Postcard featuring a small photograph of Main Street in Farwell, Minnesota and a poem. "I sent you a letter by fast express, It reached you quickly I know. Your answer was sent by freight, I guess , It comes so exceedingly slow."
One volume of the 1872 ledger with hand drawn plat maps and landowners written in pencil. The ledger has what is thought to be a bullet hole perforating the book almost cover to cover. The twelve Waseca County townships have all been included, however not all plats drawn contain content. The back of the ledger contains five entries of bounties paid for wolves and taxes collected in the early villages of Clear Lake City, Village of Wilton and East Janesville in Waseca County, Minnesota.
The Land Tax Road Receipt was for road taxes paid in the village of Stewartville. Mr. Tews was also charged a labor payment for Personal Property Road Tax.
Receipt made out to Fred Tews for payment on account of $25.00. Laird Nord Yards was a retail lumber dealer in Stewartville, MN. The business was established in 1855 and incorporated in 1900.
Studio portrait of the John and Margaret Cooley family. John Cooley (1837-1908) came to the United States as a 15 year old stow-away on a windjammer sailing from Hampshire, England in 1852. He married Margaret Taylor (1839-1927) of Rochester, New York in 1858. They arrived in Pope County in 1868 after several years in Wabasha County.
A bill made out to Fred Tews for general merchandise. The bill shows the amount of the purchase and a credit he received. Mr. Aupperle's signature is shown with the date the bill was paid in full.
An invitation from the Stewartville Alumni Association in June of 1924. The invitation asked the "Ladies" to bring a covered dish to suit their tastes, sandwiches, and silverware. The men were to bring nickels for ice cream and coffee.
This insurance policy from the Saint Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company covers the farm buildings, implements, and hay on the farm owned by M.J. Kennedy. The policy covers the years 1906-1909 and is for the amount of $500.
The International Institute was founded in Minneapolis in 1919 as a non-sectarian, non-political service agency. The Intercultural Exhibit was help to promote intercultural awareness and appreciation. The picture was taken to document the first Jewish entry into the Exhibit.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Topographic map of the Finland State Forest area of Lake County featuring handwritten notations by Ray Segar in red ink regarding logging railroad lines and camps. Includes hand-drawn map extension along the southern edge. The hand written notations include information on the following: Duluth and Northern Minnesota (DNM), Duluth and Iron Range (D&IR), Railroad line; logging camps noted with ‘C’; Lumber Company; Drummond Br., Red Cliff Lumber Co., McAlpine Br., Split Rock Lumber, Greenwood Br., Swan O'Toole Br., Darsy Br., Webster Br., Scott Br., N. Star, General Logging, and Enright Br.
This set of slides was used in the Faust Theater in New Richland, Minnesota, as part of the entertainment from 1914 through the 1940s. The slide show includes images of local businesses, children, and advertising, as well as national advertising. About 600 glass slides were found many years after the theater was closed. Of those, approximately half were obliterated. Many of the glass slides show water damage sustained during their years stored in the rear of Faust Theater. Of those that survived the years, fewer than 300 were in good enough condition to identify the subject matter, and those that were are included in this collection. Together they give a portrait of New Richland and the surrounding area and a sense of what it was like to go to a movie in the first half of the Twentieth Century.
Dr. Burns was well respected in the community and when he moved to California with his family in 1912, the citizens of Stewartville gave a banquet to express their appreciation.
A description of the directory from the title page: A complete alphabetical list of business firms and private citizens; a classified list of all trades, professions and pursuits; a Miscellaneous directory of city and county ofices, public and private schools, churches, banks, incorporated institutions, etc. Sold only by subscription.
This image is made up of multiple aerial photographs that were aligned and hand mounted on a wooden board. The area is approximately bounded by Minnesota Highway 62, Interstate 494, and Minnesota Highway 100. It includes the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, Richfield, and the eastern portion of Edina.
A bill for grains and cow pasturage. It appears that a discount was given since Mr. Tews paid in cash. The payment for cash was signed by Wauzee Cussons, one of the owners of the mill.
John Schoell telephone office, Belle Plaine. Two women at switchboard are Annie and Winnie O'Connor. Standing next to them is John Schoell. Behind switchboard is Joe Fidelduy. Man at facing left is unidentified. Walls wallpapered with large boarder. Bank of Belle Plaine calendar hanging on wall. Photograph very fragile.
This atlas contains 22 hand-drawn maps of Richfield compiled from official surveys. Many pages were manually updated with pencil or paper inserts to show new subdivisions.
This atlas contains 22 hand-drawn maps of Richfield compiled from official surveys. Many pages were manually updated with pencil or paper inserts to show new subdivisions.
Book of plat maps of all the townships in Olmsted County, Minnesota, with owners' names and a farmers' directory. Maps of the United States and the world are included along with written histories and descriptions of each.
Book of plat maps of all the townships in Olmsted County, Minnesota, with owners' names and a farmers' directory. Produced by The Farmer: A Journal of Agriculture, which was based out of St. Paul, Minnesota.
McKinley quadrangle topographic map (N4730-W9222.5/7.5) featuring handwritten notations by Ray Segar in pencil and red ink regarding logging railroad lines and camps in the area north of McKinley. The hand written notations include information on the following, logging camps noted with ‘C’; Gull River Logging company.
Index to the 1949 Aerial Views of Mower County Townships. Each section areas were listed on the yellowed, legal size, linen-type papers that aided government agents in locating the photographic or composite print of the area they wished to research.
This black-and-white aerial photograph, roll 3A, photo number 39, shows a square area of Richfield and the northern portion of Bloomington, Minnesota. The area is approximately bounded by Minnesota Highway 62, 12th Avenue South, West 84th Street, and Penn Avenue.
This black and white aerial photograph is centered over the Bartholomew House at 6901 Lyndale Avenue, which is now the site of the Richfield History Center. The image also shows a large portion of Wood Lake.