Photo ofThe Harris family at John S. Harris Memorial Park in La Crescent, Minnesota. John Harris was an early apple grower and the first president of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society.
Proclamation of Horticulture Awareness Week inJune of 1983. Seated is Gov Rudy Perpich . Standing L-R, Fred Glasoe, Charlie King, Lee Shannon, Glenn Ray (Exec Secretary), Lee Hallgren (President), Bob Churilla, Ray Swanson.
Proclamation of Horticulture Awareness Week in May of 1982. Seated is Gov Al Quie and unknown man. Standing L-R, Lee Hallgren (President), Elsie Wieser, Thor Aamodt, Fred Glasoe, Glenn Ray (Executive Secretary).
Mennonite homestead with lean-to, shed and barn attached to house. Originally the home of Gerhard Dicks, immigrants from Pordenau, South Russia. Built in 1884 the house was restored and moved to the Heritage Villiage in Mountain Lake.
Photo of Minnesota horticulturist, gardening expert and radio host Fred Glasoe. He was president of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society 1984-1985.
Fred Glasoe, prominent Minnesota horticulturist, teacher, and host of the Home and Garden radio show on KSTP, stading among dahlias. He was president of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society in 1984-1985. .
Frank and Mary Connelly Vegetable and Fruit stand, Highway 13 and 12th Avenue, Burnsville Minnesota. The family farm was homesteaded by his great grandparents James and Mary Connelly in the 1850s.
Lloyd Bachman, right, vice president of Bachman's, was honored by the University of Minnesota's Advisory Council to the Institute of Agriculture, Forestry and Home Economics for his service to the council from 1958 through 1977. He is presented here with a merit award for his service by Leslie Peterson, chairman of the advisory group. Bachman ser4ved as chair of the group in 1970 and 1971 and as a representative to the Minnesota State Horticultural Society during his 19 years on the council.
Photograph of the governor signing the Dutch Elm Disease bill in 1977 with the Shade Tree Advisory Committee. Gov Rudy Perpich in the center, Glenn Roy at right, 4th from right is Ken Simons, seated left, Don Willekie.
Displays at the Minnesota State Horticultural Society annual meeting at Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minnesota. Left to right are Jerry Shannon, Don Miller, Elsie Miller, JoAnne Ray, Chris Ray, Andrew Ray
Bicentennial quilt made by Garden Club members of the First District. There are 29 squares representing the garden clubs with the First District represented by the square with the ""76"". TA drawing for the quilt was held at the First District Horticultural Society Panorama Flower Show at the Mayo Auditorium in September, 1976.
A farm building at the Walter and Rose Kennelly farm. This farm later belonged to Joe Kennelly. Located on Highway 13 in Burnsville, it stood 1905 - 1994.
Science Specialist Judy Klatt with students in courtyard of Maxfield Elementary School, St Paul. Studentts are examining a Spirea japonica Little Princess shrub.
Harold Nelson, Member of the Minnesota Dahlia Society and superintendent of the flower division at the Minnesota State Fair admiring his dahlia display. He has been cultivating dahlias since 1931 and maintains that growing them is habit forming.
Built in 1880 the Savage Minnesota Railroad Depot closed in 1970. During 1973 the Depot, without the outhouse, was purchased and moved to Murphy's Landing in Shakopee Minnesota. In 2005 the City of Savage, Minnesota repurchased the building and returned it to Savage's Town Square, across the road from its original location. Del Stelling worked as a newspaper reporter and photographer, covering Savage, Burnsville, Eagan and other areas of Dakota County, Minnesota from 1959 - 1984.
Dr. Leon Snyder receiving the Gold Medal for Outstanding Horticultural Achievement from William Hull, president of the Men's Garden Clubs of America and past president of the Men's Garden Club of Minneapolis.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1959-06-15
Description:
Aerial View of Lyle Township Sections 13, 14, 23 and 24 shows farmland, trees, homes, and County Road 5. The Red Star Rural School District 54 is located on the west side of Section 13. Federal Highway 218 travels along side the rails used by both the Chicago Great Western Railroad and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad between Austin and Lyle. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Incorporated, Louisville, Kentucky.
A photograph of a threshing machine with Russel Gilbertson, Clifford Hanson, Gordy Johnson, Jim Ernst, Henry Hamann, Clarence Tinker, Rufus Ponto, Ed Schults, and Leslie Olson.
G. Victor Lowne, President of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society, presents the deed to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum to University President J. L. Merrill.
Log cabin with window to right of center door and fence in front. It was built in 1878 by Pat Conlan who was an early homesteader in Cottonwood County.
Photograph of President Cortis Rice, Jr greeting Dr. S. L. Ensweller at the Minnesota State Horticultural Society annual banquet and garden forum at Mount Olivet Church, Minneapolis, October 12-13, 1956.
George Luxton's grandmother pays a surprise visit at the annual Minnesota State Horticultural Society banquet. George Titus, President of the Men's Garden Club of Minneapolis, was toastmaster for the evening. Second man standing is George Luxton, gardening editor for the Minneapolis Tribune newspaper.
University of Minnesota veterinarian and students conduct a field visit at a Minnesota farm to examine a cow. One of the students holds a case for a TB innoculation and/or test.
Group Photograph with Leon Snyder in the center of the photo. Snyder was head of Horticulture at the University of Minnesota 1953-1970, and one of the founders of the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. On Snyder's left is Madelyn Bezat, 3rd president of the Federated Garden Clubs of Minnesota, 1961-1963.
Unloading flax bales at the Schweitzer's Flax plant in Windom with the use of an elevator. Two men stand on top of the bales stacking with hooks as they come up the elevator from the truck below.
Tractors (4), wagons (3), and elevators sit in a harvested field with the corn piles to the right. Paul Benson farm is located one mile south and one mile east of Storden. Hans William Hanson farmed the land and Ole Thompson shelled the corn.
Flax bales in the field with some loaded on trucks. A group of 2 to 3 men sit and have their lunch in the shade of a truck loaded with flax. A car with doors open sits in the field to the left of the lunch group.
Minnesota Horticultural leaders Dr. Leon Snyder, director of the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum (left) and Eldred Hunt, executive secretary of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society, exchanging views during a Minnesota Nurserymen's Association convention.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-07-29
Description:
Mower County Aerial Survey 1949 Southwest quarter of Mower County aerial photo shows a extensive view of agricultural patterns, roadways and waterways. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-07-29
Description:
Mower County Aerial Survey 1949 Southeast quarter of Mower County aerial photo shows a extensive view of agricultural patterns, roadways and waterways. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-07-29
Description:
Mower County Aerial Survey 1949 Northwest quarter of Mower County aerial photo shows a extensive view of agricultural patterns, roadways and waterways. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-07-29
Description:
Mower County Aerial Survey 1949 Northeast quarter of Mower County aerial photo shows a extensive view of agricultural patterns, roadways and waterways. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-07-16
Description:
Aerial View of Windom Township Sections 1, 2, 11 and 12 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. County Roads 3 and 19 provide routes of transportation in these sections, with State Highway 16 (in later years, Interstate 90) crossing the upper northern edge of Sections 1 and 2. Rural School District 82, also known at one time as Riverside School, is located on the southeast corner of Section 1. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-07-16
Description:
Aerial View of Windom Township Sections 3, 4, 9 and 10 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. County Roads 3 and 58 provide routes of transportation in this area, along with State Highway 56 and State Highway 16 (the future route of Interstate 90). The Slocum or Enright Rural School District 22 is located on east side of Section 10. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-07-16
Description:
Aerial View of Windom Township Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. County Roads 3 and 58 provide transportation routes for these sections. State Highway 16 (in later years, transforms into Interstate 90) travels through the northern parts of Sections 5 and 6. Oak Grove Rural School District 40 stands on the northeast corner of Section 6. Burr Oaks Rural School District 23 is located on the west side of Section 7. Columbia Rural School District 123 stands in the center of Section 8. The Austin Airport is located in the upper northwest corner above Section 6. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-07-16
Description:
Aerial View of Le Roy Township Sections 1, 2, 11 and 12 shows farmland, trees, homes, gravel roads. County Road 11 provides a route of transportation. Bethany Cemetery is located on the south side of Section 11, while at one time the church appeared on the west side of Section 11. Rural School District 1 rests in the southwest quarter of Section 1. The Chicago Great Western Railroad cuts diagonally through these township sections traveling towards Le Roy. This image was produced by the United States Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration, Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Incorporated, Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-07-16
Description:
Aerial View of Nevada Township Sections 1, 2, 11 and 12 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. County Road 19 and 22 are the roads of transportation in these sections. Rural School District 56 is located on the southwest corner of Section 1. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-07-16
Description:
Aerial View of Nevada Township Sections 3, 4, 9 and 10 shows farmland, trees, homes and County Road 22. Liberty Rural School District 104 is located on the southwest corner of Section 3. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-07-16
Description:
Aerial View of Nevada Township Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 shows farmland, trees, homes, and County Road 22. The Gregg Rural School District 10 is located on the southeast corner of Section 7. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-07-16
Description:
Aerial View of Marshall Township Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. County Roads 3 and 20 provide routes of transportation along with State Highway 16, (which later becomes Interstate 90). Hoflanda Church and Cemetery stand on the southwest corner of Section 8. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-07-16
Description:
Aerial View of Lyle Township Sections 1, 2, 11 and 12 shows farmland, trees, homes, and County Roads 5 and 22. Federal Highway 218 travels along side the rails used by both the Chicago Great Western Railroad and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad between Austin and Lyle. This image was produce by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Incorporated, Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-07-16
Description:
Aerial View of Lodi Township Sections 3, 4, 9 and 10 shows farmland, trees, homes, and roads. County Road 9 and 17 provide transportation routes for the area, along with State Highway 56 that travels parallel with the route of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, both cross the south bound Great Western Railroad in Taopi. Taopi Village School stands within the city limits in the south side of Section 9. Platted in 1875, Taopi was named after Chief Taopi who helped local settlers during the Sioux Uprising of 1862. Woodlawn (Taopi) Cemetery rests on the southeast corner of Section 9. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-07-16
Description:
Aerial View of Lodi Township Sections 1, 2, 11 and 12 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. County Road 8 and 11 borders the east and south sides of these sections. State Highway 56 and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad barely edge along the southwest corner of Section 11. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Incorporated, Louisville, Kentucky.