In 1900, the Duluth Benedictine sisters purchased the first 80 acres of what would be their Kenwood campus. This parcel had been used as a farm for a number of years, and the sisters continued to farm the location with hired laborers. Mrs. Beyenka, wife of the farm overseer, feeds the chickens here. The white structure is a house for the farm laborers built in 1902, and later moved up the hill to become the College post office.
Located on the edge of Windom, the Corliss Mead Dairy farm had a large barn, silo and other outbuildings. In the background you can see the Windom Elevator.
Edward H. Beise farmstead with two adults and four children. Note on photo says,"Farmstead of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Beise just outside of the village of Mapleton in 1897. Trees are all planted by Mr. Biese--over 100 evergreen trees alone. August 1897."
Ernie Swanson and his horse-drawn wagon from the Swanson Dairy Farm on Silver Lake Road in New Brighton delivering milk on his northeast Minneapolis route.
Portrait of Jens Hans and his family. The family are grouped together in the foreground, with some of their personal items incluidng an Edison phonograph. The house and the barns are also visible.