Two Beltrami County Poor Farm staff

Two Beltrami County Poor Farm staff

Two Beltrami County Poor Farm staff, ca. 1929–1930. Mrs. Beaulieu (at right) was the farm's cook. From the Beltrami County Poor Farm records (State Archives, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul).

Main building, Beltrami County Poor Farm

Main building, Beltrami County Poor Farm

Beltrami County Poor Farm main building, showing some of the residents on the front porch, ca. 1929–1930. Photo donated by Clara Gratzek, a former cook at the farm. From the Beltrami County Poor Farm records (State Archives, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul).

Main building and barn, Beltrami County Poor Farm

Main building and barn, Beltrami County Poor Farm

View of the Beltrami County Poor Farm showing the main building (right) and barn (left), February 2, 1928. Men's quarters were on the right side of the main building and women's on the left, with hired help living upstairs. The dining room and kitchen were in the middle section. Photo donated by Clara Gratzek, a former cook at the farm. From the Beltrami County Poor Farm records (State Archives, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul).

Barn, Beltrami County Poor Farm

Barn, Beltrami County Poor Farm

The barn at the Beltrami County Poor Farm, ca. 1920s. From the Beltrami County Poor Farm records (State Archives, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul).

Pest House, Beltrami County Poor Farm

Pest House, Beltrami County Poor Farm

The Pest House at the Beltrami County Poor Farm, ca. 1920s. From the Beltrami County Poor Farm records (State Archives, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul).

Building A, Beltrami County Poor Farm

Building A, Beltrami County Poor Farm

Building A at the Beltrami County Poor Farm, ca. 1920s. From the Beltrami County Poor Farm records (State Archives, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul).

Map of layout of Beltrami County Poor Farm

Map of layout of Beltrami County Poor Farm

Sanborn fire insurance map of the layout of the Beltrami County Poor Farm, 1914. Copied from an original map in the Library of Congress (certification #1369-45B0-9B70, Map Division, July 29, [19]55). Copy held in the Beltrami County Poor Farm records (State Archives, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul).

Main building, Beltrami County Poor Farm

Main building, Beltrami County Poor Farm

Beltrami County Poor Farm main building with a team of two horses, ca. 1929–1930. Photo donated by Clara Gratzek, a former cook at the farm. From the Beltrami County Poor Farm records (State Archives, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul).

Beltrami County Poor Farm

The Beltrami County Poor Farm provided shelter and care for elderly and disabled people from 1902 until 1935, when old-age assistance programs replaced the poor farm system.

Black and white photograph of a shipbuilding crew at Port Cargill, Savage, ca. 1941.

Shipbuilding crew at Port Cargill

Shipbuilding crew at Port Cargill, Savage, ca. 1941.

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