Margaret Brooks Thompson, the widow of Charles Thompson, is using a trowel to spread mortar on some stone blocks. She is flanked by several men, and the cornerstone is suspended above her in mid-air by a pulley arrangement.
Members of the women's Margaret Silents basketball team are sitting on the front steps of the Charles Thompson Memorial Hall. The woman in the middle of the front row is holding a basketball labeled "Margaret Silents 1921." The team was sponsored by the Charles Thompson Memorial Hall deaf club. In the front row, from left to right, are Nina B. Wright, Alta (Neal) Henneman, and Rosie Plonshinski. In the middle row, from left to right, are Mary Werner, Ethel Doran, Betty Plonshinski, and Helen Franklin. In the back row, from left to right, are Evelyn Coyne, Edna M. Hansen, and coach Paul Senkbeil.
Members are gathered in front of Mott Hall at the Minnesota Institute for Defectives (Deaf, Blind and Feeble-Minded). The 2nd Convention of the Minnesota Association of the Deaf was held in Faribault during June 24-27, 1890. The man sitting in a chair in front on the left end is Superintendent Jonathan L. Noyes. In the front row, sitting on the steps from left to right, the second man is Anton Schroeder, the third man is Dr. James L. Smith, and the fourth man (with a little child in front of him) is Jay Cooke Howard.
Members are assembled on a chartered boat docked on the shore of Big Island in Lake Minnetonka. The Ninth Convention of the Minnesota Association of the Deaf was held in St. Paul during September 4-7, 1907. A label on the photo reads: "9th Convention Minnesota Association of the Deaf, St. Paul, Minn. Sept. 4th to 7th, 1907."
Members are gathered at Indian Mounds in St. Paul. They are standing on the leftmost of the two mounds visible, and a policeman is standing near center in the foreground. The Ninth Convention of the Minnesota Association of the Deaf was held in St. Paul during September 4-7, 1907. A label on the photo reads: "9th Convention Minnesota Association of the Deaf, St. Paul, Minn. Sept. 4th to 7th, 1907."
Member are gathered in front of the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. The Ninth Convention of the Minnesota Association of the Deaf was held in St. Paul during September 4-7, 1907. A label on the photo reads: "9th Convention Minnesota Association of the Deaf, St. Paul, Minn. Sept. 4th to 7th, 1907." The man with no ribbon badge and holding a white hat and sitting in the middle of the front row is Governor John A. Johnson. Sitting to the right of Governor Johnson are Jay Cooke Howard, Dr. James L. Smith, Henry Bruns, Thomas Sheridan, an unknown woman, and James S.S. Bowen. Sitting to the left of Governor Johnson are an unknown woman, L.W. Hodgman, four unknowns, and Anton Schroeder. To the right of Anton Schroeder are an unknown woman and an unknown man and then Louis Albert Roth (in a dark tie and suit) standing in the second row behind the unknown man. In the front row, third from the left end, is Anson Spear (with a thick dark mustache and beard).
Members are gathered for a picnic in Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis. The 19th Biennial Convention of the Minnesota Association of the Deaf was held in Minneapolis during June 2-5, 1927.
Members are gathered in front of Mott Hall at the Minnesota Institute for Defectives (Deaf, Blind and Feeble-Minded). The 4th Convention of the Minnesota Association of the Deaf was held in Faribault during June 23-26, 1896. The man sitting in the front row, third from the left, is Olof Hanson. The man with white hair and a white mustache sitting in the center of the front row is Superintendent Jonathan L. Noyes. The man sitting to the left of Superintendent Noyes is Dr. James L. Smith. Sitting to the right of Superintendent Noyes are Anson Spear, Elizabeth Noyes, Charles Thompson, and Alice Noyes Smith (daughter of Superintendent Noyes and Elizabeth Noyes). The woman standing behind Elizabeth Noyes is Margaret Brooks, who met Charles Thompson at this convention and then became his wife.
Members are gathered in front of Noyes Hall at the Minnesota School for the Deaf. The 11th Convention of the Minnesota Association of the Deaf was held in Faribault during June 13-16, 1911. The man standing in the center of the front row, to the right of two little children, is President Anton Schroeder. The man standing in the front row on the right end is Dr. James L. Smith. To the left of Anton Schroeder is an unknown woman, an unknown man holding a hat, and then Louis Albert Roth standing behind that unknown man.
Members are assembled on two boats docked on the shore of Lake Minnetonka. The 10th Convention of the Minnesota Association of the Deaf was held in Minneapolis during June 30-July 2, 1909. Writing on the on back reads: "Tenth Convention, Minn. Association of the Deaf, Picnic at Lake Minnetonka, July 3, 1909."
Approximately 65 members are taking a Tally-Ho horse-drawn carriage party tour on Boulevard Drive in Duluth. The 6th Convention of the Minnesota Association of the Deaf was held in Duluth during August 24-28, 1901. Writing on the photo reads: "Sixth Convention - Minn. State Association of the Deaf, Duluth, Minn. Aug. 24 to 28, 1901."
Members are gathered in front of Noyes Hall at the Minnesota School for the Deaf. The 18th Convention of the Minnesota Association of the Deaf was held in Faribault during June 14-17, 1925. The man wearing a large ribbon badge and sitting in the center of the first row, to the left of a woman with a fur wrap, is Wesley Lauritsen. Sitting to the right of Wesley Lauritsen are LaReine Lauristen, Superintendent Elwood A. Stevenson, Edith Stevenson, Dr. James L. Smith, Thilda P. Smith, two unknown women, Peter N. Peterson, one unknown woman, and Louis C. Tuck. The man with white hair and a thick white mustache and beard standing behind and just to the left of Peter N. Peterson is Lars M. Larson. The black woman wearing a long string of pearls and standing in back, to the right of center, is Blanche Wilkins Williams.
Members are gathered for a picnic at Jewett's Point at Cannon Lake. The 16th Convention of the Minnesota Association of the Deaf opened in Northfield and was held in Faribault during July 1-5, 1921. Writing on the photo reads: "16th Convention of the Minnesota Ass'n of the Deaf, Faribault, Minn., July 1-5, 1921." The man with a striped shirt sitting in the front row, second from the left, is Dr. James L. Smith. The man with white hair and a white mustache sitting in the front row on the right end (and holding a child) is Lars M. Larson.
Members are gathered for dinner at the West Hotel in Minneapolis. The 10th Convention of the Minnesota Association of the Deaf was held in Minneapolis during June 30-July 2, 1909. Writing on the back of the photo reads: "Tenth Convention, Minn. Association of the Deaf, Banquet at West Hotel, Minneapolis, July 2, 1909." The man with a dark mustache and beard sitting in the back is Anson Spear. The man sitting in the back, on the right side of the middle window, is Anton Schroeder. The man sitting in the back, on the left side of the rightmost window, is Dr. James L. Smith.
Members are gathered outside in front of a monument-like structure. The 10th Convention of the Minnesota Association of the Deaf was held in Minneapolis during June 30-July 2, 1909. The man standing on the left side, to the left of a woman with a hat full of flowers and a noticeable belt buckle, is Dr. James L. Smith. To the right of Dr. Smith are the unknown woman with the flower hat, an unknown child, an unknown woman, and then Louis Albert Roth in a dark jacket and tie. The man with a thick dark mustache and beard in the back, near the center, is Anson Spear. To the right of Anson Spear (in the same row) are two unknown women and then Anton Schroeder. To the right of Anson Spear is an unknown woman with a bow tie, and then standing in front of her is Jay Cooke Howard (bald man).
This article is written by Benjamin B. Foster, and it covers his memories of working as a chauffeur for Charles Thompson. He submitted the article as part of the 50th anniversary celebration for the Charles Thompson Memorial Hall. He was also a guest speaker at the celebrations. The envelope used to mail the article shows that Mr. Foster lived at 1643 Carroll in St. Paul, and he sent them to Mrs. Marvin (Pearl) Kuhlman, Editor of the Thompson Hall Newsletter, at 1258 Roma Avenue in St. Paul.
Men forming a human pyramid outside. They are wearing delegate ribbons, so they may be attendees at the 4th Convention of the Minnesota Association of the Deaf in 1896 at Roberds Lake in Faribault. The man in the bottom row of the pyramid, second from the right, is Anton Schroeder, who was known to be an attendee at this convention.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Students in military uniform are standing with rifles in front of Mott Hall. Some male students received training in a military drill squad where they wore uniforms and performed routines.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Students in military uniform are standing with rifles in front of Mott Hall. Some male students received training in a military drill squad where they wore uniforms and performed routines.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Male students in military uniform perform an exercise in front of Barron Hall. The students were expected to perform a military march to music played by a student band before every meal.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Student officers in military uniform are assembled for a portrait. In the front row, from left to right, are unknown, Herman von Hippel, Superintendent James N. Tate, Toivo Lindholm, Frank Niklaus, and Karl Niklaus. In the back row, from left to right, are Gerhard Klein, two unknowns, Guy Tilleskjor, unknown, Ferdinand Liepold, and Paul Senkbeil.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Male students in military uniform are standing in a battalion group on the campus lawn. Some male students received training in a military drill squad where they wore uniforms and performed routines.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Three senior students in military uniform are standing with swords in front of the south wing of Tate Hall. From left to right are Ferdinand Liepold, John Szczeh, and Guy Tilleskjor.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum