Teacher Anna Swanson (top row, right) with her students in front of the Pantsar School in rural Thomson Township in 1905. Included in the photograph are Mary Marks, Mary Pantsar, Alice Carlson, Clara Moe, and teacher Anna Swanson in the top row. The second row of students are identified as Arthur Johnson, Robert Carlson, Emil Johnson, William Mattson, Edgar Olson, Hjalmer Mattson, Ed Kinnunen, Mayme Pantsar, Ida Sakrisson, Ida Point, Teena Sakrisson, Esther Olson, Anna Holm, and Mayme Point. In the third row are Olaf Moe, Arthur Point, Fanny Skarp, Oscar Pera, Thomas Holm, Ed Juntti, Charles Pykkonen, Emil Moe, Ray Palkki, Charles Point, Eino Poutinen, John Holm, Jacob Holm, Agnes Tweith, and Effie Holm. Sitting in the front row are Abel Palkki, Herman Skarp, William Perttula, and Eino Juntti. The Pantsar School was a one-room school in early Thomson Township, located northwest of the Church Road and Harney Road intersection. In the 1920s the building was moved by Ed Kinnunen and was converted into Mannila's Store.
An early view of the Pine River School showing 1920, $75,000 addition on the front of the 1912 school building located on the north side of Jefferson Avenue between Second and Third streets.
The third school building in Pine River, built in 1912-1913 at a cost of $19,300, located on the north side of Jefferson Avenue between Second and Third streets.
Pine River School showing the 1920, $75,000 addition on the front of the 1912 school building located on the north side of Jefferson Avenue between Second and Third streets.
The third school building in Pine River was built in 1912-1913 at a cost of $19,300 and was located on the north side of Jefferson Avenue between Second and Third streets.
First through eighth grade pupils are depicted, with two teachers, standing in front of the one-room Maunu School. This building was located on the present site of the intersection of the present Canosia Road and Forstie Road.
This is a photograph of pupils and teacher in Esko one-room School with desks in foreground, blackboards, and clock in background. The Esko one-room school was used from 1897 to 1920, and was located at Thomson Road and Highway 61, and was also known as Mallinen's School. The building itself was moved in 1959 and can be toured at the Esko Historical Society site as the school building. Although the teacher and many of the pupils are not identified, some of their names can be read on the black board, including, #10 - Juntunen, Ida; #11 - Juntunen, Eddy; #12 - Juntunen, Joseph; #13 Juntunen, Yalmer; Kangas, Selma; Mattinen, Mary; #16 - Mattinen, Yalmer; #17 - Peterson, John; #18 - Peterson, Yalmer; #19 - Peterson, Adolph; #20 - Polo, Olga; #21 - Polo, Charles; #22 - P., Hilda; Isaac; #23 - Perry, Charles; #24 - Perry, Bessie; #25 - Point, Eddy; Sunnarborg, Julia; ?; Charles; Annie; Matthews, Geo.; #1 - Esko, Henry; #2 - Esko, Fred; #3 - Hiukka, Alice; #4 - Hiukka.
This is a photograph of an early school bus and four bus drivers - Jack Ikola, Charles Johnson, Andrew Kinnunen, and Edwin Olson, next to the Washington School teachers' residence, known as a teacherage. Note the required formal uniforms of the bus drivers. The Washington School was located behind the photographer.
Front row, left to right: Sylvester McCarthy, Sweeny [boy], John Terrill, Emil Mecklenburg, Herman Mecklenburg, Henry McCarthy, Arthur Biesterfeld, Martin Biesterfeld, Sweeny [girl], Elsie Mecklenburg, Lena Osterman, Louise Mecklenburg, Ina Terrill, Alma Senholtz; Back row, left to right: John Suhrbier, John Osterman, John Mecklenburg, August Osterman, Vernus Suhrbeir, Albert Terrill, Willie Osterman, Mary Osterman, Alma Biesterfeld, Frieda Mecklenburg, Miss Keating [teacher].
Front row, left to right: Walter Schieve, Edward Schieve, Gustave Schlueter, Christ Schieve, Adolph Mumm, William Mumm, Charles Wille, August Mesenbrink, Martha Schlueter, Emma Mesenbrink, Clara Wille, Emma Schlueter, Martha Mesenbrink, Louise Wille; Back row, left to right: Edwin Mumm, Leonard Schlueter, Henry Wille, Ernest Mesenbrink, Ted Schieve, Ed Mesenbrink, Emma Wille, Miss Lillian Ortman [teacher]
This photograph shows a young Superintendent A.L. Winterquist (Alfred L. Winterquist) and his secretary, L. Thompson, in his first office at the then newly built Lincoln School in Esko. The schools were consolidated shortly after his arrival in Esko in 1919.
Depicted here is teacher Helia Branwall standing in front of the Washington School in Thomson Township. She taught several generations of Esko residents, and was one of the longest serving teachers in the school system.