SHERWOOD FOREST LODGE:

An Inventory of Its Photographs at the Minnesota Historical Society

Sound and Visual Collection

OVERVIEW


	Title:	Sherwood Forest Lodge photograph collection.
	Dates:	approximately 1880-1945.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Views of Sherwood Forest Lodge near Brainerd, Minn., owned by Edward and Eva Ruttger from 1935-1946. Includes views of main lodge, cabins, Gull Lake, Lake Margaret, employees and guests (including Sinclair Lewis). Also views of the Ruttger family, including Edward's parents, Joseph and Josephine Ruttger, and Edward and Eva's children: Ray, Shirlee, and David. Ruttger also owned a general store in Deerwood, Minn., exterior and interior views of the store at the time of the store's liquidation sale are included. Negatives are unidentified and are stored with the collection.
	Quantity:	134 photographs: black and white; 8 x 10 inches and smallerm 20 postcards: black and white; 14 x 9 cm. and 73 photograph: negative, black and white, safety film; 4 x 5 inches and smaller.
	Location:	I.353: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Sherwood Forest Lodge Photograph Collection. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: AV1998.91

Processing Information:

Processed by: Nancy Devine, March 2003.

Catalog ID number: 990017019320104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


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I.353.1	Main lodge, Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, near Brainerd, approximately 1941. 1 photograph: black and white; 3.5 x 5.5 inches
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I.353.2	Main lodge, Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, near Brainerd, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 3.5 x 5.5 inches
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I.353.3	Main lodge, Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, near Brainerd, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 3.5 x 5.5 inches
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I.353.4	Main lodge, Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake,near Brainerd, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 3.5 x 5.5 inches
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I.353.5	Main lodge, Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, near Brainerd, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 3.5 x 5.5 inches
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I.353.6	Playground by the main lodge, Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, near Brainerd, approximately 1937. 1 photograph: black and white; 3.5 x 5.5 inches
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I.353.7	Lobby, Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, near Brainerd, September 1941. 1 photograph: black and white; 3.5 x 5.5 inches
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I.353.8		Dining area, Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, Brainerd, approximately 1945. 1 photograph: black and white; 3.5 x 5.5 inches


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I.353.9	Lake Margaret cabins, Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, near Brainerd, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 3.5 x 5.5 inches
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I.353.10	Cabin at Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, near Brainerd, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 3.5 x 5.5 inches
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I.353.11	Cabin at Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, near Brainerd, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 3.5 x 5.5 inches
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I.353.12	Cabin at Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, near Brainerd, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 3.5 x 5.5 inches
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I.353.13	Lake Margaret cabins at Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, near Brainerd, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 3.5 x 5.5 inches
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I.353.14	Cottages at Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, near Brainerd, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 3.5 x 5.5 inches
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I.353.15	Lake Margaret landing at Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge, Brainerd, approximately 1942. 1 photograph: black and white; 3.5 x 5.5 inches
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I.353.16		Scene at Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, near Brainerd, approximately 1935. 1 photograph: black and white; 3.5 x 5.5 inches


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I.353.17		View of Lake Margaret at Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge near Brainerd, approximately 1935. 1 photograph: black and white; 3.5 x 5.5 inches


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I.353.18	A view of Gull Lake from Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge, near Brainerd, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 5.5 x 3.5 inches
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I.353.19	Scene of Gull Lake from Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge, near Brainerd, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 3.5 x 5.5 inches
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I.353.20		Entrance to Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge, near Brainerd, approximately 1941. 1 photograph: black and white; 3.5 x 5.5 inches


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I.353.21	Main lodge, Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, June 27, 1944. 1 photograph: black and white; 4 x 6 inches
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I.353.22	Main lodge, Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.23	Main lodge, Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, approximately 1935. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.24	12397-A	Birdhouse on pole in front of the main lodge, Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, undated. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 4 x 6 inches
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I.353.25	74398	Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, winter view, undated. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.26	74399	Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, winter view, undated. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.27	74421	Dining room in main lodge, Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, approximately 1936. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.28	74419	Interior of south porch, Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, approximately 1936. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.29	74420	Stone fireplace in lobby, Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.30	74418	Stone fireplace in lobby, Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.31	74422	Interior of west porch, Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, approximately 1936. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.32	12394-A	Stone fireplace in lobby, Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 6 x 4 inches
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I.353.33	74392	Stone fireplace in lobby, Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, approximately 1936. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.34	Stone fireplace in lobby of Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, approximately 1935. 1 photograph: black and white; 6 x 5 inches
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I.353.35	Stone fireplace decorated for a wedding, lobby of Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, approximately 1936. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches
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I.353.36	Stone fireplace in lobby of Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, approximately 1936. 1 photograph: black and white; 10 x 7 inches
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I.353.37	Stone fireplace decorated for wedding, lobby of Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, approximately 1936. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 10 inches
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I.353.38	Sleeping rooms at Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
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I.353.39	95381	Guest cabins in winter, Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, undated. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.40	12395-A	Path and dock leading to Gull Lake at Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge, undated. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 6 x 4 inches
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I.353.41	12396-A	View of Gull Lake near Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge, undated. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 4 x 6 inches
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I.353.42	View from Sherwood Forest Lodge of Gull Lake, approximately 1936. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.43	Woods and road with lake view, Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge, Gull Lake, approximately 1936. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
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I.353.44		Men displaying catch of fish; Edward Ruttger (second from left) with left to right: unidentified man, fishing guide Gordon Murphy, Jim Etzler, approximately 1939. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 4 inches


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I.353.45	Fishing guide Gordon Murphy (left) and guest displaying catch of the day, approximately 1939. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.46	Eva Ruttger (center) with fishing guide Gordon Murphy and unidentified employee, Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white 5 x 3 inches
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I.353.47		Employees Erwin Norquist, Roma St. Ives and Polly Dixon at Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1945. 1 photograph: black and white; 2 x 3 inches


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I.353.48		Employees Roma St. Ives (middle) and Polly Dixon (left) at Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1945. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 4 inches


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I.353.49		Employees at Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1945. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 4 inches


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I.353.50		Employees Dorothy and Don Burns (twins) at Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1945. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches


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I.353.51		Employee Erwin Norquist at Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1945. 1 photograph: black and white; 2 x 4 inches


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I.353.52		Sherwood Forest Lodge employees, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches


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I.353.53	Employees at Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1936. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.54		Employees at Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1937. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches


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I.353.55	Employees at Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.56		Bus boy Don Burns, Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1945. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches


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I.353.57		Left to right: Eva Ruttger, Polly, Gordon Murphy, his brother Jim Etzler and guest with catch of fish, Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1936. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches


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I.353.58	Group of employees at Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1939. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.59	95384	Sherwood Forest Lodge employees, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches


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I.353.60	95383	Sherwood Forest Lodge employees, approximately 1943. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.61	95382	Sherwood Forest Lodge employees, approximately 1943. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.62	95396	Children in back of pickup truck, Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, approximately 1943. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 2 x 3 inches
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I.353.63	View of Gull Lake from Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 4 x 6 inches
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I.353.64	View of Gull Lake from Sherwood Forest Lodge, September 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 4 x 6 inches
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I.353.65	View from Sherwood Forest Lodge of staircase, beach and dock on Gull Lake, approximately 1944. 1 photograph: black and white; 4 x 6 inches
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I.353.66	Tennis court, Sherwood Forest Lodge, Gull Lake, approximately 1937. 1 photograph: black and white; 4 x 6 inches
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I.353.67	Ping pong on west porch of Sherwood Forest Lodge, Gull Lake, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 4 x 6 inches
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I.353.68	Construction of boardwalk, Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge, Gull Lake, approximately 1935. 1 photograph: black and white; 4 x 3 inches
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I.353.69	Construction of boardwalk, Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge, Gull Lake, approximately 1935. 1 photograph: black and white; 4 x 3 inches
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I.353.70	95385	Guests, Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge, Gull Lake, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.71	74388	Guests, Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge, Gull Lake, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 5 x 3 inches
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I.353.72	74387	Guest, Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge, Gull Lake, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 5 x 3 inches
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I.353.73	95386	Guests with Gordon Murphy (center) and catch of fish, Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge, Gull Lake, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.74	95387	Guests at Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge, Gull Lake, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.75	95388	Guests at Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge, Gull Lake, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 5 x 3 inches
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I.353.76	95389	Guests with catch of fish at Ruttger's Sherwood Forest Lodge, Gull Lake, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.77	95390	Sportsman's Club members at Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.78	95391	Guests, Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.79	95392	Guest with catch of fish, Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 5 x 3 inches
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I.353.80	95393	Guests with large fish, Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 5 x 3 inches
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I.353.81	95394	Guests, Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 5 x 3 inches
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I.353.82	Fishing party from Minneapolis at Sherwood Forest Lodge, Gull Lake, approximately 1944. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
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I.353.83	Bob Tutt and dog Wimpy at Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 4 x 2 inches
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I.353.84	74394	Clara Wagner and Alice Engelbretson, female ministers at Deerwood Methodist Church, approximately 1937. 1 photograph: black and white; 4 x 3 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 4 x 3 inches
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I.353.85	Guests arriving by train headed for Sherwood Forest Lodge, Gull Lake, approximately 1945. 1 photograph: black and white; 10 x 8 inches
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I.353.86	Guests traveling to Sherwood Forest Lodge, Gull Lake, approximately 1945. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
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I.353.87	Guests traveling to Sherwood Forest Lodge, Gull Lake, approximately 1945. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
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I.353.88	Guests traveling to Sherwood Forest Lodge, Gull Lake, approximately 1945. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
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I.353.89	Sherwood Forest Lodge guests, Gull Lake, approximately 1945. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
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I.353.90	Guests seated by fireplace in main lodge, Sherwood Forest Lodge, Gull Lake, approximately 1945. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
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I.353.91	Men preparing their fishing equipment, Lake Margaret cabins, Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1945. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
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I.353.92	97692	Men preparing their fishing equipment, Lake Margaret cabins, Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1945. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 4 x 5 inches
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I.353.93	Men fishing, Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1945. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
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I.353.94	Men fishing, Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1945. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
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I.353.95	Michael Lewis, son of Sinclair Lewis and David Shirer, approximately 1941. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.96	76099	Eva Ruttger and Sinclair Lewis at Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1941. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 4 x 5 inches
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I.353.97	76098	Left to right: Sinclair Lewis, David Shirer Jr., chauffer and Michael Lewis with catch of fish at Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1941. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 4 x 5 inches
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I.353.98	Sinclair Lewis and Eva Ruttger, approximately 1941. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 2 inches
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I.353.99	95395	Ruttger family: Eva with children, Shirlee, David and Ray, Sherwood Forest Lodge on Gull Lake, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 5 x 3 inches
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I.353.100	74843	Josephine and Joseph Ruttger, wedding portrait, approximately 1880. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 4 x 5 inches
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I.353.101	74844	Ruttger family, left to right: William, Edward, Josephine, Joseph, Alex and Max Ruttger, approximately 1922. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 4 x 5 inches
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I.353.102	74397	Joseph Ruttger, approximately 1925. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 4 inches
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I.353.103	74385	Ruttger brothers? (Ed second from right, William on left), approximately 1920. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.104	74386	Drinking beer (Ed Ruttger third from left), Deerwood, approximately 1930. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.105	74410	Ray Ruttger playing with tame bear cub, Deerwood, approximately 1929. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches


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I.353.106	74409	Children with tame bear cub, Deerwood, approximately 1930. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches


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I.353.107	74404	Ed Ruttger with tame bear cub, Deerwood, approximately 1930. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.108	74403	Ed Ruttger feeding tame bear cubs, Deerwood, approximately 1930. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 3 inches
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I.353.109	74406	Ed Ruttger feeding tame bear cubs, Deerwood, approximately 1930. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 5 x 3 inches
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I.353.110	74405	Ed Ruttger and tame bear cubs, Deerwood, approximately 1930. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches


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I.353.111	74407	Ed Ruttger's tame bear cubs on roof of Ruttger Brothers General Store truck, Deerwood, approximately 1930. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.112	74408	Tame bear cub, Deerwood, approximately 1930. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches


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I.353.113		Eva Ruttger with Ruth, Irene, Judy, Alice Engelbretson and Clara Wagner (ministers at Deerwood Methodist Church), Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1935. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches


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I.353.114	74609	Ed Ruttger, approximately 1935. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 5 x 3 inches
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I.353.115	74607	Ed Ruttger, approximately 1935. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches


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I.353.116	74610	Ed Ruttger, entrance to Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1935. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 5 x 3 inches
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I.353.117	74606	Ed Ruttger, approximately 1935. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 5 x 3 inches
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I.353.118	74608	Ed Ruttger, approximately 1935. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 5 x 3 inches
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I.353.119		Ed Ruttger, approximately 1935. 1 photograph: black and white; 4 x 5 inches


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I.353.120		Eva Ruttger's sister's, Ruth and Lois, at Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1936. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 4 inches


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I.353.121		Ed Ruttger and guest Phil Anderson with catch of fish, Sherwood Forest Lodge, Gull Lake, approximately 1937. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 4 inches


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I.353.122		Ed Ruttger and Gordon Murphy with Judge Wright and Mrs. Wright? and catch of fish, approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 4 inches


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I.353.123		Ed Ruttger and and Al Selling?, Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 4 inches


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I.353.124		Ed Ruttger (left) with guests Bob Tutt and Mr. Meyer and catch of fish, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 4 inches


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I.353.125	Eva,and Ed Ruttger with son David, at age seven and dog "Whimpy.", approximately 1941. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 3 inches
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I.353.126		Edward and Eva Ruttger with unidentified woman, approximately 1942. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches


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I.353.127		Ray Ruttger (front of canoe) with Erwin Welhart and Jim Henderson, Margaret Lake, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches


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I.353.128		Ray Ruttger and dog "Whimpy", approximately 1943. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches


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I.353.129	74389	Left to right: Nellie Peddycoart, Ray Ruttger and Eva Ruttger at 814 Quince Street, Brainerd, approximately 1943. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.130	74395	Lois Peddycoart with Ray Ruttger, approximately 1945. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 5 x 3 inches
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I.353.131	74400	Shirlee Ruttger dressed as witch for Halloween, October 1936. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.132	74391	Shirlee Ruttger with dog Whimpy, Sherwood Forest Lodge, near Brainerd, approximately 1942. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.133		Shirlee Ruttger with dog Whimpy, Sherwood Forest Lodge, near Brainerd, approximately 1942. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches


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I.353.134	74396	Eva Ruttger with son, David, approximately 1934. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 5 x 3 inches
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I.353.135	74393	Guide Gordon Murphy with Ray and David Ruttger and catch of fish, Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1936. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.136	74423	Left to right: Shirlee Ruttger, guide Gordon Murphy, David and Ray Ruttger, Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1936. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches


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I.353.137	74401	David Ruttger with dog "Rex" during winter at Sherwood Forest Lodge, undated. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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I.353.138	74402	David Ruttger with dog "Rex" during winter at Sherwood Forest Lodge, undated. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches


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I.353.139		Shirlee Ruttger on horseback with David Ruttger holding reins, Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1940. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches


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I.353.140	74390	Eva Ruttger with son David, Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1942. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 3 inches
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I.353.141		Eva Ruttger with son David, Sherwood Forest Lodge, approximately 1942. 1 photograph: black and white; 6 x 8 inches


Location
I.353.142	Eva Ruttger with her children Shirlee, David and Ray, approximately 1942. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 6 inches
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I.353.143	Nellie Peddycoart (Eva Ruttger's mother), approximately 1938. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 3 inches
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I.353.144	74842	Ruttger residence on Bay Lake, approximately 1930. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 4 x 5 inches
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Location	Negative
I.353.145	74414	Ed Ruttger standing in front of Ruttger Bros. General Store, Deerwood, approximately 1935. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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Location	Negative
I.353.146	74416	Liquidation sale at Ruttger Bros. General Store, Deerwood, approximately 1935. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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Location	Negative
I.353.147	74417	Liquidation sale at Ruttger Bros. General Store, Deerwood, approximately 1935. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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Location	Negative
I.353.148	74415	Liquidation sale at Ruttger Bros. General Store, Deerwood, approximately 1935. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
			Digital image


Location	Negative
I.353.149	74412	Interior of Ruttger Bros. General Store at time of sale, Deerwood, approximately 1935. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
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Location	Negative
I.353.150	74413	Interior of Ruttger Bros. General Store at time of sale of the store, Deerwood, approximately 1935. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
			Digital image


Location	Negative
I.353.151	74411	Staff of Ruttger Bros. General Store, Deerwood, approximately 1930. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 3 x 5 inches
			Digital image


Location	Negative
I.353.152	104413	Two male and two female guests at Sherwood Forest Lodge near Brainerd., approximately 1945. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 2.75 x 4 .5 inches
			Digital image


Location	Negative
I.353.153	104414	Three male guests at Sherwood Forest Lodge near Brainerd., approximately 1945. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 2.75 x 4 .5 inches
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Location	Negative
I.353.154	104415	Male guest holding a fish at Sherwood Forest Lodge near Brainerd., approximately 1945. 1 photograph: black and white; 7 x 5 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 2.75 x 4 .5 inches
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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:: Summer resorts -- Minnesota -- Cass County -- Photographs.

Persons:: Bates, Shirlee Ruttger -- Photographs.; Ruttger, David, 1934-1994 -- Photographs.; Ruttger, Edward -- Photographs.; Ruttger, Eva, 1903-1994 -- Photographs.; Ruttger, Joseph, 1860-1941 -- Photographs.; Ruttger, Josephine Wasserzieher, 1860-1935 -- Photographs.; Ruttger, Ray, 1923-1988 -- Photographs.; Ruttger family -- Photographs.

Organizations:: Sherwood Forest Lodge (Cass County, Minn.) -- Photographs.

Document Types:: Negatives (photographs).; Photographs.; Postcards.

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