Window display of Bue photographs celebrating his studio's silver anniversary. Matted and framed local scenes advertised on sale. Kodak sign displayed on window.
A crowd of men and children gather on the corner of main street in front of the First National Bank of Lanesboro to admire a group of calves being held in pens. Awning above the hardware store is visible at left. In the upper level of the bank building a sign for the office of Dr. Andreas Pederson Lommen, Lanesboro physician is seen in the window.
Exterior view of the Capron and Qually Automotive Garage in Lanesboro. Four employees pose in garage bay. Sign for Goodrich Tested Tires is painted on brick facade.
The C. C. Scanlan family poses in front of their home with father on horseback and youngest daughter standing behind him. Another daughter leads the horse.
Following a fatal automobile accident at the Milwaukee Railroad crossing in Peterson, company officials engaged Mr. Bue to take photographs of this scene facing west on Mill Street toward Haslerud Bluff. Stone building at right is Quickstad's Wagon Shop. The barn at left was owned by the Frickson family. The house at left was the home and photo studio of C. R. Moen. The house at right was the Stedge family dwelling.
Following a fatal automobile accident at the Milwaukee Railroad crossing in Peterson, company officials engaged Mr. Bue to take photographs of this scene facing north where the train killed a Woxland boy. The dark, large building at left was the Ensberg French Burr Mill factory. The house next door was the home of Ole Olness. The barn in front of Solberg Bluff was built in 1855 by P. P. Haslerud, founder of Peterson.
Portrait photograph of children attending a child's birthday party. The families represented by the children in this photo where children of the first generation of Jewish settlers that had arrived at the turn of the century, mainly from Lithuania by way of Superior, Wisconsin. The Jewish community in Range towns was relatively tight-knit. Each of the larger towns, including Virginia, Hibbing, Chisholm and Eveleth had a synagogue at one time or another, and much of the community life revolved around activities related to them.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Henry Langlie poses in Lanesboro behind the cigar counter at Hank's Cafe featuring products from the General Cigar Company of St. Paul. At left of the counter is a cooler for Rushford Bottled Beverages.
Exterior view of the C. J. Steno Oil Station in Mabel with company vehicles and employees. Advertising signs visible for Mobiloil, Kant-Nock Gasoline, and Tydol.
The proprietor with a group of employees standing outside of the Culbertson electric shop with the store's late 1930's Chevrolet pickup parked at curb.
David Scheinberg was the proprietor of a grocery store on Minneapolis' South Side. The South Side had fewer Jewish households than the North Side, and included more immigrants from Romania, whereas the North Side had more from Russia, Poland and Lithuania. The South Side was home to the Reform and Conservative congregations; North Side synagogues were Orthodox with the exception of Beth El. South siders had businesses throughout the South Side, including along Lake Street, Franklin Avenue and the University area.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Exterior view of Mark DeVille's Perfect Oil Station in Lanesboro, with two employees posed outside next to gasoline pumps. An Energee True Gasoline advertising sign hangs from a post.
View of the First Episopal Church under construction in the summer of 1862. This first church was known as St. John Evangelist, but was never completed. It was destroyed on August 18, 1862 during the Dakota Conflict of 1862. The church is now known as St. Cornelia's Church at Lower Sioux Agency.