Potrait Collection
George H. Hazzard became the secretary of the Minnesota Territorial Pioneers in 1903, and later Edwin Clark during his time as secretary for the Hennepin County Pioneers Assoc. They were the driving forces behind the collection of the pioneer settler portraits making up our one of a kind collection. To date we have over 2000 portraits and photos of early settlers of Minnesota in our collection.
Interested in Purchasing a Portrait Copy?
**UNDER CONSTRUCTION as of 8.31.2021 - there is not a comprehensive list ready for upload at this time**
If you’re interested in getting a copy of one of our portraits, please see the below pricing structure. All proceeds go back to maintaining our artifacts.
- 5”x7”—$30
- 8”x10”—$35
Please see our sales site to purchase your copies; make sure to include the person’s name/identifying number in the purchase notes. If it is not listed in our collection, we do not have a copy of the image.
Unknown Portraits
Can you help us identify the individuals in these portraits?
Often requested photos would arrive without a frame; Hazard would then obtain used frames, file away the photos that were in them, and then use the frame on the donated pioneer portrait. Some of the unknown photos below come from this collection. They may or may not be territorial pioneers, or their children, so we’re posting the images here online to see if anyone might be able to help us identify them. If you can, please reach out. Thank you!