From left: Ardith Kane, Emma Hendrickson, Mary Beth Woodrow, Mary Ellen Moriarty, and Bob Boese are proud of the new library building in Aitkin in 1994. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Albert Gaarder residence and unidentified family with horse and buggy, Agnes M. Stieler is the daughter of Albert and Esther Gaarder. She lives in Phoenix, AZ 85016 at 5733 N. 18th Pl
Swedish royalty poses in the Turnblad mansion during their visit. Bernhard LeVander is the president of the American Swedish Institute and brother of Governor Harold LeVander.
The Hennepin County Territorial Pioneers' Museum in the Ard Godfrey House (28 SE University Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota). Edwin Clark lived upstairs.
French Fliers Caste and Bellonte at Minneapolis Municipal Airport (Wold-Chamberlain Field) on September 19, 1930 surrounded by crowd, many of which are park board members.
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.
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.
Cedric Adams on the left and Art Tibodeau on the right advertise Vigorena Feeds. The bag both are holding onto reads: Vigorena: The Feed You Need, Springfields Milling Corporation, Springfield, Minnesota.
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.
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 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.
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 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."
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.
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 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.
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."
Contributing Institution:
St. Cloud State University - Sinclair Lewis Collection
Peg, Dorothy Molter's cocker spaniel dog, and Dorothy and a man fishing out of a rowboat. Both Dorothy and the man have fishing poles. Dorothy is rowing the boat.
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.
Darro Willey served as the Director of East Central Regional Library from 1971-1975, supervising the Headquarters addition in Cambridge and library building projects in Lindstrom and Mora during that time. He is pictured here with a sign that says ""Information Power. National Library Week, 1975."" Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Dorothy Molter in her nurses uniform standing next to a man wearing a cap. They are standing in a yard. Written on the reverse of the image: "Dorothy at the Kankakee State Hospital with an alcoholic patient who tended the lawn and flowers."
Dorothy Molter and man with a fur cap standing on a lake in winter with a wind sled behind them. The words "'54 and Knife Lake" written in ink on the front of the photograph.
Dorothy Molter and two men at a table in the Winter Cabin, located on Isle of Pines in Knife Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. One of the men is drawing a picture of a Canada Jay, which is laying before him on the table. The Winter Cabin was built in mid 1920s by the orignal owner of the resort. Dorothy used the Winter Cabin as her seasonal winter home and rented it in the summer to paying guests or used it to house family and friends. The Winter Cabin was disassembled in 1987 and is on site at the Dorothy Molter Museum.
Dorothy Molter with dark hair pulled back wearing a long-sleeved shirt with dark pants and suspenders. Dorothy is standing near a sign advertising the Kawishiwi Outfitting Camp, a Hibbard's Lodge sign and a Kawishiwi State Camp Ground sign.
Dorothy Molter, Jule, and Verena on Bearskin Portage. Dorothy is in pigtail braids and is standing in the center holding a stringer of fish. Jule is holding a large fishing rod and Verena is carrying a life jacket.
Dorothy Molter making her annual move from the Winter Cabin to the Summer Tent Island. The boat is loaded with supplies and her pet cocker spaniel, "Peg" rides in the bow.
Dorothy sitting on a rock speaking to people in a canoe. Written on the reverse of the image: "Dorothy talking to a canoe party along south shore of the tent island summer 1952."
Dorothy Molter's nursing school class photograph. Dorothy is third from the left in the front row. Graduation was held at the Auburn Park Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
Dorothy Molter standing in front of her Polaris Sno-Traveler snowmobile. She is wearing a long-sleeve plaid shirt and dark pants. The process of putting up ice is seen in the background.
Dorothy Molter tending to a rubbish fire, part of the duties of running a wilderness resort. The rubbish fire was on the back tent island, known later as the Cady Cabin island. Background includes the wooden footbridge to the big island.
Dorothy Molter using a winch to haul a block of ice up from the lake into the ice house. With the invention of snowmobiles the time for the chore was greatly reduced.