Record number 207
Identification
Institution name Robbinsdale Historical Society
Object number OF013
Number of parts 9
Distinguishing features Photos, Newspaper Articles, Recollections
Object name and title
Object category Organization Files
Object name VFW Post 159
Title Russell Gaylord VFW Post 159
Production dating
Date 1917, 1963, undated
Physical description
Description One photo originally used in the Post, two reproduced
photos, one newspaper cutout, four lists of veterans from the Robbinsdale area, and one short history of the American Revolutionary War
Inscriptions and markings
Inscription / marking (Flag raising) Memorial Day 1963
Object history
Object history note This file only contains a newspaper cutout about the VFW
Post’s move into the Town Center Mall. There is no date for
this article. Recently added are two reproduced photos, one
of a flag raising ceremony in 1963, the other of a group of
Robbinsdale soldiers leaving during World War I, including
Eddie Lacomb, William Schlundt, Julius Sessing, Dave
Parkhill, John Nasset, and Nick Clasen. There is also a
photo of a VFW ceremony from recent times that was used in
the Post, as well as a collection of lists featuring various
Robbinsdale soldiers for various wars, from the War of 1812
until World War I.
Input
Name 1
Date 2014-03-16
Time 10:31:01
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Name 1
Date 2014-08-24
Time 13:23:51
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Name 1
Date 2014-04-22
Time 17:29:51
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