This oil painting by John Ruikka (April 16, 1880, to May, 1965) depicts the original Palkki gristmill, which was built on the Midway River and located on property of pioneer Erick Palkki. It was used from 1878 to approximately 1916, was built by pioneers to grind grain into flour, and was water powered. Please note that the original spelling, in Finnish, is "Palkki." The spelling as "Palkie" is an Americanized spelling of the name.
Panoramic group portrait of director F. Melius Christiansen with the St. Olaf College Band, circa 1903-4. The image is in three pieces. Originally published in the Viking yearbook in spring 1904. Earliest known photograph of Christiansen with the band.
Portrait of Ben and Myrtle Huntley. Myrtle's hair is high up and hanging down on one side in a curl with a grouping of three roses. Dress is trimmed in sequins around the sleeves, shoulders, and neckline with a pin in the bodice area of either a star or snowflake.
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 Mr. Burlingame, the manager of the Winona Opera House sitting in a dinning room with dishes behind eating pie. Film "Worth the Price"
Studio portrait of Mrs. Brandon, Myrtle Huntley's mother. She is posed in front of a stage backdrop and is wearing a necklace and head piece made of pearls.