The Duluth Boat Club organized in 1886, with a facility at the foot of Fifth Avenue West and the waterfront that included a football team prior to the familiar Minnesota Point buildings of 1906.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Back Row from Left to Right: Roy Mick; Lydon Brandenburg; Elton Pherum; Henry Asseln; Joe Shellman; Elton Ward. Middle Row: Frank Frankoviz; George Barnard; Roy Curtiss; Jim Colehour; Ed McFadden; Arthur Johnson. Front Row: Frank Adams; Horace Rawson; Walter Frankberg.
Members of the boys' football team are assembled for a portrait. In the front row, from left to right, are Claren H. Yarger, "Spudge" the dog, and Theodore Ulstad. In the second row, from left to right, are Edmond Miland, Carl P. Magnuson, Superintendent James N. Tate, Edward Schultz, and Walter Sheehy. In the third row, from left to right, are coach Victor R. Spence, Alfred Mingus, John Berglin, Fritz Thoren, and Kristian Flaskerud. In the back row, from left to right, are Elmer Paulson, John Vig, Alfred Anderson, and William Henneman.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Group portrait of the football team. Professor Keppel, Chester West, William Carew, Ed Williams, Gust Abrahamson, Grundahl, Emery Swenson, President Waite Shoemaker, Claude Cambell, Fred Swenson, William Ziegler, Pete Ahles, Clyde Shilke, Matt Garding, Warren Allen, John Shoemaker, and Lee Ford. .
Group portrait of 15 men, wearing suits, sitting and standing together. Members include in back row, Ladd, Andrew G. Lindgren, W. Thurman, F. Koefod. Middle: E. Wentland, G. Parent, B. Keppers, W. McGregor, S. Williams, N. Ahles; sitting, F. Liljedahl, J. Hubble, George Lynch (coach), F. Mohres, D. McNutt.
Leonard Levy, better known as "Butch", was a football and wrestling standout at the University of Minnesota. He served in the Navy during World War II, and afterwards played football for the Los Angeles Rams. His athletic versatility enabled him to wrestle professionally during the off-season. When his athletic career ended, he went on to be a successful insurance agent and securities salesman.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Studio portrait of the 1913 football team. Team captain Meredith Griffith holds a football marked, "MHS - 13." Back row: Harry Freeberg, Clarence Pond, Engrel Nelson, Prof. Carl W. Smith, Clifford Peterson, Prof. Vernon A. Looper, Reed Rose, Guy Cahoon, F. O'Brien. Middle Row: Percy Hall, C. Keesey, Jay Hodson, Captain Meredith Griffith, Oscar Wendlandt, Vincent Keesey, Willard Wigley. Front Row: Gust (?) Widell, Dan Lloyd.
Studio portrait of the members of the Ortonville High School Football team and coach. The Ortonville team were the "Champions of Western Minnesota-Season of 1902." The names of the team members, their positions and a record of their football season is printed on the mount.
Studio portrait of the Ortonville High School football team. Team members include: E. Godfrey, C. S. Hahn, Leonard Von Eschen, Joe Petrick, Harry Geier, and George Von Eschen.