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1926. Spotlight, Volume 3, November 11, Thomson High School, Esko, Minnesota

Creator:
Thomson Township High School
Date Created:
1937-03-23
Description:
Honor Students were named by Principal L. B. Olson. Coach Leslie Knuti attended the Annual Coaches' Conference in Minneapolis. Girls from the GAA attended the annual Arrowhead Girls Conference at Chisholm, with twenty four other schools from the area. The high school band played for Carlton at the regional basketball tournament, by request, at Hibbing. Superintendent A. L. Winterquist wrote extensively about the value of English courses. A page was written about fashions for spring for both men and women. Junior High and Washington School news items were given, as well as 4-H and GAA doings.
Contributing Institution:
Esko Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1927. Interview with W. J. Thompson, Brainerd, Minnesota

Creator:
Thompson, W. J.
Date Created:
1937-04
Description:
Interview with W. J. Thompson. He briefly relates some of his personal and family history. This interview is part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Crow Wing County during the years 1936-1939. This outreach effort sought to record personal accounts of the lives of early Crow Wing County pioneers and settlers.
Contributing Institution:
Crow Wing County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Oral histories

1928. Interview with William D. Thompson, Crow Wing County, Minnesota

Creator:
Thompson, William D.
Date Created:
1938-07
Description:
Interview with William D. Thompson. He relates some of his personal and family history as well as a little local history. This interview is part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Crow Wing County during the years 1936-1939. This outreach effort sought to record personal accounts of the lives of early Crow Wing County pioneers and settlers.
Contributing Institution:
Crow Wing County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Oral histories

1929. Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Torkel Thompson, Crow Wing County, Minnesota

Creator:
Thompson, Torkel; Thompson, Betsy
Date Created:
1936-10
Description:
Interview with Torkel Thompson and his wife, Betsy. They relate some of their personal histories. This interview is part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Crow Wing County during the years 1936-1939. This outreach effort sought to record personal accounts of the lives of early Crow Wing County pioneers and settlers.
Contributing Institution:
Crow Wing County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Oral histories

1930. Interview with Peter Thompson, Brainerd, Minnesota

Creator:
Thompson, Peter
Date Created:
1939-03
Description:
Interview with Peter Thompson. He relates some of his personal history. This interview is part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Crow Wing County during the years 1936-1939. This outreach effort sought to record personal accounts of the lives of early Crow Wing County pioneers and settlers.
Contributing Institution:
Crow Wing County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Oral histories

1931. World War I home front, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Thompson, Paul
Date Created:
1918
Description:
World War I home front; soldiers; Minnesota room; USO Clubs; rest and relaxation; Soldiers' libraries; newspapers
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

1932. World War I home front, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Thompson, Paul
Date Created:
1918
Description:
World War I home front; soldiers; Minnesota room; USO Clubs; rest and relaxation; Soldiers' libraries; newspapers; telephones
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

1933. Interview with Thompson Family: Landon, Elizabeth, Abby, Lexi, Cari, and Chrissy, New London Oral History Project, New London, Minnesota

Creator:
Thompson, Landon; Thompson, Elizabeth; Thompson, Abby; Thompson, Lexi; Thompson, Cari; Thompson, Chrissy
Date Created:
2016-07-04
Description:
A fun, family interview that brings to life just how those stories end up being told year after year. This one will make you smile!
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

1934. Wedding portrait of O. E. Selnes and Mary Blixseth Selnes, Windom, Minnesota

Creator:
Thompson, Jesse O.
Date Created:
1884-05-17
Description:
A photograph showing the Wedding dress of Mary Blixseth and her husband O. E. Selnes' wedding suit in 1884.
Contributing Institution:
Cottonwood County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

1935. View of Slayton High School and Murray County Courthouse, Slayton, Minnesota

Creator:
Thompson, Jesse O.
Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
A view from the south of the Slayton High School and the Murray County Courthouse.
Contributing Institution:
Murray County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

1936. St. Bernard's Hall school, Avoca, Minnesota

Creator:
Thompson, Jesse O.
Date Created:
1905 - 1910
Description:
Exterior view of the boy's school in Avoca called St. Bernards Hall.
Contributing Institution:
Murray County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

1937. Red Cross Auxiliary during World War I, Amo Township, Minnesota

Creator:
Thompson, Jesse O.
Date Created:
1918
Description:
Amo Township Red Cross Auxiliary with two ladies in the front row holding a sign with the name of their organization. Four rows of ladies all dressed in floor length, dark colored dresses.
Contributing Institution:
Cottonwood County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

1938. Portrait of Minnesota State Senator Andrew C. Olson, Windom, Minnesota

Creator:
Thompson, Jesse O.
Date Created:
1920?
Description:
Formal portrait of State Senator Andrew Olson. He was killed in a train-truck accident in June 1920.
Contributing Institution:
Cottonwood County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

1939. Portrait of John A. Brown, Cottonwood County Auditor, Windom, Minnesota

Creator:
Thompson, Jesse O.
Date Created:
1910
Description:
Formal portrait of John A. Brown, Cottonwood County Auditor.
Contributing Institution:
Cottonwood County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

1940. Old Settler's Association meeting in Windom, Minnesota

Creator:
Thompson, Jesse O.
Date Created:
1908-10-10
Description:
Group photograph of the participants in an Old Settler's Association Meeting in 1908. The people are standing in front of the Cottonwood County Courthouse.
Contributing Institution:
Cottonwood County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

1941. Neil Reisdorph, Windom, Minnesota

Creator:
Thompson, Jesse O.
Date Created:
1902
Description:
A portrait photograph of a young Neil Reisdorph.
Contributing Institution:
Cottonwood County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

1942. Main Street in Bingham Lake, Minnesota

Creator:
Thompson, Jesse O.
Date Created:
1905
Description:
A view down Main Street. A pool hall, general store, storehouse, harness shop, Town Hall and Saloon, restaurant, barber shop, First State Bank, and meat market visible.
Contributing Institution:
Cottonwood County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

1943. Jeffer's Public School in Jeffers, Minnesota

Creator:
Thompson, Jesse O.
Date Created:
1902
Description:
The exterior of the Jeffers Public School before the addition was built.
Contributing Institution:
Cottonwood County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

1944. James Ryan, Cottonwood County Sherriff, Windom, Minnesota

Creator:
Thompson, Jesse O.
Date Created:
1960?
Description:
James Joseph Ryan, Cottonwood County Sheriff, dressed in suit, tie and white hat.
Contributing Institution:
Cottonwood County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

1945. Hubble Farm Westbrook, Minnesota

Creator:
Thompson, Jesse O.
Date Created:
1909
Description:
A tall-tale postcard showing horses pulling wagons loaded with oversized potatoes and corn. A man sits atop the lead wagon and holds the reins. Tall-tale postcards use photographic montage to create images of oversized produce and animals. Fruits, vegetables and fish are the most common subjects.
Contributing Institution:
Cottonwood County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

1946. Highway 60 Mountain Lake Road, Windom, Minnesota

Creator:
Thompson, Jesse O.
Date Created:
1936-02-08
Description:
Snow plow pushing forward with deep snow banks on both sides of the road. Several men and truck also seen.
Contributing Institution:
Cottonwood County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

1947. Grandstand at the Cottonwood County Fairgrounds, Windom, Minnesota

Creator:
Thompson, Jesse O.
Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Grandstand at the Cottonwood County Fairgrounds in Windom prior to it being painted white and taken from the inside looking at the crowd. Flags fly at both ends of the bulding.
Contributing Institution:
Cottonwood County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

1948. 15 foot cut of snow, Mountain Lake, Minnesota

Creator:
Thompson, Jesse O.
Date Created:
1936
Description:
Car driving between very high snow banks. Location is 10 miles east of Windom and three miles south of Mountain Lake.
Contributing Institution:
Cottonwood County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

1949. Feed Barn John Ringkob Proprietor, Cottonwood County, Minnesota

Creator:
Thompson, Jesse O.
Date Created:
1880 - 1908
Description:
A feed barn, where people could take their horses to be fed. Several people on the picture posing for their picture with many buggies and horses waiting their turn.
Contributing Institution:
Cottonwood County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

1950. Delft Creamery in Delft, Minnesota

Creator:
Thompson, Jesse O.
Date Created:
1906
Description:
Delft Creamery A man standing in front of the building and a car waiting for his cream check.
Contributing Institution:
Cottonwood County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Prints (visual works)
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