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1. 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)
2. Portrait of Ray T. Lewis, Mayor 1894-1895, Duluth, Minnesota
- Creator:
- Conner, Herbert
- Date Created:
- 1909
- Description:
- Captain Ray T. Lewis, born in 1940 in Brunswick, Maine, was a man of the sea. He sailed around the world several times before eventually moving to Duluth in 1886, where he became a successful real estate businessman. In 1894 he was elected mayor, and he is reported to have been a very strict mayor. After his tenure as mayor, Lewis served in the state legislature twice. On a trip to his hometown he was involved in a carriage accident, and he died of his injuries on July 21, 1912.
- Contributing Institution:
- Duluth Public Library
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- Paintings (visual works)
3. Portrait of Roland D. Haven, Mayor 1908-1909, Duluth, Minnesota
- Creator:
- Harding
- Date Created:
- 1909
- Description:
- Roland D. Haven was born the son of a carpenter on October 17, 1866 in Sudbury, Vermont. In 1883 he moved to Minnesota and worked as a carpenter in Northfield, St. Paul, and Minneapolis before reolcating to Duluth in 1889 and becoming a factory foreman. From 1894 to 1908 he worked with several companies in the manufacturing, tug, real estate, and farm implement businesses. He served two terms as alderman (and council president) beginning in 1902, and in 1908 was elected mayor. He served two fairly unremarkable terms, and shortly after leaving office he moved with his wife Belle to Silver City, New Mexico, where he died on April 21, 1930.
- Contributing Institution:
- Duluth Public Library
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- Paintings (visual works)
4. Portrait of Trevanion W. Hugo , Mayor 1900-1903, 1920, Duluth, Minnesota
- Creator:
- Harris??
- Date Created:
- 1903?
- Description:
- Trevanion W. Hugo was born in Boddinoc, Cornwall, England on July 29, 1848 but spent most of his youth in Kinston, Ontario. In 1881 he and his family moved to Duluth, and he soon became an alderman and president of the city council for eight years. In 1900 he was elected mayor by just five votes, and he held the office for four years. He was appointed mayor once again to finish Clarence Magney's term in 1920 but declined to run again in 1921. Outside of City Hall, he was a prominent member of the Masons, rising to the rank of grand chancellor of the supreme council of Scottish Rite Masonry. He died on February 27, 1923 of complications from influenza and was survived by two sons.
- Contributing Institution:
- Duluth Public Library
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- Paintings (visual works)
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