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1. Apostolic Lutheran Church and Cemetery, Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota

Creator:
Olson, Edgar F.
Date Created:
1943
Description:
Local artist and resident Edgar F. Olson painted the Apostolic Lutheran Church and its cemetery in 1943, using oils. On the back of the painting was the following etching: "My apprecication to you, Rev. Michaelson, for making my mother's last moments happier. Edgar F. Olson, 1937. Old Finnish Cemetery and New Church, Carlton Co., Minn."
Contributing Institution:
Esko Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)

2. First Pera Home in 1900, Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota

Creator:
Gillette, W.
Date Created:
1930 - 1960
Description:
This painting by W. Gillette depicts the First Pera family home that was built in 1900 but destroyed by the 1918 Forest Fire. Also in the frame is the Pera family's home built after the 1918 Forest Fire. W. Gillette was a relative through marriage to John Pera's wife, Mabel Kaanta.
Contributing Institution:
Esko Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)

3. Kee-Neow, Nee-Bee or "Eagle Water"

Creator:
Ka-Ka Gee-sick, Robert
Date Created:
1983
Description:
This watercolor drawing depicts "Eagle Water," a strong Chippewa man with an eagle crown. In the background another eagle soars above the shoreline with a fish clutched in its claws. This is one print in a series created for the Freshwater Society in Excelsior, Minnesota, donated to the Westonka Historical Society, one of a limited edition created in 1981-1985.
Contributing Institution:
Westonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)

4. M-A-Quah E-Quay or "Bear Woman"

Creator:
Ka-Ka Gee-sick, Robert
Date Created:
1980 - 1985
Description:
This watercolor drawing depicts "Bear Woman," a strong Chippewa woman with a bear crown. In the background another bear wades toward the reeds and the shoreline. This is one print in a series created for the Freshwater Society in Excelsior, Minnesota, donated to the Westonka Historical Society; one of a limited edition created in 1981-1985.
Contributing Institution:
Westonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)

5. Norseland Lutheran Church, altar painting, Norseland, Minnesota

Creator:
Guasta, Herbjorn, 1854-24
Date Created:
1890 - 1898
Description:
Altar Painting, oil on canvas by Herbjorn Guasta.
Contributing Institution:
Norseland Lutheran Church
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)

6. Palkie Gristmill, Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota

Creator:
Ruikka, John
Date Created:
1890 - 1965
Description:
This oil painting by John Ruikka (April 16, 1880, to May, 1965) depicts the original Palkki gristmill, which was built on the Midway River and located on property of pioneer Erick Palkki. It was used from 1878 to approximately 1916, was built by pioneers to grind grain into flour, and was water powered. Please note that the original spelling, in Finnish, is "Palkki." The spelling as "Palkie" is an Americanized spelling of the name.
Contributing Institution:
Esko Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)

7. Portrait of Andreas Mitchell Miller, Mayor 1877, Village of Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1928
Description:
Andreas Mitchell Miller, born on July 16, 1839 in Copenhagen, Denmark, was the first mayor of the village of Duluth after the city lost its charter in 1877. As such, much of his two-year term was concerned with reassessment of Duluth's assets and activities. After leaving office in 1879, Miller moved to New York with his wife Anneliza and two children. He died there on May 22, 1917.
Contributing Institution:
Duluth Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)

8. Portrait of Carl Rudolf Berghult, Mayor 1937-1941, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Harding
Date Created:
1941?
Description:
Carl Rudolf Berghult was the first native-born Duluth mayor. Born on April 15, 1905 and elected in 1937, he was also the nation's youngest mayor of a city of over 100,000 people. As mayor, he secured government funding for the Blatnik Bridge and worked to beautify the city's public land. He also revised the city's debt structure and began several health and work programs for his citizens. After his tenure as mayor ended in 1941, Berghult joined the navy and earned recognition for his service at Normandy Beach and in Norway. He had two children with his wife Eva before his death on February 6, 2000.
Contributing Institution:
Duluth Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)

9. Portrait of Charles D'Autremont, Jr., Mayor 1892-1893, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Trussler, J. W.
Date Created:
1895
Description:
Born on June 2, 1851 in Angelica, New York and well-educated in law, Charles E. d'Autremont, Jr. moved to Duluth on a whim in 1882 with his family. He soon began to make a name for himself, becoming county attorney in 1884 and running for state Attorney General in 1888. In 1892 d'Autremont was elected mayor and served two efficient but unremarkable terms. After his tenure he was heavily and successfully involved in mining throughout western North America. He died in Angelica, New York on July 25, 1919.
Contributing Institution:
Duluth Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)

10. Portrait of Clarence R. Magney, Mayor 1917-1920, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Harding
Date Created:
1920?
Description:
Clarence Magney is better known as a judge than a mayor. Born January 11, 1883 in Wisconsin, he was a successful lawyer until his election as Duluth mayor in 1917. During his stint as mayor, Magney worked to preserve and increase Duluth's parkland and parkways. He resigned from this office on September 15, 1920 in order to take a post as judge of the District Court, where he served for 23 years. He then served as associate justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1943-1953. He died on May 15, 1962, leaving behind his wife Lillian and their three children.
Contributing Institution:
Duluth Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)

11. Portrait of Dr. John A. McCuen, Mayor 1912, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924
Description:
"Doc" John A. McCuen, born on July 17, 1864 in Guelph, Ontario, was better known as the St. Louis County Coroner than as mayor. Elected in 1912, McCuen was the last mayor under the old aldermanic system of government. He declined to run for a second term, since that would have meant serving under the new commissioner model with less power. He remained active in civic affairs until his death on November 4, 1927.
Contributing Institution:
Duluth Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)

12. Portrait of Edward Hatch, Mayor 1941-1945, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Basil by EC
Date Created:
1945?
Description:
Edward Hatch, a native of Truro, Devonshire, England, came to the United States 1887 at the age of five. He worked with several mining companies in Eveleth, Minnesota before becoming postmaster there from 1911-1914. In 1917 he was elected mayor of Eveleth, and after his term there he relocated to Duluth. In 1941 he became Duluth's mayor, concentrating on job growth. He and his wife Ella had no children, and he died on September 2, 1961 in Duluth.
Contributing Institution:
Duluth Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)

13. Portrait of Emil Clifford Mork, Mayor 1959-1962, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Powers
Date Created:
1959
Description:
Emil Clifford Mork, who usually only used his first initial, was born in Duluth on August 22, 1905. He and his wife operated Mork Food Supply, a business started by Mork's father. Mork was also involved in the Minnesota Food Retailers Association and several other food associations before his election on April 7, 1959. He planned to run for reelection, but he unfortunately (and mysteriously) died in office on August 14, 1962.
Contributing Institution:
Duluth Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)

14. Portrait of Eugene Lambert, Mayor 1956-1959, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Powers
Date Created:
1959?
Description:
Eugene Lambert was the first mayor under a new system eschewing the "commissioner" model. He was born in Duluth on November 5, 1915. He served in the military until 1946 and worked in labor relations until his election in 1956. As mayor, Lambert emphasized long-range planning and improved communication with state and federal agencies. After his term, Lambert worked in many fields, including publishing the Duluth Herald and News Tribune until his death in 1994.
Contributing Institution:
Duluth Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)

15. Portrait of George D. Johnson, Mayor 1953-1956, 1962-1967, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Jon
Date Created:
1967?
Description:
George D. Johnson was born on February 18, 1917 in Duluth. After attending several area colleges and universities, Johnson worked in the American Steel and Wire division of U.S. Steel. He served his first term as mayor from 1953-1956 under the "commissioner" model of government. When Mayor E. Clifford Mork died in office in 1962, Johnson was appointed to take his place and won the subsequent election in 1963 under the "strong mayor" government model. After his terms he rose to prominence in the United Steelworks of America, the Minnesota Mayors Association, the League of Minnesota Municipalities, and the City Charter Commission. He died in 1999, leaving behind his wife Eleanor and two children.
Contributing Institution:
Duluth Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)

16. Portrait of George W. Johnson, Mayor 1945-1953, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Bartha, M.
Date Created:
1953?
Description:
George W. Johnson, born December 22, 1894, was a Minnesota state legislator from 1925-1937, serving as Speaker of the House for the last two years. He was elected mayor on April 3, 1945, and he served for two terms. During his time in office he worked to promote Duluth tourism and implement a social security program for the state. After his tenure, Johnson worked as a home appraiser until his death on January 20, 1974. He was survived by his wife Grace.
Contributing Institution:
Duluth Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)

17. Portrait of Henry Truelsen, Mayor 1896-1900, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Ericson, David
Date Created:
1910
Description:
Born on Oct. 20, 1844 in Schleswig, a Danish territory, Henry Truelsen worked in a variety of trades before entering political life. As president of the Duluth Board of Public Works, he led a battle for public ownership of the city's water supply at a reasonable price. This role contributed to his populist candidacy for Duluth mayor and was referenced in a plaque affixed to the portrait's frame which read "Henry Truelsen, mayor of Duluth, 1896-1900. Through whose untiring efforts Duluth obtained its water and gas plant. Presented to the city by Thomas A. Merritt. The portrait was painted by David Ericson (1869-1946), a renowned portrait and landscape artist who lived in Duluth. In 1910 Ericson was commissioned to travel to Zenith, North Dakota, Truelsen's new home, to paint the mayoral portrait. Truelsen died on Dec. 4, 1931, in Los Angeles, California.
Contributing Institution:
Duluth Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)

18. Portrait of Horace B. Moore, Mayor 1885, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Trussler, J. W.
Date Created:
1890
Description:
Horace B. Moore, born in 1843, was employed with a lumber company before his stint in public office. In 1885 he was elected almost unanimously as the village mayor. Although his time in office was short, only one year, he enjoyed several successful accomplishments, including a new mail delivery system and the erection of named street signs. H.B. Moore died on December 2, 1906 with no known wife or children.
Contributing Institution:
Duluth Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)

19. Portrait of Israel and Margaret Isralson, Mora, Minnesota

Date Created:
1872
Description:
A oil painted portrait of Israel and Margaret Isralson. The side along Fred appears to have been cut, the bottom appears to be torn. There is water damage above on Anna.
Contributing Institution:
Kanabec County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)

20. Portrait of John B. Sutphin, Mayor 1886-1889, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Trussler, J. W.
Date Created:
1889
Description:
John B. Sutphin was the last mayor of the village of Duluth and the first mayor of the rebord city of Duluth. He was born in 1848 in New Jersey, and he arrived in Duluth at the age of 20. He was elected as village mayor in 1886 and reelected to the same office in the newly restored city of Duluth one year later. He presided over the construction of a new City Hall to celebrate the regained charter. During his time in office Sutphin began Duluth's sewer system and fire department in addition to improving city and harbor infrastructure. He was also involved in quelling citizen unrest with regards to labor issues. Sutphin died in 1908 of kidney failure; he was survived by his only son Robert and his wife Anna Louise Anderson.
Contributing Institution:
Duluth Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)

21. Portrait of John Drew, Mayor 1876-1879, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1879?
Description:
John Drew, a successful businessman, was born in Connecticut in April 1817 and moved to Duluth in 1869. By the time he was elected mayor in 1876, Duluth was in a grave financial state. The city's debt was so large that in order to get any settlement, the city itself had to be dissolved and replaced by the village of Duluth. John Drew presided over this transition in 1877, and once the city had become a village he resigned his post as mayor. In 1879 Drew was again elected to office, this time as president of the village, and used his one year of office to help get Duluth back on its feet. He later enjoyed a successful furnishing and clothing business until his death on September 1, 1909. He had three children with his wife Emma H. Drew and was believed to be one of the oldest residents of Duluth when he died.
Contributing Institution:
Duluth Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)

22. Portrait of Josaiah Davis Ensign, Mayor 1881-1882, 1884, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Trussler, J. W.
Date Created:
1890
Description:
Josiah Davis (J.D.) Ensign was born in New York on May 14, 1833, and he earned a law degree and began practicing law in Ashtabula County, Ohio. He married Kate Jones, but after ten years of marriage she died in 1868. By 1870, Ensign had moved to Duluth, and in 1872 he married Rose Watrous. He served as Duluth's city and county attorney and wrote the seminal work on the history of the Duluth Harbor development in the 1860s and 1870s. In 1880, Ensign was selected to serve out Peter Dean's incomplete term as president of the village, and he was elected in his own right to the office in 1881. He succeeded in expanding the borders of the village of Duluth and was elected to a second (non-consecutive) term in 1884. After his terms he served as a District Court judge for thirty-two years, including work as the first "juvenile judge."
Contributing Institution:
Duluth Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)

23. Portrait of Joshua B. Culver, Mayor 1870-1871, 1883, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Trussler, J. W.
Date Created:
1889
Description:
The first mayor of Duluth, Joshua B. Culver, was born on Sept. 12, 1829 in Armenia, New York. Culver first came to Duluth in the 1850s when he surveyed and plotted the town site. He fought for the Union in the American Civil War, where he rose to the rank of full colonel. He returned to Duluth and became a civic leader, elected as Duluth's first mayor after the community initially became a city in 1870. Culver was elected to a second term as mayor in 1882, but on July 17, 1883, he died while visiting Buffalo, New York. In addition to his role as mayor, Colonel Culver served Duluth as its first clerk of court, postmaster, and superintendent of schools, and founded the first steel plant. His portrait was painted by J.W. Trussler in 1889.
Contributing Institution:
Duluth Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)

24. Portrait of Marcus J. Davis, Mayor 1890-1891, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1891?
Description:
Marcus J. Davis, like many Duluth pioneers, was involved in the grain business and a stockholder in the Duluth & Winnipeg Railroad. He was not a native of Minnesota, being born in Oswego County, New York in 1841. He began his political career almost as soon as he came to Duluth, as he was elected alderman in 1874, the year he arrived. He was elected mayor in 1890 and began a crusade against the seedier aspects of the city, ordering saloons to close at 11pm and banning boxing. He also brought with him from New York plans for an aerial lift bridge, later built in Duluth. After his one term in office, Davis moved to Joplin, Missouri, though he was buried in Duluth.
Contributing Institution:
Duluth Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)

25. Portrait of Peter Dean, Mayor 1875, 1880, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Trussler, J. W.
Date Created:
1880?
Description:
Peter Dean was born in New York City in 1828 and worked in a number of professions in several towns around Michigan before moving to Duluth. He was elected to office twice, once as Mayor of the City of Duluth (1875) and again as President of the Village of Duluth (1880). Though neither of his terms lasted more than a year, he was well-remembered as an eccentric and good-hearted man who cared deeply for the community and its financial troubles. When he died on January 4, 1884, he willed most of his property to Duluth itself, however it was organized at the time.
Contributing Institution:
Duluth Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)
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