Exterior view of the Kruse Tavern. Emil and Ella Kruse stand in front of their tavern located in Okabena. They operated the tavern into the 1950s and 1960s.
Graduating Class of Lakefield High School for the year 1914. Picture: Front Row (left to right): Helen Crawford, Ethyl Morrison, Helen Frees, Anna Matyas, Ethyl Dragoo, Georgia Johnson, Irene Thompson, Mertie Johnson. Back Row (left to right): Alvin Comstock, Warren Bond, Gilmore Johnson, Mr. Walter Maulsby (Principal), Cletus Murphy, Ludvig Stoyke, Mr. E. T. Walker (Superintendent).
1930-1931 Lakefield High School Basketball Team. Winners of third place at the District Tournament. Pictured (Top Row): Rambourg (Trainer), Larson (Assistant Coach), Olsen, Bakedahl, Grein, Norgrant, ? (Coach); Bottom Row: Andweson (Center), Manuel (Forward), Shultz (Guard, Captain), Kilen (Forward), Rossow (Guard).
1911 Lakefield High School basketball team. Top row: Mr. Faunce, Supt.; Second row (left to right): Ludvig Stoyke, Bruce ? Helland (Howland); Third Row: Joe Vancura, Cyril Foss, Art Britch.
Exterior view of the Lakefield Tile and Drainage Company, taken in 1911. People involved in it were John Grein, Nels Quevli, John Frederickson. Operated from 1908-1912, before being sold to William Moore in 1914. Located north of the Mill Road, one block west of present Highway 86.
Group portrait of the congregation standing in front of the church. The church was built in 1893 and was located at 83971 510th Avenue in Belmont Township.
View of Main Street of Lakefield looking North. Image was taken before the 1910 fire that destroyed the Colman Lumberyard, shown here in the foreground.
Exterior view of the Lakefield Methodist Episcopal Church and Rectory. The church was chartered on July 18, 1892. The church is now known as the First United Church of Lakefield.
Ed and Art Moe's Store in Lakefield about 1925. It was located on 2nd Avenue and Main Street. The employees shown are Ed Moe and Earl Nelson. The store began business in 1916.
Postcard illustrating Nels Quevli and the Quevli Farm of "2243 acres, 10 sets of buildings located 10 miles north of the Iowa state line. Where corn is king." Signed by Nels Quevli and dated 1909.
Exterior view of the Okabena Creamery. Workers from left to right: John Sinnen, Cream Hauler; William H, Gehrals, Manager; Mrs. Emma Gehrls. This building was constructed after a fire leveled the first building on April 9, 1930.
John Ruthenbeck pictured in front of his business. Started as a hardware store in 1909 as a partnership between George Stevenson, John Ruthenbeck and August Atz. In 1910 they took in Theo. Milbrath, and built this building. They sold the first Ford cars from this location. In 1916 the partnership was dissolved; from then on was operated by John as an implement business. He ran it for 30 years, then selling it to Ray Ahrens in 1946.
Portrait of of George Stephenson, long time school custodian, standing in front of the Okabena school. Stephenson worked there for over 40 years starting in 1917.
Harry Converse with live or call decoys on Heron Lake. Harry Converse (1876-1953) was a guide for the Dalziel Hunting Camp for twenty years beginning in 1906.