A man, possibly photographer Cook Ely, sitting in his room interior with furnishings, photographs, fireplace, rugs, and personal belongings including a G.A.R. item, IOOF items, fraternal photo, family photos, Christian Endeavor medallion, probably 1904, and possibly a link with First Presbyterian church.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The Hennepin County Territorial Pioneers' Museum in the Ard Godfrey House (28 SE University Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota). Edwin Clark lived upstairs.
Students in the chemistry lab in Moss Hall. Moss hall, on the Macalester College campus near Snelling Avenue, was a fire-proof structure built to house the chemistry lab, as well as library.
A.E. Evans, Macalester College Class of 1897, standing holding a guitar in his room. Contributed by Richard Uriah Jones, Macalester College Class of 1901, and Macalester Head of Chemistry Department 1903-1941, and Dean of the College, 1917-1936.
Interior view of a dormitory room. David Thompson's roommate was John Aleels. Their room was on the second floor of Eutrophian Hall on Grand Avenue in St. Paul.
Caption on the back reads, "James Murray in his room. Cont. by Dean R.U. Jones." Dean Jones was Macalester Class of 1901, Head of the Chemistry Department from 1903-1941, and Dean of the College from 1917-1936.
Charles Forbes was Professor Natural Sciences at Macalester College from 1885-1892. The photograph is of the interior of his house on Summit Avenue in St. Paul. He is seated in the chair by the fireplace. Two of his children are also in the photograph. The oil painting over the fireplace is of the schooner yacht "America", painted by Dr. Forbes.
Charles Forbes was Professor of Natural Sciences at Macalester College from 1885-1892. The photograph is of the interior of his house on Summit Avenue in St. Paul. His wife, "Libbie Bruff Forbes" is seated in the photograph.