HENRY WILL:
An Inventory of His Photograph Collection at the Minnesota Historical Society
Sound and Visual Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Will, Henry, collector. | |
| Title: | Views of North Central Minnesota logging communities and people. | |
| Dates: | circa 1902-1948. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Henry Will was a longtime residence of Bemidji and his family was involved with logging in the area. His photographs provide views of people, many of which are family members, structures, logging, and events in early Bemidji, Pierz, and north central Minnesota. Some of the logging photographs feature views of the Crookston Lumber Mill before it burned down in 1924, as well as other mills in the area. | |
| Quantity: | 47 photoprints: black and white; 8 x 10 in. and smaller. | |
| Location: | I.412: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Alternate Form Available:
Selected digital images from this collection are also available.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Will, Henry. Views of North Central Minnesota Logging Communities and People. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Provenance:
Collection transferred from North Central Minnesota Historical Center in Bemidji, Minnesota
Accession Information:
Accession number: AV2009.80
Processing Information:
Processed by: Jennifer Huebscher, October 2009.
Catalog ID number: 990069735380104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| I.412.1-8 | Views of the Crookston Lumber Mill, circa 1902-1924. | ||||||||||
| I.412.9-14 | Views of various lumber mills, circa 1902-1932. | ||||||||||
| Includes Ontario Minnesota Paper Company, International Falls and Garland & Taylor near La Porte. | |||||||||||
| I.412.15-19 | Lumberjacks eating and cooking, circa 1902-1932. | ||||||||||
| I.412.20-25 | Factories and people working, circa 1902-1948. | ||||||||||
| Views of both box and handle factories, as well as other people working various jobs around North Central Minnesota. | |||||||||||
| I.412.26-38 | Views of the Will family and other people from Bemidji, circa 1902-1932. | ||||||||||
| I.412.39-43 | Views around Bemidji and Pierz, circa 1902-1932. | ||||||||||
| Special events such as the carnival and a victory parade are shown. | |||||||||||
| I.412.44-47 | Miscellaneous, circa 1902-1932. | ||||||||||
| Includes views of bridges, Camp Douglas, Wis., and a plane crash. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Families -- Photographs.
- Logging -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Lumbering -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Lumber trade -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Persons:
- Wills family -- Photographs.
- Organizations:
- Crookston Lumber Company (Minneapolis, Minn.).
- Places:
- Bemidji (Minn.) -- Photographs.
- Crookston (Minn.) -- Photographs.
- Pierz (Minn.) -- Photographs.
- Document Types:
- Photographs.
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