Oxen drawn sleigh that has two handwritten paper signs reading "Back to the Farm" and "The Simple Life For Us." Couple is identified as Theodore and Helga (Anderson) Johnson married February 10 in Two Harbors, Minnesota.
Sinclair Lewis, Marcella Powers, Leonard Lyons, and Red Sylvia Lyons visit the Stork Club, New York, New York. Powers was Lewis' companion from 1939 to 1947.
Contributing Institution:
St. Cloud State University - Sinclair Lewis Collection
Exterior view of the St. Cloud State campus before the extensive remodeling of the Old Main Building in 1902 and the destruction by fire of Lawrence Hall in 1905.
Interior view of "N" Room in Old Main, with student sitting in rows of desks, watching teachers at the front of the room. Isabel Lawrence, in white blouse, is looking on. Old Main was constructed in 1874.
Balcony overlooking the Grand Hall with artworks exhibited on the walls. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
View of the garden, carriage house, and house built in 1905 at 2307 East Superior Street of First National Bank president and local philanthropist A. L. Ordean who died in 1928 at 72.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
View of the Georgian style house designed by Emmet S. Palmer and William A. Hunt architects and built in 1905 at 2307 East Superior Street for First National Bank president and local philanthropist A. L. Ordean who died in 1928 at 72.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The Flaaten family came to Duluth in 1890 from Norway. Five brothers: Gustav violin, conducting, composition 1876-1929, Jens 1869-1922, Alphin cellist 1888-1953, Roy conductor and Henry were singers, musicians, composers, and music teachers of the Flaaten Conservatory of Music the Normanna Chorus and the Orpheus Singing Society.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Red Cliff lumber company sawmill was located at 512 39th Avenue West from 1902-1913. A rollway is an artificially inclined surface used by lumberjacks to slide logs into a waterway for transport.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Red Cliff lumber company sawmill was located at 512 39th Avenue West from 1902-1913. A rollway is an artificially inclined surface used by lumberjacks to slide logs into a waterway for transport.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
This photograph shows members of the St. Peter Cornet Band. Some of the members are named on the photo. Surnames include Gault, Faust, Staake, Davis, Dick, Miller, Kramer, Anderson, and Hultberg.
View of a boy, wearing shirt and pants, running, a boy stands nearby at the Riverview Lab School. Riverview opened in 1913 as a Lab School for the St. Cloud Normal School.
View of four boys and a girl standing together in a garden at the Riverview Lab School. Riverview opened in 1913 as a Lab School for the St. Cloud Normal School.
Interior view, a boy and girl sitting together reading books at the Riverview Lab School. Riverview opened in 1913 as a Lab School for the St. Cloud Normal School.
View of a boy and a girl sitting together at a table reading books at the Riverview Lab School, books on shelves in background. Riverview opened in 1913 as a Lab School for the St. Cloud Normal School.
View of three boys sitting together at a table reading books at the Riverview Lab School. Riverview opened in 1913 as a Lab School for the St. Cloud Normal School.
Librarian helps a child at Riverview Hall. View of a woman, wearing a dress, sitting behind a desk with a girl standing near the desk, wearing a dress, books on shelves in background.
A photograph of the Mora Train Depot that is located at the corner of Railroad Avenue and Union Street. Built in 1934 and became the Vasaloppet Headquarters in the 1980s.
Looking east from Michigan street and Sixth Avenue West. The Union Depot is at the right. Hotel Columbia is across the street with its awnings extended.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Image taken from bluff above bay showing passenger steamer "Ossifrage" at dock. Large dock owned by the Weiland Family, a prosperous family that owned and operated a lumber company out of Beaver Bay (1860-1883). Note the group of men and women of the village standing next to a tipi in the image foreground. Weiland homestead on hill above the dock.
This photograph shows a view of Camp Lakeview along the Mississippi River at Lake City, Minnesota. Soldiers of the Minnesota National Guard trained at the camp.
This photograph shows the members of the Lafayette Municipal Band. The photograph is nearly identical to one that appears in the book ""The History of Lafayette 1900-2000"" that has the names of the band members.
Interior view shows four men posing in the Hansen and Schilberg Ice Cream Parlor. Note the extensive display of cigars, Soda Fountain, and Confectionary Counter.
This is a photograph of Rev. I. O. Nothstein, who served as the minister of the First English Lutheran Church in St. Peter from 1902 until 1906. The church is now known as Trinity Lutheran Church.
Sinclair Lewis, Marcella Powers, Mr. and Mrs. Bron Dahlberg sit at a table, Grand Hotel, Miami, Florida. Powers was Lewis' companion from 1939 to 1947.
Contributing Institution:
St. Cloud State University - Sinclair Lewis Collection
Street scene shows a packed dirt road lined with sidewalks. Several multi-story houses line the road. Two harbors courthouse on the right. Two Churches on the left. Identified as 4th Avenue, Two Harbors.
Man, boy and women of S. W. Russell family in horse drawn carriage; stone water fountain or horse trough; lap blankets; in park; Bridgeman and Russell were partners in the dairy business
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Central Hillside; View looking down the hill from Second Avenue East to Lake Superior; street; buildings; tower of First Presbyterian church 300 East Second Street; Masonic Temple Opera House with distinctive onion bulb is at Second Avenue East and Superior Street
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
West Duluth softball; a team of Duluth versus Winnipeg; League Softball; bleachers; baseball diamond; athletes; men; boys; spectators; uniforms; houses; telephone poles
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Exterior view of the Alumni House. Built by Claude Lewis, brother of author Sinclair Lewis, in the late 1920s, St. Cloud State acquired the home in 1973. Formerly known as the Alumni House, the home's name was changed to Lewis House in 2011.
Opened in 1915, Shoemaker Hall has since served as a dormitory. It was named for Waite Shoemaker, an 1881 graduate of St. Cloud State, who served as a faculty member and then St. Cloud State president from 1902 to 1916. A south addition was completed in 1960.
Exterior view of Shoemaker Hall. Opened in 1915, Shoemaker Hall has since served as a dormitory. It was named for Waite Shoemaker, an 1881 graduate of St. Cloud State, who served as a faculty member and then St. Cloud State president from 1902 to 1916. A south addition was completed in 1960.
Exterior view of Shoemaker Hall. Opened in 1915, Shoemaker Hall has since served as a dormitory. It was named for Waite Shoemaker, an 1881 graduate of St. Cloud State, who served as a faculty member and then St. Cloud State president from 1902 to 1916. A south addition was completed in 1960.
Image shows a series of boats moored in Agate Bay. This shows the backup of boat traffic during the 1907 Mesabi Range strike, the first widespread organized strike on the Iron Range called July 20th, 1907. Strike was broken August 2nd, 1907.
Mikado Number 1303 stands on the turntable at Endion Roundhouse located along the shore of Lake Superior with Duluth and the aerial bridge in the background.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections