Double exposed photograph of the Washington County Courthouse in Stillwater, Minnesota. The photographer's father had lived in the Courthouse as its sheriff.
The re-election campaign of President Truman brought him to cities in Minnesota including Duluth where he was celebrated by local Democrats at the Duluth Armory.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Standing in front of the 1883 Cottonwood County Courthouse are the following. Back row: S.A. Brown, Charles Gove with his surveying equipment, John Brown, S.G. Kibbey and Ole Peterson. Center row: Thomas Brown, Eva Taylor, Gust Sjostrum, P.G. Neufeld. Front row: H.E. Hanson, D.A Stuart, Don R. Savage.
Cantor was a popular entertainer who traveled periodically during World War II to promote sales of U. S. War Bonds. He is shown here with the Lebedoff triplets; David, Jonathan and Judy. Arrangements for Cantor's visit were made by Minneapolis Hadassah.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Scrap of lined paper with a photograph mounted in the center. The photo shows three men posing in front of the White House: one standing, one leaning against a statue, and one reclining on the ground at the base of the statue. The handwritten note at the top of the paper points out "Rev'd Edw'd D. Neill __ __ __ an assistant Sec. to Pres. Lincoln 1864- ". A handwritten note on the bottom of the paper says, "White House, Washington, D.C. During President Lincoln's administration."
Fairmont Fire Department, left to right Visselman, Crissinger, Henry Fritz, Gene Rendel, George Andermann, unknown, Fred Meyer, J. Jartjen, E. Meyer, unknown, William LaRoe, Fred Grewe, E. Hoertel, William Weber, Ernest Meyer, William Klopp, Unknown, George Wiebe, Ralph Cross, and Harry Serle on left edge of photo.
Final Government Land Sale on June 20, 1904 at Old Washington school, on the north side of the school. 93,000 acres were sold and Thief River Falls was 8 years old.
Standing in front of the monument honoring the pioneers who founded Esko in 1872 is Finland's President Urho Kekkonen. He and his wife visited Esko and the museum site on their 1961 tour of the United States by invitation of President John F. Kennedy. Local bussinessman Emil E. Johnson is in the center of the photograph, with the Esko one-room school house in the background. At the far lower right corner of the photo is Minnesota Governor Elmer L. Andersen. The young man with the 1962 letterman's jacket, holding a camera, is the Esko School photographer, Glenn Nynas. Carlton County Sheriff Oscar Juntunen promoted the visit to Esko by the Kekkoknen party. Photographs and other items from the visit are displayed in the school house.
Finland's President Urho Kekkkonen shown with the main street crowd in the center of Esko. Note the businesses in the background: Moses' Chevrolet; the Esko Truck Stop and Coffee Shop; Esko Co-Op Store; and Otto Juntunen's Eggs and poultry business located in the old Arrowhead Creamery. The Phillip's 66 Gas Station is in the background.