Portrait of Jens Hans and his family. The family are grouped together in the foreground, with some of their personal items incluidng an Edison phonograph. The house and the barns are also visible.
Small herd of cattle standing in the Preston business district near the corner of Fillmore and St. Anthony street. Tibbett's House Hotel can be seen in the background.
A threshing team stands in front of steam driven farm equipment and horses. E. I. Olsen worked as a photographer in Ericson Township, Sacred Heart crica 1890 until 1920.
Depicted here is the farmhouse of Alex and Georgina Esko, located on the hillside banks of the Midway River. The baby is probably Isaac Esko. This photograph was taken south of the present Highway 61, looking northward to the bridge over the Midway River. In the background is a hayshed.
Work crew at the Highmark farm in Nopeming (Midway Township, Minnesota). The Highmarks were among the earliest member of the church. The Swedish Christian Mission Church got Christmas trees from this farm.
Depicted here are Kaisa Maria Sarkela and Erick Sarkela standing in front of their farm house, with a barn and outbuildings in the background. The boy's name is Jalmari Sarkela, and Jenni Sarkela is the girl in the photograph.
This scene shows the pioneer home of Mr. and Mrs. John Niemi, located on the Stenman Road, as well as their large dog sitting in the chair next to Mrs. Niemi. Their surname had been Vanhaniemi and was shortened and simplified to Niemi.
Five men have been busy loading a straw bundle wagon and are taking a break. The straw bundles will be later threshed in a threshing machine. The men are sitting on and around the large steam engine. One man is sitting on the large wheel used by the belt to power the threshing machine.
This is a photograph of the farm home of John Winter with two unidentified men and a grinding wheel on a water trough that was used to sharpen tools such as axes and sickles and other farm tools, in front of them. John Winter's surname originally was Wintturi in his native Finland.
This photograph shows Mr. and Mrs. John Juntti, with their daughter Lempi, in front of their home. Lempi appears to be showing off her apparently new shoes.
A steam powered tractor made by the Geiser Manufacturing Company in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania sits outside of an industrial building. On the back of the photograph is inscribed, "J. I. Case Co. - Edmund Probstfield agent." The J. I. Case Company was a threshing machine company.
Two unidentified men standing in the background. Two horses standing next to a hay stack. Peter Bonde was sheriff in Kandiyohi County from 1906-1927. He was known as the Prohibition Sheriff. Images in this collection were taken by Peter Bonde from 1890-1910.
Photo of farmland. You can see animals in the distance. Images in this collection were found in the attic of an old farm house in Kandiyohi County formerly owned by George Kallevig. Whether these negatives are from the Kallevig family or not is unknown.
One man holding a little girl. The man is also holding the reins to a mule. The little boy is in front of the mule. Images in this collection were found in the attic of an old farm house in Kandiyohi County formerly owned by George Kallevig. Whether these negatives are from the Kallevig family or not is unknown.
Pigs outside pig barn. Looks like there is a man in the backround with a bucket in his hands. Images in this collection were found in the attic of an old farm house in Kandiyohi County formerly owned by George Kallevig. Whether these negatives are from the Kallevig family or not is unknown.
Three children standing by a wire fence with a calf. A little boy appears to be petting the calf. Images in this collection were found in the attic of an old farm house in Kandiyohi County formerly owned by George Kallevig. Whether these negatives are from the Kallevig family or not is unknown.
Three men working on a horse. They have the horse pinned to the ground. Images in this collection were found in the attic of an old farm house in Kandiyohi County formerly owned by George Kallevig. Whether these negatives are from the Kallevig family or not is unknown.
Three men and a woman carrying cream cans. Images in this collection were found in the attic of an old farm house in Kandiyohi County formerly owned by George Kallevig. Whether these negatives are from the Kallevig family or not is unknown.
Three men and a woman carrying cream cans. Images in this collection were found in the attic of an old farm house in Kandiyohi County formerly owned by George Kallevig. Whether these negatives are from the Kallevig family or not is unknown.
Two horses pulling a cart removing tree branches. There is an unidentified man standing behind the horses. Images in this collection were found in the attic of an old farm house in Kandiyohi County formerly owned by George Kallevig. Whether these negatives are from the Kallevig family or not is unknown.
Two men and a pig. They have the pig laying on a board. The pig appears to be bleeding it's possible they are killing the pig for food. Images in this collection were found in the attic of an old farm house in Kandiyohi County formerly owned by George Kallevig. Whether these negatives are from the Kallevig family or not is unknown.
Two men standing on a platform next to barrels. It looks like they could be drilling a well. Images in this collection were found in the attic of an old farm house in Kandiyohi County formerly owned by George Kallevig. Whether these negatives are from the Kallevig family or not is unknown.
Two men who look to be loading a trailer. There are horses to the right. Images in this collection were found in the attic of an old farm house in Kandiyohi County formerly owned by George Kallevig. Whether these negatives are from the Kallevig family or not is unknown.
Two men standing on some sort of structure outside possibly the base of a windmill. The one man has a bucket and a rope. Images in this collection were found in the attic of an old farm house in Kandiyohi County formerly owned by George Kallevig. Whether these negatives are from the Kallevig family or not is unknown.
Photo of the baase of a windmill. In the backround you can see a man holding a pole or some other object. The man appears to be standing on something but its hard to make out what it is. There are three or four mules by the man. Images in this collection were found in the attic of an old farm house in Kandiyohi County formerly owned by George Kallevig. Whether these negatives are from the Kallevig family or not is unknown.
Emil Sota is the driver of the steam powered tractor, Albert Olson is his engineer, and also present in the photo are Henry Juntunen from Cloquet, Jalmer Juntunen, Ed Juntunen of Meadowbrook Dairy, Joseph Juntunen, and Selma (Juntunen) Dickinson who probably worked in the office there.
Selner homestead in Section 30 of Erie Township in Becker County, Minnesota. Sophie Selner and Andy Winkler are playing peek-a-boo under the Bimler Brothers machine.
Threshing at the Mc Keever Farm six miles east of Worthington, Minnesota. W. P. Jenkins sitting in a horse drawn buggy between stacks of straw. A steam engine is running the thresher.
View from the Nobles County Fairgrounds when it was on the south side of the lake on the Ludlow farm. View looking north east across Okabena Lake towards Worthington. Large crowd gathered with their horses and buggies.
The eleventh volume of Randolph M. Probstfield's personal journals. These accounts discuss weather, agriculture, visitors, household expenses and many other details of family life.
This photograph depicts the Henry Sunnarborg farm, for which the land located on a hill above the Midway River in Thomson Township was purchased in 1889. Their team of horses and hay rake are in the foreground, with Mrs. Henry Sunnarborg and their adopted daughter, Julia (Mattinen) Sunnarborg, in between.
W.L.Carlyle and R.S.Mackintosh with First Prize watermelon at Minnesota State Fair in 1895. Both were associated with the University of Minnesota. Carlyle latermanaged the E.P. Ranch ion Alberta, Canada, and Mackintosh was associated with the Minnesota State Horticultural Society for many years.
Farmer John P. Turner is feeding his pigs in a large pen adjacent to the barn. Turner came to Nicollet County in 1870 from Vasa. After farming in various locations, he moved to Lower Oshawa Township in 1892.
This photograph shows the Lars Tostenson farm in section 26 in New Sweden Township in Nicollet County. Several horse-drawn vehicles can be seen, as well as a windmill and a barn or stable.
Standard Atlas of Fillmore County Minnesota including a plat book of the villages, cities, townships, schools, churches, railroads, streams, roads, cemeteries of the county. Map of the State, United States, and World. Farmer's Directory, Reference Business Directory, and Departments devoted to general information. Analysis of the system of the U. S. land surveys, and digest of the system of civil government.
Albumen print showing a threshing crew from Bieder Brosthers at August Keup's farm in Belle Plaine. Seen are a mechanized threshing machine with a large group of the people on or around it. Written on the reverse: "Bieder Bros. threshing reg. on Aug. Keup farm 1896."
Edward H. Beise farmstead with two adults and four children. Note on photo says,"Farmstead of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Beise just outside of the village of Mapleton in 1897. Trees are all planted by Mr. Biese--over 100 evergreen trees alone. August 1897."
Group of veterans of Minnesota Horticulture. Row 1; J. T. Grimes, Col.J. M. Stevens, Ditus Day, J. C. Kramer, Wm. Mackintosh. Row 2: J. S. Harris, Seth H. Kenney, G. M. Lord, Wyman Elliot, E. H., S. Dartt.
A stereograph showing farmers making hay with a stacker and two sets of hay sweeps on the farm of John French near Mountain Lake. Two men atand on top of the hay stack. Horses pull the sweep while a man sits on it.
The John Kangas log house shown here was built by Hanse Annala about 1898. There are a rake and several scythes hanging on the wall, with a washtub used for doing laundry on the far left of the photo. Originally the house had a birch bark roof. It was donated to the Finnish American Memorial Foundation of Esko - now the Esko Historical Society - and land was obtained for its current placement as a building of the museum in 1965. The back of the postcard has handwriting saying, "built by Hansi Annala John Kangas home about 1898 Birch Bark Roof."
A group of unidentified Minnesota Horticulturists at the annual meeting of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society in 1898. They are standing in front of the Minneapolis Courthouse.
Minnesota State Fair of 1899, fruit judging, including strawberries. John S. Harris, the Secretary of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society, is at the far right.
Group Photograph of members of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society at a summer meeting and dinner in Drill Hall at University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus in 1899. Mr. Cody is standing at the rear of the photo.
This is a photograph of the farm home of Charles Gustafson, which he purchased in 1899 from John Kajander. Charles Gustafson sold the farm to Charles Kinnunen in 1925, and two years later he sold it to Victor Maki, who turned it into the Cloverhill Dairy.
Exhibit of apples for judging at the Minnesota State Fair in 1900. Wyman Elliot, President of the Minnesota Horticultural Society 1886 - 1891, is standing in the foreground of the photograph.
From left to right in this photo of the Joseph Juntunen Sr. family and his farmyard, known as Meadowbrook Dairy, are twins Joseph and Hjalmer Juntunen, Ed Juntunen, Lydia Juntunen, Grandma Elsa Juntunen, Selma Juntunen, Ida Juntunen, Anna Juntunen, Kate Juntunen, and Grandpa Joseph Juntunen in the wagon. Joseph Juntunen Sr. was the founder of Meadowbrook Dairy.
Horse drawn hay rack stands by barn with open loft; man holding pitchfork in loft; man behind rack holding black horse; woman and two children sit in foreground.