Beltrami County Courthouse

The Beltrami County Courthouse, located at 619 Beltrami Avenue in Bemidji, is a three-story red brick and sandstone structure in the Beaux Arts style and the county’s most imposing example of public architecture.

Exterior of the Chief Theatre in Bemidji, 1975.

Exterior of the Chief Theatre

Exterior of the Chief Theatre in Bemidji, 1975. Used with the permission of the Beltrami County Historical Society.

Chief Theatre under construction

Chief Theatre under construction

The Chief Theatre in Bemidji under construction, ca. 1938.

Exterior of the Chief Theatre

Exterior of the Chief Theatre

Exterior of the Chief Theatre in Bemidji. Photograph by Keith Ewing, July 1, 2017. CC BY-NC 2.0.

Chief Theatre (Paul Bunyan Playhouse), Bemidji

The Chief Theatre, the primary movie theater in downtown Bemidji, opened in 1937 and operated until 1991. In 1992, it became the home of the Paul Bunyan Playhouse as well as the venue of Bemidji Communty Theatre.

Peter Poull

Moorhead Patrolman Peter Poull

Moorhead Patrolman Peter Poull, undated. Poull's murder at the hands of Thomas Brown led to Brown's execution—the only documented hanging in Clay County—in 1889. From the A. J. Olaughlin Collection, Clay County Archives (Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County, Moorhead).

Thomas Brown

Thomas Brown

Photograph of Thomas Brown taken shortly before his execution, ca. 1889. From the A. J. Olaughlin Collection, Clay County Archives (Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County, Moorhead).

Clara Barton Club ice cream social

Clara Barton Club ice cream social

Ice cream social organized by the Clara Barton Club and held during Westbrook's Hospital Days. From the Sentinel Tribune (Westbrook), 1978.

Hospital Days activities schedule

Hospital Days activities schedule

A program listing the activities scheduled for Hospital Days, 1992. From the Sentinel Tribune (Westbrook).

Apron sale organized by the Clara Barton Club

Apron sale organized by the Clara Barton Club

An apron sale organized by the Clara Barton Club at Westbrook's annual Hospital Days event. Apron sales, including baked and canned goods, sometimes netted over $1,000 per sale. From the Sentinel Tribune (Westbrook), 1983.

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