Harry G. Andrews (his last name is sometimes listed as Andrew) began advertising in Glenwood in 1899. We believe that his studio was on Franklin Street in the space now used by the Village Inn as an outdoor patio. It may have been in the same space occupied by John Ericks’ studio.
The Glenwood Herald reported in March 1905 that Mr. Andrews was adding a second story to part of his gallery. In July 1905, disaster struck and fire destroyed his studio. He had no insurance and did not re-open.
Isabel Matthews operated a photo studio in the P. P. Johnson Gallery in Glenwood from at least 1900-1902.
An ad in the August 8, 1902 issue of the Glenwood Herald read, “During the month of August I will make the following reductions in the price of Photographs: $4 cabinet cards for $3, $3 cabinet cards for $2. Mrs. Mathews Glenwood.”
I have not found any photographs in our collection marked with her logo – yet. If you find any photos in your collection at home marked with her name, please bring them into the museum so we can better tell the story of this photographer.
Join us Saturday, June 10 at 10 am as agricultural historian, T.J. Malaskee delves into the long forgotten history of America’s first fraternity of farmers, the Grange.
The Grange was a radical post-Civil War Era movement that pushed for progressive measures to heal the nation through agriculture, education, equality, and social interaction as the United States saw growing tension between western rural farmers and eastern urban industrialists.
The Grange—more formally known as the Patrons of Husbandry—was founded by Minnesota Farmer, Oliver H. Kelley in 1867 and the rural movement took off here in his home state, eventually reaching a membership of over one million men and women across the country. Find out more about this intriguing history and learn how the Grange has played a role in your life today!
This post is part of a series of articles on Pope County Photography Studios through the years to coincide with our current exhibit on Pope County Portrait Photographers.
Edward Johnson moved to Brooten in 1910 and purchased Martin Nelson’s Photography studio. In 1924 he purchased the bakery building – and the bakery business. He had a studio on the 2nd floor and the bakery below. He used the sinks in the bakery to wash negatives and develop the photos.
We are including E.E. Johnson since, although not technically Pope County, we have his glass negatives and his studio posing chair in our collection.
Most of the negatives we have are unidentified, but we hope to get more scanned so that the public can help us identify the people in these beautiful images. If you want to help identify the images we have scanned so far, click here.
This post is part of a series of articles on Pope County Photography Studios through the years to coincide with our current exhibit on Pope County Portrait Photographers.
Fredrick and Leonard Porter founded their studio in 1896. In 1897, the Porter Brothers moved their studio to a location across the street from Lake Minnewaska and called their business Porter Brothers Lakeside Studio.
The brothers were involved in many other businesses in town. Frank owned the Lakeside Hotel and Leonard owned and operated a boat company that included steam launch, sailboats, rowboats and motorboats.
In 1899, Fred Porter and Samuel J. Darkes formed a partnership, leasing the P. P. Johnson Gallery. That business did not last long. By 1900, Isabel Mathews was using Johnson’s Gallery. Fred Porter may have continued in the photography business beyond that time, since we know that Fred Porter sold his gallery and equipment to Albert Nelson in 1906.
This post is part of a series of articles on Pope County Photography Studios through the years to coincide with our current exhibit on Pope County Portrait Photographers.
John Ericks had a photography studio on Franklin Street in Glenwood in 1894, about where the Village Inn is located today. We see his studio on the map, but do not have much more information. He was only in Glenwood for a few years at most.
That same location was occupied later by photographer H. G Andrew.
This post is part of a series of articles on Pope County Photography Studios through the years to coincide with our current exhibit on Pope County Portrait Photographers.
William E. Cummings left his job at the Soo Line to learn photography under P. P. Johnson in December 1896. In October 1897, he took over a photography studio in Belgrade, but by December 1897, he was working four days a week in Glenwood for P. P. Johnson and only devoting Friday and Saturday to the Belgrade studio. We could find no record as to when he stopped assisting Johnson or how long he worked on his own in Glenwood.
There is only one image in our collection with his name on it:
On Monday, May 15th at 7 p.m. the Pope County Museum in Glenwood welcomes Liv Marit Haakenstad who will give a presentation on Norwegian Genealogy.
Come and learn how to trace your Norwegian Roots! The event is free and open to the public.
A Guide to Norwegian Genealogy, Emigration, and Transmigration
This program is a taste of what you will find in her latest book, A Guide to
Norwegian Genealogy, Emigration, and Transmigration. It gives an overall view
of the Norwegian emigration history, different emigration routes, and processes
the emigrants had to go through upon arrival in the USA. In the second part of
the speech, she will share some information about sources in USA and Norway
that might help you find your ancestors in Norway.
Liv Marit Haakenstad, AG® (b. 1965) is a well-known author, speaker, and genealogist.
She started with genealogy at age 12 and has been working with it ever since.
She has experience with classic genealogy, heir research, and forensic
genealogy. She has also done research for genealogy TV shows and is a RootsTech
speaker. Liv Marit Haakenstad is an Accredited Genealogist® (AG®) in Norwegian
genealogy, and she has a master’s degree in nonfiction writing from the University
of South-Eastern Norway.
For more information, contact the Pope County Museum 320-634-3293 or popecountymuseum@gmail.com
This post is part of a series of articles on Pope County Photography Studios through the years to coincide with our current exhibit on Pope County Portrait Photographers.
Peter Peterson Johnson came to Glenwood in 1882 and opened a photography studio.
The 1884 map of Glenwood had his studio on the south side of Green street (Now known as First Avenue South), just east of the corner with Franklin Street
The 1889 map has his studio and house on the north side of Minnesota Avenue. Where Nappa auto parts and Ace Hardware are today.
In 1896 he trained W. E. Cummings, who went on to take over a photography studio in Belgrade, only to return to Glenwood 4 days a week to assist P. P. Johnson at his busy studio.
In 1900, Isabel Mathews was mentioned in the Glenwood Herald as being the current occupant of the P. P. Johnson gallery. She had an exhibit of oil paintings for a weekend, but it was noted that the studio would open on Monday. P. P. Johnson also had his own studio in Brooten. In the spring of 1908, he was there every Monday, but in November 1908, he sold it to Mrs. A. C. Albert.
From the Glenwood Herald March 12, 1914
“P. P. Johnson is making arrangements to put in a new sky light in his studio in the near future.”
An article from June 1917 notes, that the gallery building was moved and P. P. Johnson gave up indoor studio work and to focus exclusively on landscape photography.
From the Glenwood Herald, August 30, 1917
Having discontinued my studio work to take landscapes and farm buildings, my gallery equipment, consisting of nine lenses, three cameras, two camera stands, is for sale at a surprisingly low price. A good investment for anyone wanting to open a studio. P.P. Johnson.”
In 1918, he moved to Minneapolis. and died June 1920.
This post is part of a series of articles on Pope County Photography Studios through the years to coincide with our current exhibit on Pope County Portrait Photographers.
Our earliest settlers had their portraits taken outside of Pope County. A. Overland of Sauk Centre and A. J. Hoiland of Benson serviced residents of Glenwood.
Alexandria photographer Newton J. Trenham came to Glenwood in 1876 to photograph the village of Glenwood. You can read past blog posts about each of his images here.
Earliest noted photographer in Pope County was S. D. Reynolds.
His first ad appears in the Pope County Press December 8, 1877. His ad says that he did Ambrotypes, Tintypes, Gems, Etc. Of all sizes.
He did not stay in Pope County very long, as he moved his studio to Hancock in May 1878. Within 6 years, he returned to Glenwood, advertising a store in 1884, but it was not a photography studio, so we assume he gave up photography and came back to Glenwood for other business opportunities.
We have a collection of tintypes in the collection, but none of them are stamped with the name of the photographer, so I can’t conclusively identify any images that came from S. D. Reynolds. But here are a few of our tintypes as examples of the TYPE of work he did in the area.
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