This photograph shows A.L. Winterquist, the first superintendent of the newly consolidated Thomson Township (Esko) School District, wearing his World War I (WWI) uniform. He's sitting on the seat of a vehicle on the Alex Esko farm.
Andrew B. Robbins daughter, Amy Robbins Ware was accepted a a canteen worker with the American Red Cross in 1918. She set up and operated field hospitals at Saint Michiel and Argone, France.
Armistice Day on November 11, 1918. Impromptu parade down Main Street in Belle Plaine. People are waving American flags and are standing along the street. Automobiles are lined up in the parade. The church, hotel, garage and other buildings are also visible.
Armistice Day parade on November 11, 1918. Impromptu parade down Main Street in Belle Plaine with the street lights hanging from wire. The Bank and saloon buildings are in the background. The parade floats include a submarine chaser and German submarine. American flags are flying.
Soldiers of St. Peter's Co. K of the Second Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard in front of the Armory and the Library. The label indicates that they were leaving to fight in World War One.
World War I veterans participate in the dedication of the World War I Memorial on the LaSalle Avenue side of Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The sculpture memorializes the four Plymouth members who died in service. The Memorial was designed and built by the Hewitt and Brown architectural firm. It was destroyed in 1960 by an automobile and was never replaced. Participants identified in the photograph are: Dr. Norman Smith, Herbert E. Rawson, Edwin Stacy, Edward Dyer Anderson, Paul Loudon, David Sutherland, Edward Adams, Stuart W. Rider, Walter Badger, E.C. Gale, James B. Sutherland, Rev. Wofford Timmons, Charles C. Bovey, Dr. Harry P. Dewey, Douglass Hawley, Jerome Jackman, Lester Badger, Donald Hudson, Andrew Cochran.
Group of soldiers , National Guard Farewell celebration. August 22nd, 1917. Sign on vehicle reads "Robbinsdale to Berlin." This photograph was taken with a pinhole camera.