Organ

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Organ

Entry/Object ID

1899

Description

Pump Organ. Material: wood, metal, textile, ivory. Size: 49" W. x 26 1/2" deep x 49" H. Description: dark finished wood, two pump pedals, keyboard, ornate legs, red velvet backing shows through ornate front carving.

Context

Organ originally owned by Waseca's first physician, Dr. Gove - physician, surgeon, obstetrician. Office Broadway, next door west, Wilton House Wilton, MN. (Dr. Gove was born in 1829. Doctor Major S. Gove married Rachel D. Dodge December 29, 1861. Dr. Gove passed away December 1, 1874.) Dr. Gove was the first actively practicing physician in Waseca County. More information about Dr. Gove can be found in the History of Medicine in Minnesota Page 672-673 (Journal of Minnesota State Medical Association Vol. 35, June 1952, No. 6) This organ was owned by Waseca’s first physician, Dr. Grove, who opened his office in Wilton in 1858. About 1878, Fred Lundquist, Lars Hokanson's son-in-law, traded a horse for the organ. When the Lundquists passed away, their daughter, Mrs. Carl Swenson, kept the organ until her death. Mrs. August Frisk, another daughter of the Lundquists, donated the organ to the Waseca County Historical Society. Information from Alvin Lewer, daughter of Mrs. August Frisk.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Organ

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Instrument, Keyboard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Musical Instruments

Nomenclature Class

Musical T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Exhibitions

Notes

Timeline

Create Date

June 23, 2000

Update Date

November 21, 2024