Topic: People of Minnesota / Physical Format: Postcards / Subject Headings: Portrait Photography

1. Women in costumes, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1923?
Description:: This photograph shows a group of St. Peter women in costumes. Top row, left to right: Isabelle Daniels, Iris Johnson, Claudia Reynolds, unknown. Middle, l to r: Annabelle Weibezahn, Amy Strauss, Dorothy Moss, unknown. Bottom, l to r: Leah Johnson, unknown. These women were mainly 1923 or 1924 graduates of St. Peter High School.
Contributing Institution:: Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Postcards

2. T.O. and Julia Hanson, California

Date Created:: 1907
Description:: Portrait of T.O. Hanson and Julia, his wife, sitting on a statue of a seal.
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Postcards

3. Thomas Bjornaas, Ed Olson, and Bjornstad children, Minnesota

Creator:: Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Date Created:: 1905 - 1920
Description:: A group portrait of four children and two men, standing in a line. They all face to left with their hands on the shoulders of the person to the left. Left to right stands Henry Bjornstad, Ida Bjornstad, John Bjornstad, Sophia Bjornstad, Thomas Bjornaas, and Ed Olson. They all stand near some trees. The two men and two boys wear hats.
Contributing Institution:: Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Postcards

4. Ruth Hall and Mammy, Crosby, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1919
Description:: Ruth Hall and Mammy sit on the beach in Crosby, Minnesota. Ruth has a pail and shovel.
Contributing Institution:: Cuyuna Iron Range Heritage Network
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Postcards

5. Potrait of Loretta and Leo Mamer, New Prague, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1911
Description:: Photographic postcard of two children, Loretta and Leo Mamer, seated on sofa with embroidered pillows and crocheted covering. Peter (born in 1906), Loretta (born in 1908).
Contributing Institution:: Scott County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Postcards

6. Portrait of Verner Randolph Hanson, northern Minnesota

Creator:: Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Description:: Portrait of a young boy, Verner Randolph Hanson.
Contributing Institution:: Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Postcards

7. Portrait of unidentified man and two women, northern Minnesota

Creator:: Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Description:: Portrait of a man and two women.
Contributing Institution:: Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Postcards

8. Portrait of two young girls with their dog, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1920?
Description:: A portrait of two young girls with their dog sitting in a chair.
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Postcards

9. Portrait of Thomas Bjornaas, Minnesota

Creator:: Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Date Created:: 1905 - 1920
Description:: A postcard portrait of Thomas Bjornaas. He is dressed in a suit and has a large walrus mustache.
Contributing Institution:: Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Postcards

10. Portrait of Thomas Bjornaas and Nels Brydahl, Minnesota

Creator:: Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Date Created:: 1905 - 1920
Description:: A postcard portrait of Thomas Bjornaas, standing at right, and Nels Brydahl, sitting at left. They are both wearing suits and bowler hats.
Contributing Institution:: Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Postcards

11. Portrait of the P. A. Retrum family, Lafayette, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1909
Description:: A promotional postcard for the State Bank of Lafayette features a photograph of cashier P. A. Retrum and his family.
Contributing Institution:: Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Postcards

12. Portrait of Ingeborg and Julia, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1910?
Description:: Formal portrait of Ingeborg with Julia.
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Postcards

13. Portrait of Hattie Chamberlain and friend, Belle Plaine, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1907
Description:: Photographic postcard of two women, identified as Hattie Chamberlain and a friend. Dressed in large overcoats and flowered hats. Addressed to Miss Clara Weibeler of Belle Plaine.
Contributing Institution:: Scott County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Postcards

14. Portrait of Haakon Bjornaas, Minnesota

Creator:: Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Date Created:: 1905 -1920
Description:: A postcard portrait of Haakon Bjornaas (1884-1949) who was a photographer from Otter Tail County. He is wearing a hat and suit. The chair he is sitting on is covered with a fur skin.
Contributing Institution:: Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Postcards

15. Portrait of Haakon Bjornaas, Minnesota

Creator:: Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Date Created:: 1905 -1920
Description:: A postcard portrait of Haakon Bjornaas (1884-1949) who was a photographer from Otter Tail County. He is wearing a cap, suit jacket and bow tie.
Contributing Institution:: Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Postcards

16. Portrait of Haakon Bjornaas, Minnesota

Creator:: Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Date Created:: 1905 -1920
Description:: A postcard portrait of Haakon Bjornaas (1884-1949) who was a photographer from Otter Tail County. He is wearing a hat and suit.
Contributing Institution:: Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Postcards

17. Portrait of Governor John A. Johnson and the official Minnesota State Seal

Date Created:: 1905
Description:: A portrait of Gov. John A. Johnson of St. Peter and the Minnesota State Seal.
Contributing Institution:: Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Postcards

18. Portrait of Glen Mathews, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1915?
Description:: Cyanotype portrait of Glen Mathews.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Postcards

19. Portrait of Gladys and Alice Peterson, Renville County, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1920?
Description:: Formal studio portrait of Gladys and Alice Peterson on a postcard to Miss Dora Sleggestad from Laura.
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Postcards

20. Portrait of Elmer Bjornaas, Minnesota

Creator:: Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Date Created:: 1905 - 1920
Description:: A postcard portrait of Elmer Bjornaas. He wears a hat, suit jacket, and tie.
Contributing Institution:: Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Postcards

21. Portrait of Buffalo Bill, unknown location, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1911-10-07
Description:: a portrait of Buffalo Bill. He stands outside of a tent. He is wearing a cowboy hat and has a watch on a chain hanging out of his pocket.
Contributing Institution:: Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Postcards

22. Portrait of a woman, Minnesota

Creator:: Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Date Created:: 1905 - 1920
Description:: A postcard portrait of a woman standing in a field. She is wearing a long coat and a hat. There are trees in the distance.
Contributing Institution:: Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Postcards

23. Portia of Elmer Bjornaas and a friend, Minnesota

Creator:: Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Date Created:: 1905 - 1920
Description:: A postcard portrait of Elmer Bjornaas, seated at left, and a friend, standing at right.
Contributing Institution:: Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Postcards