Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

MS 596
Bob Kisken
Photographs, 1986-2011, undated


Descriptive summary

creator: Kisken, Bob
title: Photographs
dates: 1986-2011, undated
extent: 14.72 linear feet (9 records center boxes, 2 oversize boxes, and 1 document box)
collection number: MS 596
repository: Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access: Open for research
publication rights: Consult Head, Special Collections Department. Please note: If "Finnish built" is written on the back of a photograph, copyright belongs to the Institute of Migration (Turku, Finland).
preferred citation: Bob Kisken Photographs, MS 596, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Abstract

Robert (Bob) Kisken is a retired teacher from Michigan and now does ranch and farm photography as a hobby. After retirement, he has lived in Mobridge, South Dakota and then Glenrock, Wyoming. This collection contains photographs taken by Kisken of barns in the Midwest but also includes some from other states and Canada. The barns cover a variety including kit barns from Sears, Roebuck, and Company; red barns; white barns; cantilever barns; German style barns; round barns; brick and wood barns. Also included are rural scenes including homesteads, grain elevators, prairie scenes, and silos. Photographs were taken by Bob Kisken from 1990-2011.

 

Biographical note

Robert (Bob) Kisken was born March 20, 1935 in Tarrytown, New York. Kisken studied at Hope College in Holland, Michigan and received a B. A. (1962) in math from Rockford College in Rockford, Illinois. He later did graduate work in government at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. After working for a year in Cookeville, Tennessee as Assistant Director of Operation Pebble (a program for Appalachian children), Kisken taught math and government in Ann Arbor public schools for almost thirty years (1965-1994). After retirement, Kisken was able to spend more time with his hobby in photography, and does ranch and farm photography. After retirement, he has lived in Mobridge, South Dakota and then Glenrock, Wyoming.

 

Collection description

This collection (1986-2011, undated) contains biographical information, reference material on barns, and photographs taken by Kisken of barns in Montana, South Dakota, Michigan, Tennessee, Illinois, Idaho, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Missouri, Washington, Colorado, Ohio, Kansas, Indiana and Wyoming as well as Saskatchewan, Canada. The barns cover a whole variety including kit barns from Sears, Roebuck, and Company; red barns; white barns; cantilever barns; German style barns; round barns; brick and wood barns. A number of the barns are Finnish built. Also included are rural scenes including homesteads, grain elevators, prairie scenes, and silos. Photographs were taken by Bob Kisken from 1990-2011.

The collection was donated in honor of Bob Kisken's son, Nate Kisken (1968-2003).

 

Related materials

Related collection in the Special Collections Department, Iowa State University:

  • Michael P. Harker Photographs, MS 661

Other collections of Bob Kisken's photographs can be found at:

Books about barns donated by Bob Kisken and located in the Special Collections Department are listed below. A number of these books include Kisken's notations, and barns which he took photographs of are often marked:

  • The Old Barn Book: A Field Guide to North American Barns and Other Farm Structures, by Allen G. Noble and Richard K. Cleek (2003)
  • Louden Barn Plans, by Louden Machine Company (reprint of 1915 original)
  • Barns Without Corners: Round Barns of Vernon County, Wisconsin, by Kevin and Patsy Alderson (2010)
  • Round Barns of Vernon County, Wisconsin: A Circle Tour, by Gail Curry Fish et al. (1996)
  • Round Barns of Vernon County, Wisconsin: A Circle Tour, by Gail Curry Fish et al. (updated 2004)
  • Without Right Angles: The Round Barns of Iowa, by Lowell J. Soike (1983)Eastern Iowa's
  • Eastern Iowa's Historic Barns and Other Farm Structures: Including the Amana Colonies, by Deb M. Schense (2006)
  • Barns of Wisconsin, by Jerry Apps (1995)
  • Advertising Barns: Vanishing American Landmarks, by William G. Simmonds (2004)

 

Organization

The collection is organized in its original order, with biographical and background information listed at the front.

All photographs are color, 8.5x11 inches in size, and listed individually unless otherwise noted.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

9

1

Biographical information: news articles

2008-2009

9

2

Barns: articles, brochures

1986-2010, undated

1

1

Red barn (9.5x7.5 photograph)

undated

1

2

Red barn MAIER 2000 (9.5x7.5 photograph)

undated

1

3

Red barn (9.5x7.5 photograph)

undated

1

4

Red machine shed, barn, and silo (3 9.5x7.5 photographs)

undated

1

5

Gordon Van Time Kit (June, Michigan)

2009

1

6

Open wood barn (April, Tennessee)

2009

1

7

Red barn (9.5x7.5 photograph)

undated

1

8

White barn behind corn field (9.5x7.5 photograph)

undated

1

9

Bieber Feed & Grain Silo (9.5x7.5 photograph)

undated

1

10

White barn and silo (September)

2008

1

11-12

Gordon Van Tine Kit barn (April, Illinois)

2009

1

13

Museum (April)

2009

1

14

Museum (April, Tennessee)

2009

1

15-17

Wooden barn (April, Tennessee)

2009

1

18

Green City Porthole Barn (April)

2009

1

19

Porthole barn (April, Illinois)

2009

1

20

White barn (April, Illinois)

2009

1

21-22

Porthole barn (April, Illinois)

2009

1

23

Museum (April, Tennessee)

2008

1

24

Cantilever barn (April, Tennessee)

2009

1

25-26

Farm Acreage (October, Idaho)

2006

1

27

Museum (April, Tennessee)

2009

1

28

Enestvedt's hybrid seed corn (Minnesota)

2008

1

29

Red barn and silo (September)

2009

1

30

Van Hove Barn build 1906 (April, Illinois)

2009

1

31

Corn crib (April, Tennessee)

2009

1

32

Machine head (April, Tennessee)

2009

1

33

Cantilever barn (April, Tennessee)

2009

1

34

German house barn (September, Iowa)

2008

1

35

Tractor and implement (Wyoming, 9.5x7.5 photograph)

2005

1

36

Red barn (3) and cattle (Wyoming, 9.5x7.5 photograph)

undated

1

37

Barn (Wyoming, 9.5x7.5 photograph)

undated

1

38

Cades Cove (April, Great Smoky Mountains)

2009

1

39

Cades Cove (April)

2009

1

40

Corn crib at Cades Cove (April)

2009

1

41-42

Cantilever barn (April)

2009

1

43

Barn (October, Wisconsin)

2008

1

44

Twin barn (South Dakota)

2008

1

45

Barn (b/w, South Dakota, 9.5x7.5 photograph)

undated

1

46

Railroad, Co-op (South Dakota, 9.5x7.5 photograph)

1992

1

47

Nebraska Fort (Nebraska)

2006

1

48

Barn (Minnesota)

undated

1

49

Barn and silo (June, Wisconsin)

2007

1

50

Red barn (July, Missouri)

2007

1

51

Abandoned house (South Dakota, 9.5x7.5 photograph)

undated

1

52

German style barn (August, Iowa)

2008

1

53

Building (August, Iowa)

2008

1

54

Rack sided barn (April, Tennessee)

2009

1

55

White barn built 1950 (April, Tennessee)

2009

1

56

Cantilever barn (April, Tennessee)

2009

1

57

Old house (April, Tennessee)

2009

1

58

Rack sided barn (April, Tennessee)

2009

1

59

Horse barn (April, Tennessee)

2009

1

60

Rack sided barn (April, Tennessee)

2009

1

61

New events center (April, Tennessee)

2009

1

62

Cades Cove (April, Tennessee)

2009

1

63

Wood bridge (July, Washington)

2006

1

64

Tractor (March)

2007

1

65

Wirtanen farm house (Minnesota)

undated

1

66

Wirtanen farm wood shed (Minnesota)

undated

1

67

Stove wood chicken coop (Michigan)

undated

1

68

House (Montana)

2009

1

69

Barn (April, Tennessee)

2009

1

70-71

Barn (April, Tennessee)

2009

1

72

Cades Cove (April, Tennessee)

2009

1

73

Museum (April, Tennessee)

2008

1

74

Barn (May, South Dakota)

2009

1

75

Farm acreage (April, Illinois)

2008

1

76

Barn (April, Tennessee)

2009

1

77

Harrell barn built 1905 (April, Illinois)

2009

1

78

Wood barn (May, Wisconsin)

2007

1

79

House barn (Minnesota)

2006

1

80

Barn rafters (March, Montana)

2007

1

81

Barn (March, Montana)

2007

1

82

Amish (October, Iowa)

2007

1

83

Cantilever barn (April, Tennessee)

2009

1

84

Gordon Van Tine Kit barn, built 1923 (June, Minnesota)

2009

1

85

Stove wood barn (May, Michigan)

2007

1

86

Stove wood barn (Michigan)

undated

1

87

Nevala Ranch (Montana)

undated

1

88

Root cellar (Montana)

undated

1

89

Red barn (Montana)

undated

1

90

Red barn (March, Montana)

2007

1

91

Stove wood chicken coop (May, Michigan)

2008

1

92

Chicken coop and cattle barn (Montana)

undated

1

93

Kukkasjarvi barn (May, Minnesota)

2007

1

94-95

Walter barn (May, Montana)

2008

1

96

Finn Creek barn (May, Minnesota)

2007

2

1

Red round barn (October, Wisconsin)

2008

2

2

Red round barn (Wisconsin)

2005

2

3

White round barn (June, Wisconsin)

2006

2

4

White round barn (October, Wisconsin)

2008

2

5

Barn (October, Wisconsin)

2007

2

6

Barn (Wisconsin)

2005

2

7-11

Barns (Wisconsin)

2010

2

12-13

Barn and silo (Wisconsin)

2010

2

14

Inside round barn, rafters (Wisconsin)

2010

2

15

Red round barn (Wisconsin)

2005

2

16

White round barn (Wisconsin)

2005

2

17-18

Red round barn (June, Wisconsin)

2009

2

19

Red round barn #1 (June, Wisconsin)

2009

2

20

Red round barn #2 (June, Wisconsin)

2009

2

21

White round barn (Wisconsin)

2005

2

22

Red round barn (October, Wisconsin)

2007

2

23

Barn (October, Wisconsin)

2007

2

24

White barn (Wisconsin)

undated

2

25-26

White barn (June, Wisconsin)

2009

2

27

Chicken coop (October, Wisconsin)

2007

2

28-29

Barn east of Green Bay (October, Wisconsin)

2007

2

30

Barn (Wisconsin)

2005

2

31

"World's Largest Round Barn" sign (August, Wisconsin, 7x6 photograph)

2006

2

32

Round barn (October, Wisconsin)

2007

2

33

Round barn (Wisconsin)

2005

2

34

Round barn (May, Wisconsin)

2006

2

35

Finn Barn built early 1900 of field stone (Wisconsin)

2006

2

36

Barn (June, Wisconsin)

2009

2

37

Barn (Wisconsin)

2005

2

38

Red Barn (Wisconsin)

2005

2

39-40

Round barn behind corn field (October, Wisconsin)

2008

2

41

Farm acreage (October, Wisconsin)

2008

2

42

Round barn (October, Wisconsin)

2007

2

43-44

Round barn (October, Wisconsin)

2008

2

45

Round barn (October, Wisconsin)

2005

2

46

Round barn, Dining cocktails (May, Wisconsin)

2006

2

47

Round barn (May, Wisconsin)

2006

2

48

World's Largest Round Barn (July, Wisconsin)

2006

2

49

Clausing barn (May, Michigan)

2006

2

50

Round barn (May, Wisconsin)

2000

2

51

Round barn (Wisconsin)

2006

2

52-53

Round barn (Wisconsin)

2005

2

54

Round barn (October, Wisconsin)

2007

2

55-56

Round barn (June, Wisconsin)

2009

2

57

Round barn (Wisconsin)

2005

2

58

Round barn (October, Wisconsin)

2007

2

59

Round barn (October, Wisconsin)

2008

2

60

Round barn (October, Iowa)

2007

2

61-62

Round barn (June, Iowa)

2009

2

63

Round barn (October, Iowa)

2007

2

64

Round barn (Iowa)

2005

2

65-70

Round barn (October, Iowa)

2007

2

71

Round barn (Iowa)

2005

2

72

Round barn (Iowa)

2006

2

73

Round barn (September, Iowa)

2008

2

74

Inside of round barn (July, Iowa)

2007

2

75

Round barn (June, Iowa)

2009

2

76

Round barn (Iowa)

undated

2

77-82

Round barn (June, Iowa)

2009

2

83

Round barn (Iowa)

2005

2

84

Inside round barn (Iowa)

2005

2

85-86

Round barn (Iowa)

2006

2

87-88

Round barn (Wisconsin)

2007

2

89

Inside barn, pulley (October, Wisconsin)

2007

2

90-92

Round barn (June, Wisconsin)

2009

2

93

Round barn (Wisconsin)

2005

2

94-95

Round barn (June, Wisconsin)

2009

2

96

Round barn (October, Wisconsin)

2007

2

97

Round barn (August, Wisconsin)

2009

3

1

Eight sided barn (Iowa)

2005

3

2

Window (Iowa)

2006

3

3-4

Round barn (June, Iowa)

2007

3

5

Round barn and Ford 9700 tractor (April, Iowa)

2009

3

6

Sixteen sides barn built 1917 (April, Iowa)

2009

3

7

Round barn (June, Iowa)

2009

3

8

Brick round barn (October, Iowa)

2007

3

9

Corn crib (October, Iowa)

2007

3

10

Round barn (June, Iowa)

2009

3

11

Round barn and silo (June, Iowa)

2009

3

12

Elmnolle Farm, Gordon van Tine Kit round barn (October, Iowa)

2007

3

13

Inside round barn (October, Iowa)

2007

3

14

Round barn, built 1911-1912 (Iowa)

2005

3

15

Round barn (October, Iowa)

2007

3

16

Round barn (June, Iowa)

2009

3

17

Round barn, square barn, and silo; Bates RB (June, Iowa)

2009

3

18

Round brick barn (June, Iowa)

2009

3

19

Round brick barn (Iowa)

undated

3

20

Round barn, square barn, and house (Iowa)

undated

3

21

Round brick barn (June, Iowa)

2009

3

22

(#56) Round barn (June, Iowa)

2009

3

23

Round barn (June, Iowa)

2009

3

24

Round barn and (#23) sheds (June, Iowa)

2009

3

25

Round barn (Iowa)

2010

3

26

White round barn (Iowa)

2010

3

27

Brick round barn (Iowa)

2010

3

28

Round barn and silo (Iowa)

2010

3

29-30

Round brick barn (Iowa)

2010

3

31

Round white barn "Dobbin Barn" (October, Iowa)

2007

3

22

Round brick barn (Iowa)

2005

3

23

Round brick barn (August, Iowa)

2007

3

24

Hay bucket

2005

3

25

Round white barn (June, South Dakota)

2009

3

26

Round yellow barn (Iowa)

2005

3

27

Round white barn (Minnesota)

2005

3

28

Round white barn (Iowa)

2005

3

29

Round field stone barn and silo (Iowa)

undated

3

30

Round white barn (February, South Dakota)

2006

3

31

Dobbin barn built 1924 (October, Iowa)

2005

3

32

Six sided round barn, built 1924 (Iowa)

2005

3

33

Six sided barn (June, South Dakota)

2009

3

34

Round brick barn (June, Vernon County)

2009

3

35

Round barn (October, Iowa)

2007

3

36

Barn (Iowa)

2005

3

37

Round barn and silo; Bates RB (June, Iowa)

2009

3

38

Small round shed (June, Iowa)

2009

3

39

Round wood barn (June, Iowa)

2009

3

40

Round barn fairgrounds (June, Iowa)

2009

3

41-44

Round barn (June, Iowa)

2009

3

45

Cantilever barn (April, Tennessee)

2009

3

46-48

Rack sided barn (April, Tennessee)

2009

3

49

Sears kit barn, early 1900 (April, Illinois)

2009

3

50

Pennbrook barn, Sears kit barn early 1900 (April, Illinois)

2009

3

51

Saddle club barn (Montana)

undated

3

52

Winter farm acreage

undated

3

53

White barn

undated

3

54

Barn

undated

3

55

Farm acreage

undated

3

56

Barn

undated

3

57

Barn (Long Valley)

undated

3

58

Barn (Iowa)

undated

3

59

Farm museum (June, Minnesota)

2009

3

60

Corn crib (August, Ohio)

2007

3

61

Co-op bins (Pritchett County)

2008

3

62

Farm acreage (Wisconsin)

2006

3

63

Barn (October, Iowa)

2007

3

64

Barn and silo (May, Michigan)

2007

3

65

Barn (April, Tennessee)

2009

3

66

Museum (April, Tennessee)

2009

3

67-69

Cantilever barn (April, Tennessee)

2009

3

70

Barn

2004

3

71

Barn

undated

3

72

Farm acreage

undated

3

83

Barn (b/w)

undated

3

84

Barn (April, Tennessee)

2009

3

85-87

Cantilever barn (April, Tennessee)

2009

3

88

209 S Platt house (Montana)

2009

3

89

Jaaskela farm (August, Michigan)

2000

3

90

Brick barn (April, Illinois)

2009

3

91

Cantilever barn (April, Tennessee)

2009

3

92

Water mill wheel (April, Tennessee)

2009

3

93

Rock fences (Kansas)

undated

3

94

Red barn (May)

2009

3

95

Rock City barn (April, Tennessee)

2008

3

96

Cantilever barn (April, Tennessee)

2009

4

1

Barn (April, Ohio)

2007

4

2

Barn (Kansas)

2004

4

3

Barn (Iowa)

2005

4

4

Barn (Iowa or Nebraska)

2005

4

5

Small shed and prairie (Kansas)

2005

4

6

Barn (Nebraska)

undated

4

7-8

Barn (Kansas)

2004

4

9

Old homestead ranch (Kansas)

2004

4

10-11

Barn

undated

4

12

Church

undated

4

13-16

Barn

undated

4

17

House

undated

4

18

Barn (Saskatchewan)

undated

4

19

Shed (Saskatchewan)

undated

4

20

Co-op Saskatchewan (Saskatchewan)

undated

4

21-23

Barn (Saskatchewan)

undated

4

24

White barn (Saskatchewan)

undated

4

25-28

Barn (Saskatchewan)

undated

4

29

Pioneer (Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada)

undated

4

30

Railroad and Co-op (Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada)

undated

4

31

Driveway to farm acreage

undated

4

32

Barn (Kansas)

2005

4

33-34

Barn (Near York)

2004

4

35

Barn (Kansas)

2004

4

36

Barn

undated

4

37

Farm acreage

undated

4

38

Barn (Near York)

2004

4

39

Barn (April, Kansas)

2005

4

40

Barn and cattle (July, Wisconsin)

2006

4

41

Belle Meadow Farm (August, Ohio)

2007

4

42

Smile barn (February, Minnesota)

2006

4

43

Barn and silos (February, Minnesota)

2006

4

44

Barn and silo (Iowa)

2005

4

45

Barn and cattle (Kansas)

2005

4

46

Wooden barn (Nebraska)

2004

4

47-48

White barn (Kansas)

2004

4

49

Barn (Kansas)

2004

4

50

A.M.E. church (Kansas)

2004

4

51

Barn (Kansas)

2004

4

52

Stone shed (Kansas)

2004

4

53

Barn and silo (Iowa)

2005

4

54

White barn (Nebraska)

2004

4

55

Barn and silo (February, South Dakota)

2006

4

56

Barn (Washington)

undated

4

57

Barn and corn crib (Iowa)

undated

4

58

Barn (October, Wisconsin)

2007

4

59

Barn extended milk house built (October, Wisconsin)

2007

4

60

Barn (February, Michigan)

2006

4

61

Barn (Nebraska)

undated

4

62

Barn (July, Idaho)

2006

4

63

Barn

1992

4

64

Barn (October, Iowa or Nebraska)

2007

4

65

Barn (August, Ohio)

2007

4

66

Barn (October, Iowa)

2007

4

67

Barn (October, Wisconsin)

2007

4

68

House and windmill (Kansas)

2004

4

69

Barn (Near York)

2004

4

70

Barn (July, Washington)

2006

4

71

Barn (Nebraska)

2005

4

72

Barn (February, South Dakota)

2006

4

73

Barn (February, Minnesota)

2006

4

74

Barn (October, Iowa or Nebraska)

2007

4

75-77

Barn (October, Iowa)

2007

4

78

Barn (August, Ohio)

2007

4

79

Barn (Kansas)

2004

4

80

Barn (August, Ohio)

2007

4

81

Barn and acreage (October, Minnesota)

2008

4

82

Barn (Iowa)

2006

4

83

Barn (April, Kansas)

2005

4

84

Barn (Nebraska)

undated

4

85

Barn (Iowa)

2006

4

86

Barn (July, Wisconsin)

2007

4

87

Barn (Idaho)

2006

4

88-89

Barn (August, Ohio)

2007

4

90

Barn

undated

4

91

Barn and silo (February, Minnesota)

2006

4

92

Barn (February, Minnesota)

2006

4

93

Barn (July, Wisconsin)

2006

4

94

Barn (Nebraska)

undated

4

95-96

Barn (Kansas)

undated

4

97

Barn (Kansas)

2004

4

98

Cooperative (Nebraska)

undated

4

99

House (Nebraska)

2004

5

1

Barn and silo

undated

5

2

Barn (June, Wisconsin)

2009

5

3

Barn (May)

2006

5

4

Barn (Nebraska)

2004

5

5

Bank barn (May)

2007

5

6

Barn

2005

5

7-11

Barn

undated

5

12

Co-op

undated

5

13-26

Barn

undated

5

27

Barn and acreage

undated

5

28

Co-op

undated

5

29-49

Barn

undated

5

50

Picture art farm acreage

undated

5

51

Round barn (June, Wisconsin)

2006

5

52

Round barn (Wisconsin)

2005

5

53

Round barn (Iowa)

undated

5

54

Round barn (Iowa)

2005

5

55

Round barn (Wisconsin)

2005

5

56

Round barn (August, Iowa)

2007

5

57

Round barn (June, Wisconsin)

2009

5

58-59

Round barn (June, South Dakota)

2009

5

60-61

Round barn (May, Illinois)

2006

5

62

Round barn (October, Nebraska)

2005

5

63

Round barn (October, Wisconsin)

2008

5

64

Round barn (June, Iowa)

2009

5

65

Round barn (June, Wisconsin)

2008

5

66

Round barn, 1880 town (June, South Dakota)

2009

5

67

Round barn, Bollin barn (April, Illinois)

2009

5

68

Round barn (October, Illinois)

2007

5

69

Round barn (Illinois)

2005

5

70

Round barn (June, Illinois)

2009

5

71-72

Round barn (June, Minnesota)

2009

5

73

Round barn (June, Wisconsin)

2009

5

74

Round barn (October, Minnesota)

2008

5

75

Round barn, Bates RB (June, Iowa)

2009

5

76

Round barn, Sale barn (South Dakota)

undated

5

77

Round barn (August, Ohio)

2007

5

78

Round barn (June, South Dakota)

2009

5

79

Round barn (June, Iowa)

2009

5

80

Round barn, Secrest Barn (June, Iowa)

2009

5

81

Round barn (Kansas)

undated

5

82

Round barn (May, South Dakota)

2009

5

83

Round barn (May, Wisconsin)

2006

5

84

Round barn (October, Wisconsin)

2007

5

85

Round barn (June, Wisconsin)

2009

5

86

Round barn (October, Wisconsin)

2008

5

87

Round barn (May, Illinois)

2006

5

88-89

Round barn (June, South Dakota)

2009

5

90

Round barn (April, Montana)

2008

5

91

Round barn (May, South Dakota)

2009

5

92

Round barn (South Dakota)

undated

5

93

Round barn (June, South Dakota)

2009

5

94

Round barn (Iowa)

2005

5

95

Round barn (June, South Dakota)

2009

5

96

Round barn and large farm aerial acreage photo (South Dakota)

undated

5

97

Round barn (December, Minnesota)

2006

5

98

Round barn

undated

5

99

Round barn (October, Iowa)

2007

6

1-2

Farm acreage (July, Washington)

2006

6

3

Farm acreage (June, Idaho)

2009

6

4

Farm acreage (July, Tennessee)

2006

6

5

Farm acreage (March, Kansas)

2006

6

6

Farm acreage (July, Wisconsin)

2006

6

7-8

Farm acreage (Iowa)

undated

6

9

Farm acreage (August)

2007

6

10

Farm acreage, Amish (August)

2007

6

11

Farm acreage (October, Iowa)

2007

6

12

Farm acreage (May, Wisconsin)

2007

6

13

Farm acreage (Montana)

2007

6

14

Barn and house (Idaho)

2006

6

15

Barn (July, Washington)

2006

6

16

Barn (Kansas)

undated

6

17

Barn (Wisconsin)

2005

6

18

Barn (August)

2007

6

19

Everly Barn 1882 (August, Illinois)

2007

6

20-21

Tobacco shed (May, Coon Valley)

2006

6

22

Barn (October, Iowa)

2007

6

23

Barn (August, Minnesota)

2006

6

24

Barn (October, Iowa)

2007

6

25

Barn (Montana)

undated

6

26

Tura Farm (July, Wisconsin)

2006

6

27

Barn and silo (May, Wisconsin)

2007

6

28

Barn (August, Minnesota)

2006

6

29

Barn (March, Montana)

2007

6

30

Clock barn (Michigan)

undated

6

31

Barn (May, Wisconsin)

2007

6

32

Barn (October, Iowa)

2007

6

33

Barn (July, Washington)

2000

6

34

Linda Ladvalla barn (May)

2008

6

35

Barn (May, Wisconsin)

2007

6

36

Barn (December, Wisconsin)

2006

6

37

Barn (July)

2006

6

38

Barn, Amish (October, Iowa)

2007

6

39

Barn (October, Iowa)

2007

6

40-41

Barn (Colorado)

undated

6

42

Barn (July, Idaho)

2006

6

43

Barn (South Dakota)

undated

6

44

Barn (South Dakota)

2008

6

45

Barn (Ohio)

undated

6

46

Chicken coop (Michigan)

undated

6

47

Brock barn (August, Illinois)

2007

6

48

Gordon van Tine kit barn (April, Illinois)

2009

6

49

Barn (Montana)

undated

6

50

Barn (Michigan)

undated

6

51

Dilworth Barn 1873

undated

6

52

Everly Barn (August, Illinois)

2007

6

53

Brock barn (August, Illinois)

2007

6

54

Maxwell Redman 1895 (August, Illinois)

2007

6

55

Barn (May, Illinois)

2006

6

56

Barn (August)

2007

6

57

Barn (June)

2007

6

58

Barn (May)

2007

6

59

Barn (June)

2007

6

60

Barn (July)

2006

6

61

Barn

2004

6

62

Barn (April, Montana)

2008

6

63

Barn (August, Ohio)

2007

6

64-65

Barn (August)

2007

6

66

Barn (October, Idaho)

2006

6

67

Barn (Wisconsin)

2008

6

68

Barn (October, Wisconsin)

2008

6

69

Barn (May, Wisconsin)

2007

6

70-71

Barn (July, Wisconsin)

2006

6

72

Tobacco shed (May, Wisconsin)

2006

6

73

Barn (Wisconsin)

2006

6

74

Schwien farm (Kansas)

undated

6

75

Barn (December, Wisconsin)

2006

6

76

Barn (August, Minnesota)

2006

6

77

Twin barn

2006

6

78

Amish school (Minnesota)

undated

6

79-80

Barn (Ohio)

2007

6

81

Barn (October, Wisconsin)

2008

6

82

Barn (October, Minnesota)

2008

6

83

Barn (Iowa)

2005

6

84

Barn (October, Iowa)

2007

6

85

Barn and silo (October, Iowa)

2007

6

86-88

Barn (September, Iowa)

2008

6

89-90

Barn (Iowa)

2005

6

91

Bridge barn (Iowa)

2005

6

92-93

Barn (Kansas)

undated

6

94-96

Barn (July, Washington)

2006

6

97

Barn (October, Washington)

2006

6

98

Barn (July, Washington)

2006

6

99-100

Barn (August, Minnesota)

2006

6

101

Barn (July, Minnesota)

2006

6

102

Barn (October, Minnesota)

2008

7

1-2

Inside rafters of round barn (June, Minnesota)

2009

7

3-5

Round barn (October, Minnesota)

2008

7

6-8

Round barn (December, Minnesota)

2006

7

7

Round barn (June, Minnesota)

2009

7

8-9

Round barn (Minnesota)

2005

7

10-12

Round barn (December, Minnesota)

2006

7

13-16

Round barn (October, Minnesota)

2008

7

17-22

Round barn (October, Nebraska)

2005

7

23-24

Round barn (Nebraska)

undated

7

25

Barn (July, Iowa)

2008

7

26-33

Round barn (July, Iowa)

2008

7

34

Round barn (Iowa)

undated

7

35-36

Round barn (Iowa)

2005

7

37

Round barn (April, Iowa)

2009

7

38

Round barn (Iowa)

2006

7

39

Barn (July, Iowa)

2008

7

40

Silo (Iowa)

2006

7

41-46

Round barn (May, Wyoming)

2009

7

47

Inside rafters of round barn (June, Wyoming)

2009

7

48

Round barn (April, Montana)

2008

7

49-63

Round barn (June, South Dakota)

2009

7

64

Inside rafters of round barn (June, South Dakota)

2009

7

65-66

Round barn (February, South Dakota)

2009

7

67-72

Round barn (August, Ohio)

2007

7

73

Round barn (Kansas)

undated

7

74-77

Round barn (March, Kansas)

2006

7

78

Round barn (August, Illinois)

2007

7

79-80

Round barn (April, Illinois)

2009

7

81

Inside horse stall of round barn (May, Illinois)

2006

7

82-90

Round barn (May, Illinois)

2006

7

91

Round barn (Indiana)

undated

7

92-94

Round barn (August, Indiana)

2007

7

95-98

Round barn, Sears kit

undated

8

1-10

Barn (October, Wisconsin)

2007

8

11-13

Barn (December, Wisconsin)

2006

8

14-15

Barn (June, Wisconsin)

2007

8

16-22

Barn (May, Wisconsin)

2007

8

23

Barn (August, Wisconsin)

2006

8

24-25

Barn (August, Minnesota)

2007

8

26

Barn (May, Minnesota)

2007

8

27

Barn (March, Minnesota)

2007

8

28

Barn (August, Minnesota)

2006

8

29-34

Barn (Minnesota)

undated

8

35

Shed (Minnesota)

2000

8

36

Shed (August, Minnesota)

2000

8

37

House (Minnesota)

2006

8

38

House (August, Minnesota)

2006

8

39-41

Barn (August, Minnesota)

2006

8

42

Barn (December, Minnesota)

2006

8

43

Barn (Minnesota)

2000

8

44

Barn (Minnesota)

2005

8

45

House (Minnesota)

2005

8

46

House (Minnesota)

2008

8

47-48

House (August, Ohio)

2007

8

49-54

Barn, Ohio Bicentennial (August, Ohio)

2007

8

55-62

Barn (August, Ohio)

2007

8

63-64

House (Ohio)

2007

8

65

Barn, Ohio Bicentennial (Ohio)

2007

8

66

House (October, Iowa)

2007

8

67-68

Barn (October, Iowa)

2007

8

69

Barn, kit barn built early 1900 (October, Iowa)

2007

8

70

Barn (October, Iowa)

2007

8

71

Barn (Idaho)

2007

8

72-73

House (August, Illinois)

2007

8

74-77

Barn (August, Illinois)

2007

8

78

Barn, built 1920 (August, Illinois)

2007

8

79-80

Barn (August, Illinois)

2007

8

81

Barn (April, Montana)

2008

8

82

Barn (July)

2006

8

83-85

Barn (May, Montana)

2008

8

86

Barn (April, Montana)

2008

8

87

Barn (March, Montana)

2007

8

88

Barn (Montana)

undated

8

89-90

Stove wood barn (May, Michigan)

2008

8

91

Winskell barn (October)

2007

8

92

Barn (October, Washington)

2006

8

93

Barn (Colorado)

undated

8

94

Stove wood barn Finn built (May, Michigan)

2007

8

95

Barn (August, Missouri)

2007

8

96

Barn (Kansas)

undated

8

97

Barn (Wyoming)

undated

8

98

Barn, American flag

1990

8

99

Barn (South Dakota)

undated

8

100

House (South Dakota)

undated

8

101

Cooperative building (South Dakota)

undated

8

102

Barn (South Dakota)

undated

9

3

Red barn, ranch house: Sears, Roebuck and Company kits (Belle Fourche, South Dakota)

undated

9

4

Red barns, white barn, house (4 photographs) (Belle Fourche, South Dakota)

undated

9

5

Wooden barn, red barn, grain elevator (3 photographs)

undated

9

6

Wooden barn (Fruitdale, South Dakota)

undated

9

7

Barns, farm houses, outbuildings, churches, elevators, sheds, stores (Lewistown, Montana area) (43 photographs)

2011

9

8

Homestead (Nisland, South Dakota) (3 photographs)

undated

9

9

White barn (Butte-Lawrence County Fairground - Nisland, South Dakota) (2 photographs)

undated

9

10

Red barns (St. Onge, South Dakota) (2 photographs)

undated

9

11

Barn made into Cadillac Ranch Dance Hall (St. Onge, South Dakota)

undated

9

12

Barn, Farmers Produce Company sign (St. Onge, South Dakota)

undated

9

13

Digital images: South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa (many prints of these can be found throughout the collection) (1 CD)

undated

9

14

Digital images: Finnish built structures (copyright held by Institute of Migration in Turku, Finland; prints of these can be found throughout the collection) (1 CD)

undated

9

15

Barns and Farm Buildings: Built by Finnish in Old World, Wisconsin (10 color photographs)

Circa 2012

9

16

Barns and Farm Buildings: Bixby Cattle Ranch near Glenrock, Wyoming (April 2012) (16 color and 2 black and white photographs)

2012

9

17

Dark Wooden Barn Surrounded by Forest and Hills (1 color photo)

Circa 2012

9

18

Barns and Farm Buildings: Wisconsin and Minnesota (January 2012) (22 color photographs)

2012

9

19

Barns and Farm Buildings: Hartville to Manville, Wyoming (4 color and 15 black and white photographs)

Circa 2012

9

20

1928 Farm Building: Gordon-Van Tine Co. (1 CD)

2009

9

21

Kit Barns “Already Cut and Fitted”- Includes 1918 and 1924 Catalogs, by Vintage Literature Reproductions (1 DVD)

2010

9

22

Book: “Barns Around Iowa- A Sampling of Iowa’s Round Barns”, Photographs by Luella Hazeltine, Edited by Deb Schense

2008

9

23

Various Barns Near Winona, Minnesota (10 color photographs)

2012

10

1

Barns and Other Farm Buildings: Helena to Great Falls, Montana (16 color photographs)

Circa 2012

10

2

Buskala Ranch Homestead (6 color and 8 black and white photographs, 1 CD)

2012

10

3

J.C. Adams Stone Barn in Montana (4 color photographs)

undated

10

4

W.C. Child Ranch Barn and Octagonal House in Montana (5 color photographs)

undated

10

5

Barns and Farm Buildings: Brush to Stoneham, Colorado (8 color photographs)

2012

10

6

Barns and Farm Buildings: Fort Laramie, Wyoming (15 black and white photographs)

undated

10

7

Barns and Farm Buildings: Highway 313, East Chugwater, Wyoming (7 black and white photographs)

2012

10

8

Barns and Farm Buildings: Guernsey, Wyoming (2 black and white photographs)

2012

10

9

Barns and Farm Buildings: Hawk Springs, Wyoming (2 black and white photographs)

2012

10

10

Barns and Farm Buildings: Lingle, Wyoming (5 black and white photographs)

2012

10

11

Yellow Round Top Barn (3 color photographs)

undated

10

12

Barns and Farm Buildings: Shawnee, Wyoming (4 black and white photographs)

Circa 2012

10

13

Stovewood Barns and Chicken Coop: Near Munising, Michigan in the 1930’s (7 color photographs)

Circa 2012

10

14

Barns and Farm Buildings: Tornington Wyoming (April 2012) (13 color photographs)

2012

10

15

Barns of Colorado: Near Wellington, Colorado (April 2012) (2 color photographs)

2012

10

16

Barns of Colorado: Nunn to Lucerne, Colorado along Route 85 (April 2012) (11 color photographs)

2012

10

17

Inventory of Photos Donated to the Institute of Migration in Turku, Finland

2007-2008

10

18

Barns and Farm Buildings: Belt Montana, built by Finnish (26 color photographs)

2007

10

19

Barns and Farm Buildings: Belt Montana (8 color photographs)

2007

10

20

Barns and Farm Buildings: Hilger, Montana (August 2012) (15 color photographs)

2012

10

21

Gordon-Van Tine Yellow Barn: Conifer, Colorado (1 color photograph)

2012

10

22

Barns and Farm Buildings: Minnesota and Wisconsin (October 2012) (11 color photographs)

2012

10

23

Barns and Farm Buildings: Coon Valley, Wisconsin (2 color photographs)

2012

10

24

Barns and Farm Buildings: Paullina, Iowa to Sanborn, Iowa (5 color photographs)

2012

10

25

Barns and Farm Buildings: Sanborn, Iowa to Alpha, Minnesota (2 color photographs)

2012

11

1

Sears Barn Catalog

1928

11

2

Gordon-Van Tine Co., Davenport, Iowa: Farm Buildings Catalog

1929

11

3

Trip to South Dakota: Barn listings, barn information, and directions

2012

11

4

Sears Barn Catalog: Two Round Barns

1918

11

5

Aladdin Houses Catalog

1912

11

6

South Dakota’s Round and Polygonal Barns and Pavilions: National Register of Historic Places

1995

11

7

John Hill Ranch, South Dakota

undated

11

8

Online Brochure to find Gordon-Van Tine Co. Barns that are Still Standing

2012

11

9

Barns and Farm Buildings: Built by Finnish near Oulu, Wisconsin (5 color photographs)

undated

11

10

Faded Red Barn (1 color photograph)

undated

11

11

Tobacco Barn near La Crosse, Wisconsin (1 color photograph)

undated

11

12

Iowa Barn Foundation Magazine (Fall 2010, volume 15, no. 2)

2010

11

13

Iowa Barn Foundation Magazine (Fall 2011, volume 17, no. 2)

2011

11

14

Iowa Barn Foundation Magazine (Spring 2012, volume 18, no. 1)

2012

11

15

Miscellaneous Barns: Information, Correspondence, and Locations

2011-2012, undated

11

16

Barns of Northeastern South Dakota: Reconnaissance and Intensive Architectural Survey

2004

11

17

The Architecture of Finnish Settlement in South Dakota: National Register of Historic Places

1984

11

18

Barns by Mail: Pre-cut Kit Barns by Mail-Order Catalog in the Midwest from 1900 to 1930, by Joy E. Sears

undated

11

19

Koos Sears Barn: La Molla, Iowa (1 color photograph)

2005-2009, undated

11

20

Sears Barn in Strandburg, South Dakota

2012

11

21

Sears Barn in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota

2012

11

22

Dean Routh- Sears Barn 1906: New Richland, Minnesota (3 color photographs)

2012

11

23

Marathon Company Wisconsin: Barn (1 black and white photograph)

1977

11

24

Gordon-Van Tine Barn in Hubbard, Iowa

2012

11

25

Gordon-Van Tine Barn in Sanborn, Iowa (1 color photograph)

2012

11

26

Gordon-Van Tine Barn: Lawrence Wiotas, Minnesota Lake, Minnesota (1 color photograph)

2012

11

27

Gordon-Van Tine Barn: Lucy A. Thelen, Stillwater, Minnesota (3 color photographs)

2012

11

28

Gordon-Van Tine Barn: Chris Buckman, Alpha, Minnesota (4 color photographs)

2012

11

29

Gordon-Van Tine Barn: W.H. Hannifin, Madelia, Minnesota

2012

12

1

Tall White Barn: South Dakota

undated

12

2

Brunner Seed Farm: Wisconsin

undated

12

3

Saskatchewan Barn

undated

12

4

Pioneer and Tomkins Barns

undated

12

5

Enestvedt’s Hybrid Seed Corn Barn

undated

12

6-7

Paterson Grain Dunmore: Grain Bins

undated

12

8

UGG Silos

undated

12

9

Red Barn

undated

12

10

Farm in Winter

undated

13

1

Finnish Built Wooden Wall: Embarrass, Minnesota (5x7 color photograph)

undated

13

2

Rafters: McDonough County, Illinois (August 2007) (5x7 color photograph)

2007

13

3-6

Finnish Built Side Wall of Wooden Farm Building: Belt Montana (4 5x7 color photographs)

undated

13

7-11

Finnish Built Wooden Farm Building: Embarrass, Minnesota (5 5x7 color photographs)

undated

13

12

Twin Barn Peg Construction: South Dakota (5x7 color photograph)

2006

13

13

Rafters: McDonough County, Illinois (5x7 color photograph)

2007

13

14-16

Wooden Building: Miles City, Range Riders (May 2009) (3 5x7 color photographs)

2009

13

17

Red Lodge Montana (1 5x7 black and white photograph)

undated

13

18-19

Tobacco Shed: Coon Valley, Wisconsin (May 2006) (2 5x7 color photographs)

2006

13

20

Tobacco Shed: Wisconsin (May 2006) (1 5x7 color photograph)

2006

13

21

Wooden Wall: Amesville, Ohio (August 2007) (1 5x7 color photograph)

2007

13

22

Barn Supports: McDonough County, Illinois (August 2007) (1 5x7 color photograph)

2007

13

23

McDade Hay-Corn Grain Driers Sign: Amesville, Ohio (August 2007) (1 5x7 color photograph)

2007

13

24

Wooden Support: Amesville, Ohio (August 2007) (1 5x7 color photograph)

2007

13

25

16 Sided Round Red Barn: David Nebraska (October 2005)

2005

13

26

Round White Barn and Silo: Altora, Minnesota

2006

13

27

Round White and Stone Barn: South Red Wing Minnesota

2009

13

28

Round White Barn: South Red Wing Minnesota

2009

13

29

Oval Red Barn: Near Freeport, Illinois

2006

13

30

Round Tin Barn: Near Winslow, Illinois

2006

13

31

Oval Red Bard and Silo: West of Baileyville, Illinois

2006

13

32

Multisided Red Barn: Carrollton, Illinois

2009

13

33

Round White Barn: Near Quincy, Illinois

2009

13

34

Barn Interior: Algona, Iowa

2009

13

35

Multisided Red Barn: Milo, Iowa

2009

13

36

Faded White Barn

undated

13

37-39

Round Stone Barn: Trempealeau, Wisconsin

2012

13

40

Fitzgerald Round Red Barn: Conical, Montana

2012

13

41

Jemison Barn Sears Kit: Cascade County, Montana

2012

13

42

Sears House On Jemison Ranch: Cascade County, Montana

2012

13

43-44

Gordon-Van Tine Co. Yellow Barn: Conifer, Colorado

2012

13

45

White and Brick Sears Barn: Norwalk, Wisconsin

2012

13

46

White Sears Barn: Norwalk, Wisconsin

2012

13

47-48

Gordon-Van Tine Co. Barn: Sanborn, Iowa

2012

13

49

Gordon-Van Tine Co. Barn: Woitas Barn, Minnesota Lakes, Minnesota

2012

13

50

Gordon-Van Tine Co. Barn: Lucy Thelen Barn, Houlton, Wisconsin

2012

13

51-52

Grey Gordon-Van Tine Co. Barn: Alpha, Minnesota

2012

13

53-54

Red Gordon-Van Tine Co. Barn: Madelia, Minnesota

2012

13

55

Round Barn: Colorado

undated

13

56

Barns: North Platte, Nebraska

undated