outfit with flowers in their hair and around their collars. From the film called "The Awakening" at the Charles Mayo Estate.
Group portrait of seven women dancers in fairy outfits flowers in hair and around neckline. All the women are wearing ballet slippers. Myrtle Huntley is standing close to the waterfalls.
Group portrait of seven women standing at the stone landscaping of the Rockledge estate. Myrtle Huntley is leaning on the stone structure. All of the woman are stringing daisies and dressed like fairies.
Group portrait of seven women standing in front of a stone wall on a brick road. All are dressed in fairy-type outfits with flowers in their hair and around their collars. From the film called "The Awakening" at the Charles Mayo Estate.
Black and white photograph of seven women standing and sitting with the river behind them. One woman is on the ground sleeping in the lap of Myrtle Huntley.
Black and white photograph of Mrs. Hattie Brandon, Muriel Ostrich, and Harvey Brandon. Part of a motion picture production by B & B Film Co. Ben Huntley.
Black and white photograph of Captain Bark in a movie made by Ben Huntley. Photo taken in front of Merchants National bank on 3rd street. People waling in the background of the photo in street clothing. Captain Bark leaning on hood of auto.
Group of musicians, including Anderson, Arthur Martinson and Hjalmar Peterson, third from right, who performed as Olle I Skratthult. Woman is Hjalmar's wife Olga Lindgren-Peterson.
Black and white photograph of Mrs. Brandon, Myrtle Huntley's mother and her son Howard Huntley standing with the Huntley truck on the road in Winona, Minnesota.
Minnesota artist Dewey Albinson painting outdoors in winter. The St. Croix River is in the background. This specific artwork has not yet been identified.
This photograph shows the Marcato Orchestra, which was led by James Welsh of St. Peter. The five members were all from the Norseland Band. They included cornet players Julius Annexstad and Bennett Johnson, James Welsh on the sousaphone, saxophone player Raymond Johnson, and Julius Wagner on trombone.
First Pope County Broadcasters for the Soo Line in 1925. Band members include: Standing, left to right: a Soo Line Official; Josephine Landing (1888-1928); Regina Klug; George Cheeseman (1882-1937); Inez Williams; Frank Monroe; Thomas C. Loftus (1872-1931); Carl Ettesvold (1883-1953); Erling Wollan (1899-1971); Elmer W. Benedict; Julius Haugen (1878-1947). Seated: Ed Torfin (1885-1959); and a person identified only by the last name of Funsten.