Oscar C. Howard (right) and a Byerly’s grocery store employee near a display of Chef Oscar’s BBQ Sauce, ca. 1980s. Oscar C. Howard papers, 1945–1990 (P1842), Cafeteria and Industrial Catering Business, 68601, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Oscar C. Howard at Byerly’s

Oscar C. Howard (right) and a Byerly’s grocery store employee near a display of Chef Oscar’s BBQ Sauce, ca. 1980s. Oscar C. Howard papers, 1945–1990 (P1842), Cafeteria and Industrial Catering Business, 68601, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Oscar C. Howard with his first car, purchased in the 1940s while he was in college. It later served as the delivery vehicle for his catering business in Minneapolis. From the Oscar C. Howard papers (P1842), Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society.

Oscar C. Howard with his first car

Oscar C. Howard with his first car, purchased in the 1940s while he was in college. It later served as the delivery vehicle for his catering business in Minneapolis. From the Oscar C. Howard papers (P1842), Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society.

Oscar C. Howard with his first car, purchased in the 1940s while he was in college. It later served as the delivery vehicle for his catering business in Minneapolis. From the Oscar C. Howard papers (P1842), Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society.

Oscar C. Howard with his first car

Oscar C. Howard with his first car, purchased in the 1940s while he was in college. It later served as the delivery vehicle for his catering business in Minneapolis. From the Oscar C. Howard papers (P1842), Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society.

Oscar C. Howard with pecan pies, ca. 1950s. From “Cafeteria and Industrial Catering Business” in the Oscar C. Howard papers (P1842), Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society.

Oscar C. Howard with pecan piesOscar C. Howard with pecan piesOscar C. Howard with pecan pies

Oscar C. Howard with pecan pies, ca. 1950s. From “Cafeteria and Industrial Catering Business” in the Oscar C. Howard papers (P1842), Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society.

Photograph of Oscar Martinson

Oscar Martinson

Oscar Martinson, ca. 1915. Published in Men of Minnesota: A Collection of Portraits of the Men Prominent in Business and Professional Life in Minnesota (St. Paul: Polk & Company, 1915), page 52.

Photograph of Somali Museum of Minnesota founder Osman Ali

Osman Ali, founder of the Somali Museum of Minnesota

Osman Ali, founder Somali Museum of Minnesota (right), accepting the Innovation Award at the 2017 International Somali Awards in London on March 15, 2017.

Osmund Osmundson, ca. 1910

Osmund Osmundson

Osmund Osmundson, ca. 1910

Osmund Osmundson grave marker, Valley Grove. Photo taken in 2019.

Osmund Osmundson grave marker

Osmund Osmundson grave marker, Valley Grove. Photo taken in 2019.

Osmund Osmundson home built in 1880, Nerstrand. Photo taken in 2019.

Osmundson house

Osmund Osmundson home built in 1880, Nerstrand. Photo taken in 2019.

Otter Tail County Fair, 1921

Otter Tail County Fair, 1921

“Old settlers” of Otter Tail County at the fairgrounds in Fergus Falls, July 7, 1921. Prince Honeycutt leans on his cane at center. Used with the permission of Otter Tail County Historical Society.

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