Panoramic view of the Hibbing, Minnesota race track and grandstand. The photograph depicts a biplane on the left side and many people in and around the grandstand.
Panoramic view of the St. Louis County Fair grandstand and vicinity with many people gathered in and around the grandstand. Left of the grandstand area are houses and fair buildings. To the right of the grandstand, automobiles areparked.
Panoramic view of the Grandstand, race track and fairgrounds of the St. Louis County Fairgrounds located in Hibbing, Minnesota. The photograph depicts people and cars parked in various areas behind the grandstand and many people standing alongside the race track.
Panoramic view depicting swimmers, changing house, beach, and water slide at Saint Julien Picnic Grounds for the Sturgeon Lake Legion Picnic, Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota. The photograph is captioned: "St. Julien Picnic Grounds Sturgeon Lake Legion Picnic. Aug 16 - 25".
Panoramic view of many people enjoying time at Sturgeon Lake in northeastern Minnesota. In the background are many people on the beach area, a changing house or shelter and two wood framed winter slides. In the foreground are swimmers (both male and female) in the lake.
Panoramic view of boaters enjoying time at Sturgeon Lake in northeastern Minnesota. In the background are several buildings including a pavilion, boathouse and several recreational buildings. In the foreground is a long dock, the lake and a few boaters.
Panoramic view of boaters enjoying time at Sturgeon Lake in northeastern Minnesota. In the background are several buildings including a pavilion, boathouse and several recreational buildings. In the foreground is a long dock, the lake and a few boaters.
Panoramic view of many people enjoying time at Sturgeon Lake in northeastern Minnesota. In the background are many people on the beach area, a changing house or shelter and two wood framed winter slides. In the foreground are swimmers (both male and female) in the lake.
Panoramic view of the Tourist Court in Hibbing, Minnesota. The foreground of the photograph depicts the cabins that comprised the Tourist Court and a 1920s style vehicle. The background of the photograph depicts the grandstand on the left side and horse barns toward the center and right side of the photograph.
Panoramic view Bennet Park in Hibbing, Minnesota. Photograph depicts a large enclosed building with outdoor patios on either side, a gazebo with seating area, and vehicles and people in the area of the park. The photograph background depicts a housing area behind the park and mining reclamation and operations area behind the housing area.
Blaine Baesler (1920-2015), a three-sport player in high school, including making All Conference as a football player, discusses growing up and playing football, basketball, and baseball in Lake City, Minnesota, and ice boating on Lake Pepin. He also discusses how his father, a harness maker, helped Ralph Samuelson, the inventor of waterskiing, experiment with making straps for water skis.
Celebration in Lakefield, with a horse and cart at the Lakefield Park. Banner says "Rost Township." Pictured from left to right: George Gruber, unknown boys in background, Burt Gloser, Rhineold Meister, and Albert Reints.
1911 Lakefield High School basketball team. Top row: Mr. Faunce, Supt.; Second row (left to right): Ludvig Stoyke, Bruce ? Helland (Howland); Third Row: Joe Vancura, Cyril Foss, Art Britch.
Fritz is wearing a three piece suit with white neck tie and a hat with the ear flaps folded up. He has a mustache. Back reads "Fritz Kahle, father of Henry Kahle" and "from Mayme 11-28-59." He is in a studio with a backdrop with an image of a house and garden in background.
The football season arrives on the World Stage to take over the "Series of World War Melodramas" from the Balkan War, the Chinese Revolution, and the Mexican Rebellion. This cartoon was published August 11, 1913.
Football players are rolled into a huge snowball by members of the opposite team pushing toward the goalpost. A "sectional view," or cross-cut, of the snowball appears in the upper left-hand corner.
Interview with Harry Bedman. Bedman gives a history of the fishing resort his family owned from about 1880 into the 20th century. He talks about the trains bringing in tourists, shipping fish packed in ice by train. His father was named Charles Bedman and was the founder of the Alexandria Boat Works.
Baseball team stands in front of spectators in bleachers. From Lt to Rt: Iver Leidal, Bert Boen, Johnson, Halvor Oftelie, Axel Fagerland, Knutson, Ford, Ed Skow, Bearslie, Ed Sand, John Wylie.
Prepared from official, government, state and county maps. Map shows location of highways, tote roads, pack trails, portages, lakes, settlements, mines, schools, section lines, and township lines in Lake and Cook counties in Minnesota.
Letter to Erwin Oreck from L. M. Birkhead at the Friends of Democracy, Inc. thanks Erwin for sending information and states that they will do an "expose of O'Konski and his connections."
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
