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1. Agricultural machinery in a field, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1850
Description:
Agricultural machinery in a field, with two men.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

2. Men baling hay, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1850?
Description:
Unidentified men baling hay, with harvesting machinery.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

3. Journal of Randolph M. Probstfield, circa 1860 - 1878, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Probstfield, Randolph Michael, 1832 - 1911
Date Created:
1860 - 1878
Description:
The first volume of Randolph M. Probstfield’s personal journals, which he wrote in a ledger book. Probstfield began writing this volume in the 186? when he lived in Georgetown, Minnesota, and worked as a Hudson’s Bay Company Agent. Probstfield mixed his accounting records with information on daily events. The first few pages of this volume contain undated ledger accounts of trade at the Georgetown post. The 1875 date first occurs when Probstfield inserted information on the daily activities of the family farm near Moorhead, Minnesota. 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

4. 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

5. Cross homestead in Rose Lake, Fairmont, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
Exterior view of a Martin County pioneer homestead.
Contributing Institution:
Martin County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

6. Daniel Justus family, Swede Lake, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
Men with a horse-drawn plow pose with women and children in front of a small log house. Justus was the first Swedish settler in Swede Lake.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

7. Morgan May Journal, 1861-1871, May Township, Minnesota

Creator:
May, Morgan
Date Created:
1861 - 1871
Description:
Morgan May's handwritten farm journal from February 9, 1861, through April 14, 1871. Morgan May, a farmer from England, was the first settler in the part of Washington County, Minnesota, now known as May Township. His journal provides a detailed record of the day-to-day operation of a large commerical farm including entries about the weather, crops, livestock, farm hands, implement and household purchases, barn construction, wages, travel and visitors as well as personal comments.
Contributing Institution:
Stillwater Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Diaries

8. Portrait of Daniel. A. Robertson, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1866
Description:
Portrait of Daniel. A. Robertson, first President of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Horticultural Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

9. Portrait of A. W. McKinstry, Faribault, Minnesota

Date Created:
1867
Description:
Portrait of A. W. McKinstry of Faribault, Minnesota, second President of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Horticultural Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

10. John Farrell property, Arden Hills, Minnesota

Date Created:
1868
Description:
The farm of the John Farrell family who came to America from Ireland in 1849. They bought their first 160 acres at Lake Johanna in present-day Arden Hills, from Major McLean, the Indian agent, and the title was signed by President Millard Fillmore in 1868. The Farrell family donated the land for St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Today Mounds View High School, the St. John's church, school and other parish buildings, the Arden Hills Ramsey County Branch Library, and the Minnesota Baptist Conference headquarters are on that property.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

11. Portrait of Charles Hoag, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1868
Description:
Portrait of Charles Hoag, 3rd President of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Horticultural Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

12. Surveyors Record Book 1, Washington County, Minnesota

Creator:
Washington County Surveyor
Date Created:
1869 - 1941
Description:
Hand-drawn land surveys made from 1869-1941 to determine and identify land ownership and/or section boundaries in various parts of Washington County. The volume includes an index on pages 638-641 that lists each township and section and the pages in the volume on which information is provided. A transcript of that list accompanies this document and can be found at the beginning of this document.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Maps

13. 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

14. Portrait of Richard. J. Mendenhall, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1871 - 1872
Description:
Portrait of Richard J. Mendenhall, 5th President of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Horticultural Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

15. Journal of Randolph M. Probstfield, 1873-1876, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Probstfield, Randolph Michael, 1832 - 1911
Date Created:
1873 - 1876
Description:
The second volume of Randolph M. Probstfield’s personal journals, which he wrote in a ledger book. Probstfield began writing this volume in 1873, after he had settled at his farm in Oakport Township on the Red River. Probstfield mixed his accounting records with information on daily events. 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

16. O. E. Selnes' farm site with log house in Great Bend Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1875
Description:
Four individuals stand in front of a log house on the O. E. Selnes farm with a sleigh and other buildings.
Contributing Institution:
Cottonwood County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

17. 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

18. Grant farm, Lakeside Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1876
Description:
Photograph of the Grant farm which was built in 1876. A wooden windmill, silo and several other buildings are visible. Four unidentified men stand in front of the buildings.
Contributing Institution:
Cottonwood County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

19. Locust Invasion of Nicollet County, Minnesota

Creator:
Berg, M.A.
Date Created:
1877-06-22
Description:
This card was made to illustrate the terrible locust invasions of Nicollet and other counties in the 1870s. This card specifically mentions St. Peter and Nicollet County, and is dated June 22, 1877.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

20. Journal of Randolph M. Probstfield, 1878-1879, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Probstfield, Randolph Michael, 1832 - 1911
Date Created:
1878
Description:
The third volume of Randolph M. Probstfield’s personal journals, which he wrote in a ledger book. Probstfield began writing this volume in 1878, after he had settled at his farm in Oakport Township on the Red River. Probstfield mixed his accounting records with information on daily events. 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

21. 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

22. Journal of Randolph M. Probstfield 1878, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Probstfield, Randolph Michael, 1832-1911
Date Created:
1878-01-01 - 1878-12-30
Description:
The fifth volume of Randolph M. Probstfield s personal journals, which he wrote in a ledger book. Probstfield began writing this volume in 1873, after he had settled at his farm in Oakport Township on the Red River. Probstfield mixed his accounting records with information on daily events. 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

23. Membership Ticket for Hennepin County Fruit Growers' Association, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1878-12
Description:
Membership ticket for Hennepin County Farmers', Gardeners' and Fruit Growers' Association. Signed by Charles Hoag and Wyman Elliot
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Horticultural Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Tickets

24. Peder Bogen home, Lincoln County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1879
Description:
Jens Forseth is with the oxen. Dorothy Kirkvold Forseth is in the buggy. Mr. and Mrs. Peder Bogen are standing with their children by the wagon. Jay Bogen and Ina Bogen Trulock. All are standing in front of the Peder Bogen home.
Contributing Institution:
Lincoln County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

25. Farmers waiting to unload wheat at Bruns' and Finkle's Elevator A, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Flaten, Ole E., 1854-1933
Date Created:
1879-10
Description:
Stereoview of farmers with wagons drawn by teams of horses and oxen piled with bags of wheat wait to unload at Bruns' and Finkle's Elevator A on Front Street (Center Avenue) and 6th Street in Moorhead. The view is to the southeast from Front and 5th Street. Cord wood is visible stacked up at left and on flat cars on the Northern Pacific Railway tracks in distance at right. Farmers at the elevator can be seen manually dumping bags of wheat into hoppers on the north side of the elevator. A cloud of steam blows out of a pipe above the powerhouse on the right end of the elevator. Houses in south Moorhead are visible in distance beyond the elevator.
Contributing Institution:
Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs
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