JOHN T. AUSTINSON:

An Inventory of His Photographs at the Minnesota Historical Society

Sound and Visual Collection

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Creator:Austinson, John T.
Title:Family portraits and views of Goodhue County, Minnesota.
Dates:approximately 1900-1910.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:John T. Austinson operated photography studios in Dennison and Kenyon, Minnesota. Views includes family and individual portraits, family reunions, wedding portraits, farms and farmhouses in the area, threshing rigs, funerals, and scenes in the towns of Stanton, Randolph, Dennison and Kenyon. The portrait views are unidentified, except for the John Ring and Svien families. The register documents studio clients and activity from 1903-1912.
Quantity:55 photographs: black and white; 8 x 10 inches and smaller, 8 photographs: negative, black and white; 4 x 5 inches + register (photocopy, [65] leaves ; 8.5 x 14 inches)
Location:I.264: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Austinson, John T. Family Portraits and Views of Goodhue County, Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: AV1998.48

Processing Information:

Processed by: Nancy Devine, December 1999.

Catalog ID number: 990016953260104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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I.264.1Large group, including musicians, posed in front of house, Goodhue County, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black white; 5 x 7 inches
Large group, including musicians, posed in front of house, Goodhue County Digital image
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I.264.2Large group, including musicians, posed in front of house, Goodhue County, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black white; 5 x 7 inches
Large group, including musicians, posed in front of house, Goodhue County Digital image
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I.264.3Group of women posed in front of house, Goodhue County, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black white; 5 x 7 inches
Group of women posed in front of house, Goodhue County Digital image
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I.264.4Family portrait, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black white; 7 x 5 inches
Family portrait Digital image
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I.264.5Andreas Hauge, pastor, Vang Church, Goodhue County, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black white; 7 x 5 inches
Andreas Hauge, pastor, Vang Church, Goodhue County Digital image
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I.264.6Baby, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black white; 7 x 5 inches
Baby Digital image
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I.264.7Family portrait, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black white; 7 x 5 inches
Family portrait Digital image
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I.264.8Portrait of a couple, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black white; 7 x 5 inches
Portrait of a couple Digital image
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I.264.9Portrait of a man, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black white; 7 x 5 inches
Portrait of a man Digital image
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I.264.10Portrait of a man, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black white; 7 x 5 inches
Portrait of a man Digital image
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I.264.11Portrait of a man, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black white; 7 x 5 inches
Portrait of a man Digital image
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I.264.12Portrait of young couple, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black white; 7 x 5 inches
Portrait of young couple Digital image
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I.264.13Portrait of a woman, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black white; 7 x 5 inches
Portrait of a woman Digital image
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I.264.14Portrait of a woman, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black white; 7 x 5 inches
Portrait of a woman Digital image
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I.264.15101848Men wearing work clothes in studio portrait, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 4 x 5 inches
Men wearing work clothes in studio portrait Digital image
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I.264.16Martin Flom and Ida Dalbolten Flom, wedding portrait, June 7, 1905. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Martin Flom and Ida Dalbolten Flom, wedding portrait Digital image
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I.264.1797473Wedding portrait, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 4 x 5 inches
Wedding portrait Digital image
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I.264.18Wedding portrait of couple, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black white; 7 x 5 inches
Wedding portrait of couple Digital image
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I.264.19Wedding portrait of couple, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black white; 7 x 5 inches
Wedding portrait of couple Digital image
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I.264.20Wedding portrait of couple, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black white; 7 x 5 inches
Wedding portrait of couple Digital image
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I.264.21Hearse and tent outside a small church, Goodhue County, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black white; 5 x 7 inches
Hearse and tent outside a small church, Goodhue County Digital image
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I.264.22Farmstead and sheep, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black white; 5 x 7 inches
Farmstead and sheep Digital image
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I.264.23View of farmstead, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black white; 5 x 7 inches
View of farmstead Digital image
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I.264.24H. H. Svien farmhouse in winter, east of Dennison, Goodhue County, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black white; 5 x 7 inches
H. H. Svien farmhouse in winter, east of Dennison, Goodhue County Digital image
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I.264.2594047Railroad tracks leading north into Stanton, 1905. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 4 x 5 inches
Railroad tracks leading north into Stanton Digital image
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I.264.2693165Cleveland Street looking north, Randolph, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 4 x 5 inches
Cleveland Street looking north, Randolph Digital image
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I.264.2793166Teachers and students in front of school, Randolph, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 4 x 5 inches
Teachers and students in front of school, Randolph Digital image
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I.264.2893164School, Randolph, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 4 x 5 inches
School, Randolph Digital image
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I.264.29Interior, Austinson General Store, Dennison, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black white; 5 x 7 inches
Interior, Austinson General Store, Dennison Digital image
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I.264.30Goodhue Canning Company, Kenyon, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black white; 5 x 7 inches
Goodhue Canning Company, Kenyon Digital image
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I.264.31Upright piano in a parolo, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black white; 5 x 7 inches
Upright piano in a parolo Digital image
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I.264.32Farmstead (after storm?), approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black white; 5 x 7 inches
Farmstead (after storm?) Digital image
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I.264.33Farmstead (after storm?), approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black white; 5 x 7 inches
Farmstead (after storm?) Digital image
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I.264.34Family portrait, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Family portrait Digital image
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I.264.35Family portrait, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 10 x 8 inches
Family portrait Digital image
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I.264.36Family portrait, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Family portrait Digital image
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I.264.37Four generations: grandmother Hannah Olson, great grandmother Elizabeth Crump, mother Bertha Sitz and son Clarence Sitz, approximately 1907. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Four generations: grandmother Hannah Olson, great grandmother Elizabeth Crump, mother Bertha Sitz and son Clarence Sitz Digital image
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I.264.38Family portrait, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Family portrait Digital image
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I.264.39Group picture, (family reunion?), approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Group picture, (family reunion?) Digital image
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I.264.40John Ring family, Dennison, 1910. 1 photograph: black and white; 10 x 8 inches
John Ring family, Dennison Digital image
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I.264.41Svien family, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Svien family Digital image
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I.264.42Portrait of a woman, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Portrait of a woman Digital image
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I.264.43Wedding picture, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Wedding picture Digital image
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I.264.44John Engeseth farm, south of Dennsion, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
John Engeseth farm, south of Dennsion Digital image
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I.264.45Remme place, one and a half miles northeast of Dennison, 1909. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Remme place, one and a half miles northeast of Dennison Digital image
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I.264.46Panoramic view of a farmstead, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Panoramic view of a farmstead Digital image
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I.264.47101776House, Goodhue County, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 4 x 5 inches
House, Goodhue County Digital image
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I.264.48Family group in front of a house, Goodhue County, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Family group in front of a house, Goodhue County Digital image
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I.264.49Ole Thoreson threshing crew, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Ole Thoreson threshing crew Digital image
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I.264.50100576Threshing rig, Dennison, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 4 x 5 inches
Threshing rig, Dennison Digital image
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I.264.51Duncan threshing rig, Dennison, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Duncan threshing rig, Dennison Digital image
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I.264.52Duncan threshing rig, Goodhue County, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Duncan threshing rig, Goodhue County Digital image
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I.264.53Duncan threshing rig, Goodhue County, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Duncan threshing rig, Goodhue County Digital image
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I.264.54Creamery, Dennison, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Creamery, Dennison Digital image
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I.264.55Open casket portrait of deceased, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 10 x 8 inches
Open casket portrait of deceased Digital image

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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:
Family -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
Portrait photography -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
Places:
Goodhue County (Minn.) -- Photographs.
Goodhue County (Minn.) -- Social life and customs -- Photographs.
Document Types:
Photographs.

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