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Still from Cologne

Still from the film Cologne: From the Diary of Ray and Esther, filmed in Cologne, Minnesota, in 1939 by Raymond and Esther Dowidat. E-34 (AV1989.205), Audio-visual Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Still from Cologne

Still from the film Cologne: From the Diary of Ray and Esther, filmed in Cologne, Minnesota, in 1939 by Raymond and Esther Dowidat. E-34 (AV1989.205), Audio-visual Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Title card of Cologne

The title card used to introduce the film Cologne: From the Diary of Ray and Esther, filmed in Cologne, Minnesota, in 1939 by Raymond and Esther Dowidat. E-34 (AV1989.205), Audio-visual Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Cologne: From the Diary of Ray and Esther (film)

In 1939, a small-town doctor and his wife created a striking amateur film that captured their Minnesota community near the end of the Great Depression. The film is now included in the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry, which recognizes it as a significant documentary of rural life.

"Faithful Indians" Monument

The "Faithful Indians" Monument and interpretive signage erected by the Minnesota Valley Historical Society at the site of the Birch Coulee battlefield, Renville County, Minnesota, United States. Photo by Wikimedia Commons user Myotus, June 9, 2011. CC BY-SA 4.0.

"Faithful Indians" Monument

The "Faithful Indians" Monument, fifty-two feet in height, erected by the Minnesota Valley Historical Society at the Birch Coulee battlefield site in Renville County, Minnesota. Photo by K. Linzmeier, September 25, 2013.