A photograph of unidentified students in front of a building - possibly a school. There are three children in front; one wearing a dunce hat, and the second over the lap of the third. Behind them is a row of six children sitting, and behind them is a row of seven children standing. The two rows of children are holding open books.
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.
Fannie McGaughey was a member of the first graduating class of St. Cloud State. In addition, she was here on the first day of classes in September 1869
Constructed on the north side of Selke Field in 1947, these units housed military veterans and, later, married students. The buildings were razed in 1968.
Lawrence Hall, named after long-time faculty member Isabel Lawrence, opened in 1905 as a dormitory for women. It replaced the first Lawrence Hall after a fire destroyed it in early 1905.
Exterior view of the Distrtict 42 Country School, Ann Township, 1902. The schoolhouse was located on the southwest corner of the northwest 1/4 in section 8. Shown are: Left to right, back row: Nellie Pederson (Mrs. I.N. Lunde), Tillie Harold, Henrietta Hanson, Menora Steen, Mabel Heggerston (Mrs. E. Kopperud), Alma Hanson, John Steen, Fred Pederson. Front Row: Jennie Steen, Mabel Aamodt, Ella Steen (Mrs. H.W. Fingarson), Edwin Heggerston, Peter Harold.
Exterior view of the District 43 Country School in Ann Township. Pictured is the schoolhouse, with teacher, Rose Norman, off to the left and 9 unidentified female children and 6 unidentified male children. 37 students were at the district that year but they are not all pictured here. The students included: Ester Backenberg, Ruth Backenberg, Anna Gullickson, Henry Gullickson, Martin Gullickson, Willie Gullickson, Alfred Haugan, Anna Haugan, Mary Haugan, Albin Haugen, Anna Haugness, Enga Haugness, Carl Johnson, Jens Johnson, Marie Johnson, Ragna Johnson (Kaas), Thea Johnson, Albert J. Kaas, James P. Kaas, Albert Kleven, Galena Kleven, Jennie Kleven, Martin Kleven, Oluf Kleven, Thor Kleven, Joseph Nelson, Nordahl Nelson, Cora Nordsiden (Kaas), Helga Nordsiden, Henry A. Nordsiden, Lillie Nordsiden, Minnie Nordsiden (Bakken), Nora Nordsiden, Oscar Nordsiden, Albert Olson, and Henry Takle.
A woman in a fur coat peruses a book from the Hennepin County Library Bookmobile on a snowy day. Shown in the background is the Hennepin Hardware Company building.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Staff of the Finnish-American reformers school Work People's College at 402 South Eighty-eighth Avenue West in the Smithville Riverside neighborhood, held classes for 35 years beginning in 1904.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Exterior construction begins on Headley Hall. Opened in 1963 as home to classrooms and offices, Headley Hall is named for St. Cloud State president John Headley, who served from 1947 to 1951.
Exterior construction at Brown Hall. Opened in 1960, Brown Hall contains classrooms and offices. Brown Hall is named after St. Cloud State president, Joseph Brown, who served from 1916 to 1927.
Boys dressed in dark suits and girls in white dresses are posed in front of the Grant County Courthouse with their diplomas. All wear long-stemmed flowers and ribbons on their lapels.
Boys dressed in dark suits (except one) and girls in white dresses are posed in front of the Elbow Lake Opera House with their diplomas. All wear long stemmed flowers and ribbons on their lapels. Two cars are parked off to the side. Parts of two theater posters are seen on the Opera House.
Boys dressed in suits and girls in dresses are posed in front of the Elbow Lake Opera House with their diplomas. All wear a long-stemmed flowers on their lapels. The steeple of First Lutheran Church is seen in the background on the right. An old car is just behind the graduates on the right.
Boys dressed in dark suits and girls in white dresses are posed in front of the Grant County Courthouse with their diplomas. All wear long-stemmed flowers on their lapels.
Boys dressed in dark suits and girls in white dresses are posed in front of the Elbow Lake Opera House with their diplomas. All wear long stemmed flowers and ribbons on their lapels. Two women stand off to the side in front of an old car.
Boys dressed in dark suits and girls, all but one in a white dress ar posed in front of the Elbow Lake Opera House with their diplomas. All wear long-stemmed flowers and ribbons on their lapels. A handwritten note identifies it as being "Cleo and Chester's 8th grade Graduation.
Boys dressed in suits and girls in dresses (mostly white) are posed in front of the Elbow Lake Opera House with their diplomas. All wear a long-stemmed flowers on their lapels. The steeple of First Lutheran Church is seen in the background on the right. Several ladies standing next to two cars are seen behind the graduates on the right.
Primary Department Practice Class in Old Main. Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Interior view of assembly hall in Old Main. Old main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Moving from Old Main Building to Stewart Hall. Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
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.
Moving from Old Main Building to Stewart Hall. Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Interior view of the Listening Room in Kiehle Library. Kiehle was opened in 1952 as St. Cloud State's first building built as a library. It served as the campus library until 1971. Since 1974, Kiehle has served as home to the Department of Art.
Manual Training Room in Old Main Building. Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Brendan McDonald, an 1954 St. Cloud State graduate, served as its president from 1982 to 1992. He also served as St. Cloud State's registrar and vice-president for administrative affairs.
Domestic Science Room in Old Main . Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.