Count and Countess Folke Bernadotte of Wisborg at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. The Count is in front of the bust of King Gustavus Adolphus. The Countess holds a bouquet of flowers. Henry N. Benson is second from left. Gustavus President O. J. Johnson is beside the Count, in a dark suit.
Claude and Sinclair Lewis riding on a train and eating dinner with another man and woman. The image caption reads: "Claude, Alice, Sinclair, Rueck, Venice 1949."
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St. Cloud State University - Sinclair Lewis Collection
Charles O. Wallace, John Zenzen, Adrian Matson in front of the Robbinsdale City Hall. Wallace was Robbinsdale's first city clerk. He held office from 1938 until 1945. He served as Mayor from 1947 through 1954 and again from 1967 to 1972.
Photo collage celebrating the charter members of the Odin Club at the time of the club's 25th Anniversary. The Odin Club was organized on February 15, 1899.
Charles Thompson and his hunting party are standing in front of two Tally-Ho cars which are adapted for riding on a railroad. Writing on the back of the photo is by Charles Thompson's chauffeur Benjamin B. Foster, and reads: "A Sunday ride on a Florida logging railroad, 1910, Thomasville." Benjamin B. Foster is the man standing on the left end, and Charles Thompson is the man standing with a rifle on the right end.
Charles Thompson is standing outside in front of a building with hunting dogs penned in a fenced enclosure. Writing on the back of the photo reads: "Chas. Thompson and his hunting dogs at Thomasville, Georgia, 1909."
View of the Charles Thompson Memorial Hall building on November 11, 1916, one week after its official dedication on November 5, 1916. The building was designed by the deaf architect Olof Hanson. The view is from the northwest side.
Charles Thompson and friends are holding a fishing net in front of a gazebo at the summer camp at Lake Darling. Many deaf people camped at Lake Darling during this time, and thus it was called a "deaf colony." From left to right are Elwyn Smith (who was the CODA (child of deaf adults) son of Dr. James L. Smith), Charles Thompson, and Big (or Old) George, who worked at Mr. Thompson's home in Georgia. Standing in back is Margaret Brooks Thompson.
A small group is sitting in front of Charles Thompson's Riverside Stock Farm residence, where he raised horses. Mr. Thompson is the man with a mustache standing on the right end. Writing at the bottom of the photo reads: "Chas. Thompson's residence, Windom, Minn. July 5-8, 1896."
Charles Thompson and his wife and a family friend are sitting in front of his residence. From left to right are Margaret Brooks Thompson, Charles Thompson, and Mrs. John Schwirtz.
American Swedish Institute board around a table in the Turnblad mansion, Mike Holm as president, Lillian Turnblad on his left. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
A photograph of: Park General Manager Bill Clapp, owner Fred Pearce, Sr., western star William Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy), Park Superintendent Joe Colihan and unknown at the Excelsior Amusement Park.