Jane Grey Swisshelm (1815-1884) was an abolitionist and advocate of women's rights. She ran the newspapers "The St. Cloud Visitor" and the "St. Cloud Democrat."
This is a photograph of Col. John A. Lundeen (1848 - 1940), an early resident of Oshawa Township in Nicollet County. Lundeen was graduated from West Point in 1873.
This photograph shows Nora Johnson, the wife of Gov. John A. Johnson. The photograph was given to Gov. Johnson's sister, Hattie. The Governor and his sister were from Nicollet County.
Formal portrait of Margaret Brooks Thompson. A note accompanying the photo reads: "Mrs. Charles Thompson at the age of 45. Photograph, gift of Mary Brooks [sister of Margaret] given in 1938, taken in the year of 1915. [Mrs. Charles Thompson lived during] 1870-1929. Writing on a card pasted on the back reads: "To Charles Thompson Hall, St. Paul, Minn., Given in 1938 by Mary Brooks. Joyous Easter Greetings. Picture taken in 1915, age 45 years." The card also has a formal printed message that reads: "Joyous Christmas Greetings to you and all Happiness in the New Year. Mrs. Margaret Thompson."
This is a photograph of Dr. Asa W. Daniels from St. Peter. Daniels served as a surgeon at Fort Ridgely in Nicollet County and as a medical officer at the Lower Sioux Agency before he moved to St. Peter to practice medicine. He tended the wounded in 1862 during the attack on New Ulm by the Dakota.
This is a photograph of E. St. Julien Cox, the first mayor of St. Peter from 1865 to 1867. Cox was a captain in Company E of the Second Minnesota Regiment during the Civil War. He led volunteers to fight at New Ulm during the 1862 Uprising. Cox served as judge of the Ninth Judicial District from 1876 to 1882.
A studio portrait of Dr. Chauncey Hobart, 1811-1904. Presiding Elder of the Minnesota District of the Wisconsin Conference, 1884. He presided over the first Annual Conference Session of the Minnesota Conference held at Red Wing 1856. Hobart Methodist Church, Minneapolis was named for him. Hobart wrote two books, "Recollections of My Life" (1885) and "History of Methodism in Minnesota" (1887).
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
This is a photograph of William Carey Brown, a Nicollet County native. Brown, who became a Brigidier General, received many honors, including the Distinguished Service Medal and the Silver Star.
This is a photograph of E. St. Julien Cox, the first mayor of St. Peter from 1865 to 1867. Cox was a captain in Company E of the Second Minnesota Regiment during the Civil War. He led volunteers to fight at New Ulm during the 1862 uprising. Cox served as judge of the Ninth Judicial District from 1876 to 1882.
Minnesota State Horticultural Society officers Nathan Siegel and Glenn Ray greet Gov. Rudy Perpich as he arrives at the 1977 Minnesota State Horticultural Society convention banque.t
Rev. William McKinley, 1834-1918. His obituary dated January 13, 1918 [newspaper not identified], reads: "Early Methodist Divine Dies at Home in Winona. Rev. William McKinley, dean of Minnesota Methodism, active as a lecturer, author and divine in various parts of the state since 1854, died late yesterday at his home in Winona, where he has lived since his retirement from active ministry ten years ago. Dr. McKinley was 84 years old and was known prominently throughout the Northwest as an author and preacher. In the Civil War he gained his early experience as a chaplain among the Union soldiers. His first pastorate was at Hastings, where he lived as boy on a farm. Subsequently he was pastor of Hamline Methodist Episcopal church of this city, Central Park church and of First Methodist Episcopal church of Minneapolis, besides serving as district superintendent of the St. Paul district. He was an intimate friend of Edward Eggleston, the famed minister-author, in whose church in New York ci
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
Formal studio portrait of Napoleon B. Merritt, his second wife Mathilda Tilly Cronston Merritt, with Napoleon's adult children, spouses, and grandchildren.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Andrew B. Robbins daughter, Amy Robbins Ware was accepted a a canteen worker with the American Red Cross in 1918. She set up and operated field hospitals at Saint Michiel and Argone, France.
Photograph of Charles M. Goodsell, the principal founder of Northfield College (later Carleton College), after whom Carleton's Goodsell Observatory was named.
George Gordon began his life-long career as a Jewish educator at the first Hebrew Free School on Minneapolis's North Side, where as a twenty-year old, he helped teach the Hebrew alphabet to young students. He earned an M. D. degree in 1900, then devoted the rest of his professional life to promoting all aspects of Jewish education. Dr. Gordon taught at Hamline University, and created and oversaw adult, collegiate, high school and Hebrew education classes at the Minneapolis Talmud Torah.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Dr. Robert K. Anderson and his Gentle Leader dog harness. In 1956, the University of Minnesota's College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Public Health developed a joint program in veterinary public health, and Anderson became the first director. For more than three decades he taught both veterinary students and public health students about food safety, zoonotic diseases, and epidemiology. Dr. Anderson developed the Gentle Leader collar with Ruth Foster, then President of the National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors. The collar became widely popular when released in 1989. "Dogs are the only animals we train by choking" Anderson said.
The daughter of Robbinsdale's founder Andrew B. Robbins, Edith Robbins graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1894. She spent several years teaching grade school in Robbinsdale before becoming a high school teacher in Minneapolis. She married Thomas Lester Daniel in 1907. Edith Robbins Daniel served on the Robbinsdale School Board for 24 years.
A portrait of Georgia (McKee) Barrett, Herman, Minnesota, seated at a table holding flowers laid on the table. She is wearing a black dress with white lace bow at the neck. Taken at an unknown location.
Georgiana Barrett, age 3, daughter of Theodore H. and Georgia Barrett, Herman, Minnesota. She is wearing a black dress with white collar and stands next to a chair with her hand placed on the chair. Taken at an unknown studio.
Georgiana Barrett, daughter of Theodore H. and Georgia Barrett. Herman, Minnesota. She is posed wearing a hat with feathers and a fur scarf, and holding a fur muff. Taken at an unknown studio.
Formal Portrait of Harriet Coxe Fillebrown on her 50th wedding anniversary with Jonas Walter Fillebrown, White Bear, Minnesota. Harriet is wearing her wedding gown.
Joe Numero and his business partner, Fred Jones, were responsible for the creation of the first refrigerated truck. Their invention, financed by Numero and engineered by Jones, revolutionized interstate commerce. A trucking company could deliver perishable products to far-flung markets without fear of spoilage en route. The invention happened at a fortuitous moment--the beginning of WWII, when the country had need of moving large quantities of produce and meat across long distances to feed hungry troops.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives