Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
1951.162.0373Description
Elks Funeral, June, 1907, Fridley. Emile Krueger, James Clause, Will Reid, C. Watson, J. C. Gunning, H. Rasmussen, Chip Reid.
Update - 2009: Black & white print. Mounted on black matboard. Print shows a large room with vintage floral wallpaper and border. A large group of 19 men are in a semi circle around a casket and funeral arrangement in the middle of the room. The men are dressed in dark suits, vests, shirts and neckwear. In the foreground are floral bouquets lying on the patterned carpeted floor. An Elkhorn chair is covered with ornate flora arrangements. Behind the buckskin fringed back rest of the Elkhorn chair is a flag covered table? with a mounted deer head resting on a box on the flag. The casket is to photo right of this display. The casket top is covered with ornate floral arrangements over entire top surface. The casket has ornate metal handles seen on visible side and is resting on an elevated wheeled device. There is a dark wooden mantle behind men on the left an windows to left and right of this mantle. On left window frame at top outer edge is large letter P. On right window top frame, left to right is the letter O, mounted large elk head, and the letter E. A tall dark wooden cabinet is against wall photo right with a long hanging light descending from high ceiling. A floral shaped covering is attached to cart and covering the top of the bulb.
Written on back in black ink: "L.J. Nelson" "Fridley".
Written on back in blue ink: "L.J. Nelson[.] Elks Funeral at the Elks Hall[.] I think it was the funeral of the Fridley brothers who died here - 3 brothers came here from Iowa & went in the sheep business - one died here in the early 1900 hundreds - likely around 1912 to 15. Given Museum by Lou T. Nelson. Back row - Emile [sic] Krueger. James Clouse, Will Ried[sic][Reid],-A.C. Gunning- H.Rasmussion,Undertaker, Chip Ried [sic] to his left."
Mounted on acidic matboard. Mat warped; corner & edge damaged, surface missing on upper edge at right. Emulsion surface soiled & slightly scratched.Collection
Photograph Collection