Jack Bethke and Irene Gomez-Bethke

Jack Bethke and Irene Gomez-Bethke

Newlyweds Jack Bethke and Irene Gomez-Bethke, 1950s. Used with the permission of Jesse Bethke Gomez.

Jack Bethke and Irene Gomez-Bethke with their children, 1960s

Jack Bethke and Irene Gomez-Bethke with their children, 1960s

The early years of the Bethke Gomez family, 1960s. Pictured are (seated on the couch, left to right), Mary, Julia, Jack, Irene, and Patty. On the floor are (left to right), Anita, Jack, and Jesse. Used with the permission of Jesse Bethke Gomez.

Jack Bethke and Irene Gomez-Bethke with their children, 1970s

Jack Bethke and Irene Gomez-Bethke with their children, 1970s

Jack Bethke and Irene Gomez-Bethke (second row) with their children, 1970s. Used with the permission of Jesse Bethke Gomez.

Black and white photograph of St. Paul gangster Jack Peifer, c.1936.

Jack Peifer

St. Paul gangster Jack Peifer, c.1936.

Color image of Jack-o'-lanterns covered in snow during the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Richard Sennott, RPA, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Jack-o'-lanterns covered in snow during the Halloween Blizzard

Jack-o'-lanterns covered in snow during the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Richard Sennott, RPA, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

: The Jackson Hotel (214 Jackson Street, Anoka), 1978. Photograph by Robert Kirchner.

Jackson Hotel

: The Jackson Hotel (214 Jackson Street, Anoka), 1978. Photograph by Robert Kirchner.

Postcard of the front of the Jackson Hotel, ca. 1939. The postcard was sent to relatives by Inez Foley, who worked at the hotel for a time. Used with the permission of the Anoka County Historical Society.

Jackson Hotel

Postcard of the front of the Jackson Hotel, ca. 1939. The postcard was sent to relatives by Inez Foley, who worked at the hotel for a time. Used with the permission of the Anoka County Historical Society.

Jackson Hotel

The Jackson Hotel (214 Jackson Street, Anoka), 1978. Photograph by Robert Kirchner.

The Jackson Hotel (214 Jackson Street, Anoka), ca. 1909. Photograph by T. G. J. Pease.

Jackson Hotel

The Jackson Hotel (214 Jackson Street, Anoka), ca. 1909. Photograph by T. G. J. Pease.

Anoka’s Jackson Hotel, built in the 1870s and then rebuilt by Charles G. Jackson in 1884 after a fire. Photo by Wikimedia Commons user McGhiever, July 2, 2013.

Jackson Hotel (Billy’s Bar & Grill)

Anoka’s Jackson Hotel, built in the 1870s and then rebuilt by Charles G. Jackson in 1884 after a fire. Photo by Wikimedia Commons user McGhiever, July 2, 2013.

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