Students from the Class of 1903 and staff are assembled for a portrait. In the front row, from left to right, are Mary E. Nelson, Ida C. Carlson, Superintendent James N. Tate, Jenny Mortenson, Minnie Hauberg, and Mabel A. Newton. In the middle row, from left to right, are Dean E. Tomlinson, Oscar W. Johnson, Dr. James L. Smith, Mr. White, Albin J. Highberg, and John H. McFarlane. In the back row, from left to right, are Emil Hruska, Harrison A. Pettit, and Fred G. McNabb.
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Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Students from the Class of 1937 are assembled on the campus lawn at the Minnesota School for the Deaf. The front row of female students are, from left to right, Vietta Gardner, Gertrude VanDruten, Agney Haley, Genevieve Holt, Lydia Simola, Sigrid Swanson, Lempi Niemela, Marie Seebach, Josephine Smith, Cecile Grenier, Maryann Delaney, Ruth Johnson, Ellen Leinonen, Sheba Latz, Rose or Ethel Blinderman (twin sisters), and Rose or Ethel Blinderman (twin sisters). The back row of male students are, from left to right, Dennis Anderson, Orval Jefferson, Fred Schnabel, Clair Test, Waino Ranta, Joe Myklebust, Victor Lee, Daniel Manuel, Theodore Stawikoski, Adolph Svoboda, and Uno Sandvick.
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Students from the Class of 1924 and staff are assembled for a portrait. In the front row, from left to right, are Rena Gephart, Superintendent Elwood A. Stevenson, Dr. James L. Smith, and Ella Waswo. In the back row, from left to right, are Edna Erickson, Norman Larson, Mildred Saunders, Anthony Zupancic, and Myrtle Nelson.
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Students in the first oral education class are assembled with a teacher in a classroom. The student sitting in the front row on the left end is Petra Fandrem Howard. The phrase "First Oral Class, 1906" is written on the blackboard in the background.
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Students in the first oral education class are assembled with a teacher in front of Noyes Hall. The student standing in the middle of the back row is Petra Fandrem Howard. The students in the back row, from left to right, are fingerspelling "F-I-R-S-T" for the word "first." The students in the front row, from left to right, are fingerspelling "O-R-A-L-0-6" for the word "oral" and year "1906."
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Students in the Senior Class of 1926 perform a Gallaudet Day program in the auditorium of Noyes Hall. Two students in the center are posing as the famous American statue of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Alice Cogswell. Gallaudet was the founder of the American School for the Deaf, and Alice Cogswell was a student there. Both students are fingerspelling the letter "A" for the name "Alice."
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Louis C. Tuck (1851-1949) was a graduate of the American School for the Deaf in Connecticut where he studied under Laurent Clerc, and a graduate of the National Deaf-Mute College (later renamed Gallaudet College) in 1870. He was a teacher and librarian at the Minnesota School for the Deaf during 1882-1922, and served as librarian until 1933. He is shown standing in front of his house in Faribault, which is believed to have been on Fifth Street and was one block from the campus of the Minnesota School for the Deaf.
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Minnesota State Fair exhibition booth with art and handcraft works done by Minnesota School for the Deaf students. A sign in the middle of the booth reads: "School for the Deaf Faribault, Minn." Works on display include printings, drawings, paintings, clothing, embroidery and lacework, shoes, furniture and woodwork.
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Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Minnesota State Fair exhibition booth with art and handcraft works done by Minnesota School for the Deaf students. Works on display include printings, embroidery and lacework, furniture and woodwork.
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Students are seated outside around a table for a traditional senior graduation dinner at the home of teacher Dr. James L. Smith and his wife. Dr. Smith is seated at the left of the table, and Thilda P. Smith is standing in back.
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Six older female students are carrying luggage in preparation for the trip home for the summer. The date written on the back of the photo reads: "1910 on May 30".
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Students are standing outside on Arbor Day. In the background is Tate Hall. The students are signing, and their signs look similar so they may be giving a performance.
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Mott Hall served as a school building for both dormitories and classrooms. The text at the bottom of the photo reads: "J. L. Noyes, Superintendent, Minnesota School for the Deaf, Faribault, Minnesota."
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Elwood A. Stevenson was the fourth superintendent of the Minnesota School for the Deaf, and served during 1924-1928. He was the hearing son of deaf parents, and his wife, Edith Stevenson, was also a hearing CODA (child of deaf adults). He studied at Gallaudet College to become a teacher of the deaf.
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Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Howard M. Quigley was the seventh superintendent of the Minnesota School for the Deaf, and served during 1945-1966. He obtained a M.A. degree from the Normal Department at Gallaudet College.
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Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
James N. Tate was the third superintendent of the Minnesota School for the Deaf, and served during 1896-1923. The school's name changed from "Minnesota Institute for Defectives (Deaf, Blind, and Feeble-Minded)" to "Minnesota School for the Deaf" during his administration. The school's Tate Hall was named after him while he was still working at the school, and he resided in its south wing until his death.
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Judge Rodney A. Mott served as the Secretary of the Board of Directors during 1863-1902. Judge Mott's handwriting on the photo reads: "First appointed March 4th 1863" and "R. A. Mott Sect'y Dec. 25th 1890." The school's name changed three times during his time of service, from "Minnesota Institute for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb" to "Minnesota Institute for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind," and then to "Minnesota Institute for Defectives (Deaf, Blind and Feeble-Minded)," and then to "Minnesota School for the Deaf."
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Leonard M. Elstad was the sixth superintendent of the Minnesota School for the Deaf, and served during 1932-1945. He attended St. Olaf College and then obtained a M.A. degree from the Normal Department at Gallaudet College. He also taught at Gallaudet College.
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Louis C. Tuck (1851-1949) was a graduate of the American School for the Deaf in Connecticut where he studied under Laurent Clerc, and a graduate of National Deaf-Mute College (later renamed Gallaudet College) in 1870. He was a teacher and librarian at the Minnesota School for the Deaf during 1882-1922, and served as librarian until 1933.
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Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Victor O. Skyberg was the fifth superintendent of the Minnesota School for the Deaf, and served during 1928-1932. He attended St. Olaf College where it is said that he met a deaf student there. He then obtained a M.A. degree from the Normal Department at Gallaudet College. He also taught at Gallaudet College.
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The school hospital of the Minnesota School for the Deaf in Faribault, Minnesota, was originally called the Infirmary. It was constructed in 1894, and was the only building on campus designed by the deaf architect, Olof Hanson. The infirmary was previously in the North Wing of Mott Hall, but it was moved to an isolated location for health safety reasons. It provided separate wards for ordinary and contagious patients. It was razed in the summer of 1973.
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Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
The school hospital of the Minnesota School for the Deaf in Faribault, Minnesota, was originally called the Infirmary. It was constructed in 1894, and was the only building on campus designed by the deaf architect, Olof Hanson. The infirmary was previously in the North Wing of Mott Hall, but it was moved to an isolated location for health safety reasons. It provided separate wards for ordinary and contagious patients. It was razed in the summer of 1973.
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Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
The school hospital of the Minnesota School for the Deaf in Faribault, Minnesota, was originally called the Infirmary. It was constructed in 1894, and was the only building on campus designed by the deaf architect, Olof Hanson. The infirmary was previously in the North Wing of Mott Hall, but it was moved to an isolated location for health safety reasons. It provided separate wards for ordinary and contagious patients. It was razed in the summer of 1973.
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Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
The school hospital was originally called the Infirmary. It was constructed in 1894, and was the only building on campus designed by the deaf architect, Olof Hanson. The infirmary was previously in the North Wing of Mott Hall, but it was moved to an isolated location for health safety reasons. It provided separate wards for ordinary and contagious patients. It was razed in the summer of 1973.
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Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum