Count and Countess Folke Bernadotte of Wisborg at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. The Count is in front of the bust of King Gustavus Adolphus. The Countess holds a bouquet of flowers. Henry N. Benson is second from left. Gustavus President O. J. Johnson is beside the Count, in a dark suit.
Parade of members of the Toboggan and Snowshoe Association in their white hats and coats along Superior Street in downtown Duluth. The orignal image was taken February 22, 1886 by Carl Thiel and Edward H. Foster and was later copied by Hugh McKenzie.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
From left to right: Clay Evenson, Herman Maves, Jo Poetz, John A. Johnson, Albert Dick, and William Everett. The men are camping at Case's Point at Lake Emily, east of St. Peter. Johnson later served as governor of Minnesota from 1905 until 1909.
This is the home of George Dryer, who lived at the intersection of Third and Walnut Streets in St. Peter. Dryer was the steward at the St. Peter State Hospital. The 1880 census lists Dryer, his wife, Anna, and their children, Mary Emma, Anna, and Horatio. George is at the extreme left, George Junior is in the baby carriage, Mary is standing, Harry is sitting on the steps, George's sister Hattie is on the steps, Anna is standing by a bush, and Mrs. Dryer is at the window.
A photograph of unidentified children in winged costumes, with "Grasston 'Kids'" and "1924" written at the top. On the back of the photo, there is a message to take the kids' picture, and handwritting that states that "sever of these people on the picture still live in this area."
Future Minnesota Governor John A. Johnson and his wife camping with friends near St. Peter. The names are on the reverse side of the photograph. John A. Johnson is number 15 and his wife is number 21. The photograph was taken in the 1890s.
Mary Probstfield and an unidentified women stand in a field in front of a cook car. A cook car was a wagon that was used as a portable kitchen to cook meals for threshing crews.
Peace Rose draws admiration at the 2nd District Group of Garden Clubs convention in Worthington, Minnesota, 1955. Eldred M Hunt , secretary-treasurer of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society, Mrs. Burton I Evans of Windom, 2nd District President, Mrs. M.W. Miller of Worthington, 2nd District Secretary-treasurer, Mrs. James Bezat of Minneapolis, Convention speaker and Richard J. Stadtherr of St Paul, Convention speaker.
Members of "The Old Ladies German Gesellschaft" in St. Peter. This women's club was founded in 1880. The women posed in this photograph to celebrate the organization's 25th anniversary. The names of the members are on the reverse side of the photo.