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1. Alex and Eva Esko's family farmhouse, Esko, Minnesota

Date Created:
1908
Description:
Two young boys, Fred and Isaac Esko, stand in front of the home of Alex Esko and Eva Esko, their parents. Fred was two years older than Isaac, and is the taller boy, while Isaac is the one wearing a white shirt. The house depicted here is probably the third in a series of several expansions. The original log home was constructed in 1895 and was basically in the shape of a rectangle that was parallel to Highway 61, on the south side. If you look very closely at the lower left corner of the house, you can see a black line extending west from the corner. This represents the bridge that crossed the Midway River. To the right, the settlement of Esko would begin its development about a decade later.
Contributing Institution:
Esko Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

2. Alex Esko and family by their farmhouse on Midway River, Esko, Minnesota

Creator:
Carlson, Adry
Date Created:
1890 - 1910
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
Esko Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

3. Alex Esko and family by their farm house on the banks of the Midway River, Esko, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910-10
Description:
This is a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Esko, their children Hilda Esko, George Esko, Isaac Esko, Fred Esko, and Henry Esko, and their farm home. The namesake of Esko, Alex Esko purchased the farm in 1890 from Timber baron Andreas M. Miller. Alex Esko was born in Finland in 1862 and came to the Village of Thomson in 1880 and to Thomson Township in 1890 when he purchased the farm. He was a railroad agent, county commissioner, member of Thomson Township School board, and Thomson Township Town Board.
Contributing Institution:
Esko Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

4. Charles A. Marks' farm, his family and horses in front of their homestead, Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1878 - 1905
Description:
Pioneer Charles A. Marks, his family and horses, are depicted in front of their remodeled home. The Marks family settled in Thomson Township in 1878. Charles A. Marks was the second county commissioner of Carlton County to serve from the Town of Thomson, in 1901. His original Finnish surname was Markkus. He operated a productive dairy farm located on the Midway River. One of his dairy cows can be seen between the three unidentified ladies. Presumably Charles Marks is the person holding the horses. He was born in Finland in 1854 and died in Thomson Township in 1921.
Contributing Institution:
Esko Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5. Charles Gustafson home on Maki Road, Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1899 - 1925
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
Esko Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

6. Charles Marks and his family in buggy with horse, Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota

Creator:
Carlson, Adry
Date Created:
1905
Description:
Early settler Charles Marks is sitting in his horse-pulled buggy, with his family in front of their house. The Charles Marks farm was located on the south end of the Marks road (the west side thereof) and extended north from the Harney Road. The family's pet cat is sitting on Mrs. Marks' lap. It was photographed by a Moose Lake Photographer, Adry Carlson.
Contributing Institution:
Esko Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

7. Erick and Kaisa Maria Sarkela family standing in front of their house, Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1910
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
Esko Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

8. Family and farm of John Marks, Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota

Creator:
Carlson, Adry
Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
This shows the John Marks' family farm that was located in section 14 on the Marks Road and bordering the Midway River. Pioneer John Marks brought the first steel plow into the area. Notice the hay rake and hay mower, as well as the plow behind the family and their horse. The family settled on the Midway River farm in 1874. Possibly what looks like a flag pole in the background is a Finnish type of well. It was photographed by a Moose Lake Photographer, Adry Carlson.
Contributing Institution:
Esko Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

9. Farm home of Mr. and Mrs. John Niemi on the Stenman Road, Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1910
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
Esko Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

10. 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)

11. Henry Sunnarborg farm and family, Esko, Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1918
Description:
Henry Sunnarborg, at left, stands beside his first car, a Model-T Ford, along with Mrs. Elizabeth Mattinen, who is holding her granddaughter, Vera Mattinen Moll. Standing to the far right is Mrs. Mattinen's son, Emil Mattinen. The Mattinen farm was an 80-acre tract located on the easterly edge of Esko. The north 40 acres was bounded on the west by the Juntunen Road and on the south by Highway 61. The St. Matthew's Lutheran Church and the former Kinnunen Lumber Company (in 2011, the Moosebrew Internet Gallery and Cafe) are both located on what was once a part of the Mattinen farm. The property and two story log portion of the house were purchased in 1887 by Elizabeth and her husband, John Erick Mattinen, known as Erick, from Henry Sunnarborg. Erick Mattinen built the one story part of the house, which became the kitchen. Henry Sunnarborg was the foster father of noted Esko resident, Julia Sunnarborg. The house in the photo, which was dismantled in 1956, was located just west of St. Matthew's Church on the property now identified as 5 Elizabeth Avenue, Esko.
Contributing Institution:
Esko Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

12. Henry Sunnarborg farmhouse, Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota

Creator:
Carlson, Adry
Date Created:
1893 - 1905
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
Esko Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

13. J. Alfred Kusicko's farm, after the 1918 Forest Fire, Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1918 - 1920
Description:
The farm house of J. Alfred Kusicko was built after the 1918 Forest Fire, since his previous house burned in the fire. His name is listed as J. Alfred Kusicko as well as Alfred Kusicko, with his surname being spelled Kuusikko and Kuusiko also.
Contributing Institution:
Esko Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

14. J. Alfred Kusicko's farm home before the 1918 forest fire, Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1909
Description:
Alfred Kuusiko's farm home in Thomson Township, before the 1918 Fire, in 1909. Daughter Esther Kusicko was 14 years old in 1909. The surname originally in Finnish would have been Kuusikko, but the Americanized spelling is Kusicko.
Contributing Institution:
Esko Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

15. Johan (Piekkola) Jacobson homestead with family, Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1875 - 1910
Description:
Depicted here is the homestead of Johan (Piekkola) Jacobson homestead, as well as his family, located on the Forstie Road. Left to right are Johan (Piekkola) Jacobson, Amanda Jacobson, holding Henry (Ham) in her lap; Axel Jacobson, Arvid Jacobson, Hann
Contributing Institution:
Esko Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

16. John Winter Farmstead, Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1910
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
Esko Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

17. Joseph Juntunen Sr. and family in farmyard, Meadowbrook Dairy, Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
Esko Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

18. Luokkala family farm, Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1915
Description:
This photograph is of the Luokkala family's house, with their barn and other farm buildings in the background. The two women and baby in the foreground are unidentified.
Contributing Institution:
Esko Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

19. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sunnarborg with daughter Julia, Esko, Minnesota

Date Created:
1903 - 1913
Description:
This photograph shows Henry Sunnarborg and his wife, as well as their dog, standing in front of their farmhouse located on the western banks of the Midway River, north of Highway 61. The younger lady standing to the right of Mrs. Sunnarborg is their adopted daughter, Julia (Mattinen) Sunnarborg. Henry was born in 1859, moved to Duluth in 1880 and Thomson Township in 1885, then to Bessmer Michigan in 1887, moved back to Thomson Township in 1889, passing away here in 1929. His wife died in 1918. Julia lived with them from the age of 5 onward. The house and its barn still are still standing in 2012.
Contributing Institution:
Esko Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

20. Mr. and Mrs. John Juntti with their daughter, Lempi, Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1910
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
Esko Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

21. Mrs. Minna Johnson in front of the Sammelin's house, Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1920
Description:
Depicted here is Mrs. Minna Johnson in front of the Sammelin's house, with an old tractor used to power a home sawmill, to cut wood.
Contributing Institution:
Esko Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

22. Pioneer Matt Konu and family, Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1907
Description:
This photograph of Matt Kkonu, his wife Laura, and their children in 1907 was taken in front of their farm house with the barn and other buildings in the background. The farm was located on the Erickson Road, bordering on the Midway River. The two oldest children in the family are in the picture, and are Sanni Konu, the oldest one in the family, and then Ida, the second oldest.
Contributing Institution:
Esko Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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