Topic: Agriculture / Date Created: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1886">1886</span>

1. A group of unidentified horticulturists at the Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1880 - 1900
Description:: A group of unidentified men at a horticulture exhibit at the Minnesota State Fair.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota State Horticultural Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

2. A man sitting on top of a large roller pulled by horses with men walking on either side, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:: Hinshaw, Grant?
Date Created:: 1880 - 1910
Description:: Unidentified rural photo; image might be of road construction; water tower in background; equipment may also have been used for farming; summer foliage; sepia tone photograph.
Contributing Institution:: Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Stereographs

3. Apple judging at the Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1880 - 1900
Description:: A group of four early Minnesota State Horticultural Society members judging apples at the Minnesota State Fair.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota State Horticultural Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

4. Bunk house used by the tilling crew, Mountain Lake, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1880 - 1908
Description:: Seven men form a tilling crew sitting on top of a "Bunk house."
Contributing Institution:: Cottonwood County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

5. 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

6. Coffin family farm, Nicollet County, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1860 - 1890
Description:: View of farming activity on the Coffin family farm.
Contributing Institution:: Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

7. Elderly member of Minnesota State Horticultural Society on the street, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1880 - 1900
Description:: Photograph of an elderly unidentified member of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society walking on the street.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota State Horticultural Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

8. Farm hands with horses and mules in Minnesota

Date Created:: 1880 - 1900
Description:: Photograph of a threshing crew in the field with horses and mules on the Schandel farm.
Contributing Institution:: Faribault County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

9. Farming with horses, Rose Hill, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1880 - 1908
Description:: Six horses and three men working the ground in a field.
Contributing Institution:: Cottonwood County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

10. Farm scene, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1880 - 1910
Description:: Exterior view of a farm scene in Big Stone County.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

11. Four-horse threshing wagon in Minnesota

Date Created:: 1880 - 1900
Description:: Photograph of a horse drawn threshing machine in the field.
Contributing Institution:: Faribault County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

12. Group of horticulturalists on an outing, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1885 - 1900
Description:: Group of horticulturalist professors on an outing. Pictured L-R in top row: Samuel B Green (MN), LC Corbett (WV), SC Mason (KN), B Von Herff (Ohio College), W.R. Lazenvy, L.R. Jones (VT), R. McGinnis, Chas F Wheeler (MI), E.S. Goff (WI), S.A.Beach (NY), Stintson.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota State Horticultural Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

13. 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

14. Journal of Randolph M. Probstfield, 1886-1890, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:: Probstfield, Randolph Michael, 1832-1911
Date Created:: 1886 - 1890
Description:: The ninth volume of Randolph M. Probstfield's personal journals. These accounts discuss weather, agriculture, visitors, household expenses and many other details of family life.
Contributing Institution:: Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:: Text
Format:: Diaries

15. Journal of Randolph M. Probstfield, 1884-1886, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:: Probstfield, Randolph Michael, 1832-1911
Date Created:: 1884-09-10 - 1886-09-06
Description:: The eighth volume of Randolph M. Probstfield's personal journals, which he wrote out in a ledger book. Probstfield began writing this volume in 1884, after he had settled at his farm in Oakport Township on the Red River. Probstfield mixed his accounting records with personal information on daily events. These accounts discuss weather, agriculture, visitors, household expenses, and many other details of his family life.
Contributing Institution:: Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:: Text
Format:: Diaries

16. Minnesota State Horticultural Society Annual Meeting, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1880 - 1910
Description:: Members of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society at the annual meeting.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota State Horticultural Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

17. Minnesota State Horticultural Society Annual Meeting, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1880 - 1910
Description:: Members of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society at the annual meeting.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota State Horticultural Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

18. Minnesota State Horticultural Society Annual Meeting, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:: Pomeroy, Charles T.
Date Created:: 1880 - 1910
Description:: Members of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society at their Annual Meeting.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota State Horticultural Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

19. Minnesota State Horticultural Society annual meeting, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:: Luxton, George B.
Date Created:: 1880 - 1900
Description:: Group photograph of members at Minnesota State Horticultural Society annual meeting.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota State Horticultural Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

20. 400,000 New Acres, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Company

Date Created:: 1883 - 1888?
Description:: An undated broadside issued by the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway Company, which contains the same lithograph described in the item "through Golden Valleys in Minnesota" (below), but identified as being a different Farm belonging to a different couple. Single-page broadside, printed, includes text and engraving, black ink on thin pale yellow paper.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Historical Society
Type:: Text
Format:: Broadsides (notices)

21. Oxen team belonging to Otto and Herman Schmidt, Big Stone City, South Dakota

Date Created:: 1886 - 1890
Description:: View of oxen team belonging to Otto and herman Schmidt.
Contributing Institution:: Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

22. Panorama of farm workers and threshing machinery, Eden Township, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1885 - 1915
Description:: Written on the back: "John Rindahl, Rindahl Bros threshing on what is now Donald Bolme farm." The farm is located in Eden Township in Polk County.
Contributing Institution:: East Polk Heritage Center
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Panoramas

23. Philip Mueller farm, Lime Township, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1880 - 1889
Description:: View of the Philip Mueller Farm including farmhouse and family members.
Contributing Institution:: Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

24. Portrait of C. L. Smith, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1880 - 1900
Description:: Portrait of C. L. Smith, early member and 15th president of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota State Horticultural Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Studio portraits

25. Portrait of Peter Gideon, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1870 - 1890
Description:: Portrait of Peter Gideon, early horticulturist and developer of the Wealthy apple.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota State Horticultural Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Studio portraits

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