This is a photograph from the antique shop in Alexandria Minnesota.
A lovely gal with beautiful fingerwaves.
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This is a photograph from the antique shop in Alexandria Minnesota.
A lovely gal with beautiful fingerwaves.
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This is a Cabinet Card from the antique shop in Detroit Lakes Minnesota.
Southern RR Art Co Photo Car
Compliments of Stella Harkness Age Sweet 16
I will guess this photo was taken about 1895-1900 so we are looking for someone born about 1880-1885.
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This Full Circle began with an email.
Hi,
Photo #2400 is my dad. I’ve never seen it before. Do you have any more information about it, such as the name of the shop in Pequot Lakes? I see the thread is about a year old, so I hope it’s still there. My cousin forwarded the info to me last night.
Vic
I replied that I had purchased the photo and I still had it and would mail it as soon as I had a snail mail address.
Photo Number 2400 Vic Spadaccini
The photo arrived “home” safe and sound. Vic wrote “Got the photo. Thanks!”
Vic was so kind to share the following information about his father.
Vic (Victor M.) Spadaccini Sr. 1916-1981 Keewatin High School 1931-1934
1933 Named ‘All Range’ and ‘All State’ fullback.
1934 Honor Student graduate of Keewatin High School, where he was a member of the football, basketball, baseball, and track teams.
1934 District 28 Basketball scoring champion.
1934 American Legion Award for outstanding boy graduate.
University of Minnesota 1934-1938 lettered in football, hockey, and boxing.
1935-1937 fullback and quarterback. Two National Championships and three Big Ten Championships.
1935 &1936 U of M Heavyweight Boxing Champion (undefeated).
1937 Voted Chicago Tribune Collegiate All-American and in 1938 played in the College All-Star Game in which the All-Stars beat the World Champion Washington Redskins.
1935-1937 University Singers.
Member of The Galloping Gophers, one of the best independent basketball teams in the northwest.
Professional Football 1938-1941, 1945-1946 1938-41 Cleveland Rams. Quarterback and placekicker.
1940 voted a National Professional League All-Star. Statistically was league’s 2nd best pass receiver and the teams #1 quarterback. As a two-way player, he played every minute of every game and had more playing minutes than any other player in the league.
1938 & 1940 voted to the All-Coaches Team.
1946 Green Bay Packers. During the off-season assisted Coach Bernie Bierman at the U of MN.
Military 1941-1945 Captain-U.S. Army Air Force
Appointed athletic director and football player/coach at Ft. Snelling in 1941. Coached Ft. Snelling football and basketball teams to championships.
Transferred to the Second Air Force and quarterbacked the Second Air Force Bombers football team to all-service championship and was the only undefeated major football team in the country in 1942. Defeated Hardin-Simmons University in the Sun Bowl.
Voted to Army’s Eastern All-Star Team as quarterback.
Other Noteworthy Information
Member of the Union Board of Governors, U of MN, 1934-1938.
Traveled with Max & Buddy Baer, sparring in exhibitions.
President of the Chamber of Commerce, Keewatin, 1948-1952.
V.F.W. award for outstanding citizen, Keewatin, in 1956.
‘Lead’ on Harold Lauber Rink that won the Minnesota State Curling Championship. Due to a knee injury, Vic was notable to participate when that same team went on to win the national title.
Named “Itasca County (MN) Centennial Sports Champion” by the Minnesota Statehood Centennial Commission in 1958 with an award signed by Gov. Orville Freeman.
Coached St. Joseph School football team in W. St. Paul in 1960-1961.
Chaired the Twin City Rangers for Passage of the Taconite Amendment in 1964.
Vic was born March 2nd, 1916 in Keewatin and was the son of Nick and Domenica Spadaccini. He moved with his wife Colleen and three sons, Vic Jr., Charles, and Nicolas to W. St. Paul in 1959 where he lived until his death April 28, 1981.
I was very happy to learn a bit more about this handsome young man.
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This is a snapshot from the antique shop in Verndale Minnesota.
Two men and a small child and a dog. It looks like the barn is getting some repairs.
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This is a Real Photo Postcard from the antique shop in Lake George Minnesota.
A postcard from Ella to Miss Elza Ney Henderson Minnesota.
This Real Photo Postcard was mailed from Arlington Minnesota on Jan 18 1909.
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This is a snapshot from the antique shop in Verndale Minnesota.
A very crooked photo of a barn with a brick foundation and glass brick windows. Someone is standing by the door.
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This is a snapshot from the antique shop in Verndale Minnesota.
I think that this house is getting a basement put underneath it. My old home place looked similar when it got a full basement.
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This is a photo from the antique shop in Alexandria Minnesota.
Sadly this photo remains unknown.
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This is a Cabinet Card from the antique shop in Verndale Minnesota.
C H Hill was the photographer in Decorah Iowa.
This pretty young lady with the long hair remains an unknown.
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This is a CdV from one of the antique shops in Dorset Minnesota.
The photographer was John Phillips in Lake City Minnesota. He was in business there in 1878 and 1879.
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This is a CdV from the antique shop in Grand Forks North Dakota.
This CdV has pink cardstock with a red border and it is most likely from the 1870’s.
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This is a CdV from the antique shop in Grand Forks North Dakota.
The card stock used to back the photo is pink. It is most likely from the 1870’s. I thought it was a sweet photo with the little girl on table. I wish there was a name on this one as someone would treasure it.
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This is a photo from the third Antique Shop in Dorset Minnesota.
This photo almost looks more like a drawing than a photo.
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This is a Cabinet Card from the antique shop in Brainerd Minnesota.
Woods Studio in Warren Minnesota was the photographer. Warren is located in the North Western part of Minnesota. No information could be found about Woods Studio. Perhaps he was there only a short time.
The three young men remain unknowns.
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This is a Cabinet Card from the antique shop in Grand Forks North Dakota.
Zarl Hanson cousin…or is it Carl or Earl Hanson that is perched on that pillow ?
The photographer is Evans at Devils Lake (North Dakota) sometimes cities are known just by their name and not their name and State.
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This is a photo from a garage sale in Park Rapids Minnesota.
Dressed up and going someplace. It looks like she hold gloves in her hand and maybe a purse?
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This is a photo from the antique shop in Brainerd Minnesota.
Perhaps he is relaxing for the whole weekend!
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This is a CdV from the antique shop in Brainerd Minnesota.
Louise L
Louise Sabine Liedtke
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This is a snapshot from a rummage sale near Park Rapids Minnesota.
A family of three. The woman is all decked out in a hat and gloves. Looks like a photo from the 1940’s.
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This is a snapshot from the antique shop in Verndale Minnesota.
A barn, a Border Collie and a shadow.
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This is a snapshot from the antique shop in Verndale Minnesota.
Minnesota is usually known for Babe the Blue Ox and Paul Bunyan.
I think this maybe Babe at Klamath California sometime after 1950 at a place called The Trees of Mystery.
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This is a snapshot that was purchased at a garage sale in Park Rapids Minnesota.
Someone is getting all tied up. Looks like they were having a picnic and then a little fun…perhaps someone decided to eat and run.
1920 Twin Lakes
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This is a snapshot from the antique shop in Verndale Minnesota.
Three little girls. At first I thought the littlest one was on a tricycle but it has no wheels.
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This is a photo from the antique shop in Brainerd Minnesota. The photo is larger than a Cabinet Card. It is 5 X 7.
A very early photoshop type photo, this photo was probably singled out from a group photo.
The photographer is G T Hamery Crookston Minnesota. The Minnesota Historical Society has no listing for this photographer.
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This is a Cabinet Card from the antique shop in Alexandria Minnesota.
A man with a beaver hat and pants with stripes. He has an overcoat and gloves over his arm…he is ready to go someplace.
The photographer is EM Carver of Tracy Minn. The Minnesota Historical Society says he was in business in Tracy Minnesota in 1886 and 1887.
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