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1. Drawing - J. J. Brechet

   Scanned charcoal drawing of J. J. Brechet attached to canvas. He has a mustache and is wearing a suit. Mr. Brechet was a businessman and built the Brechet stone castle in Glencoe, MN.

   Record Type: Object

   
2. Print, Photographic - 13th Street & Ives Ave., Glencoe, MN

   Black and white reproduction photograph of the northeast corner of Ives Avenue and 13th Street in Glencoe, MN, c. 1910 (looking east on 13th Street). Wood-frame houses are in the photo. Photographed by J. J. Brechet.

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. Print, Photographic - First Lutheran Church, Glencoe-Jennie, Carl & J. J. Brechet

   Black & white reproduction photograph of First Lutheran Church, Glencoe. Jennie Brechet is standing beside a vintage automobile parked in front of the church. Son Carl Brechet is in the car and husband J. J. Brechet is in front of the vehicle. An unknown man is walking at the left. The Brechets were owners of the "stone castle" in Glencoe. Mounted on foam board.

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. Print, Photographic - First Lutheran Church, Glencoe, MN c. 1910

   Black and white reproduction photograph of First Lutheran Church, Glencoe, MN, c. 1910. Located on the corner of Ives Ave. and 14th Street. Photographed by J. J. Brechet.

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Print, Photographic - Grain Exchange Elevator-Glencoe

   Black & white photograph of the Grain Exchange Elevator, Glencoe, c. 1900. Four unidentified men are standing in front of the building. A poster advertising "Everything J. J. Brechet" is on the exterior wall.

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. Print, Photographic - Hennepin Ave. & 13th St. - Glencoe, MN

   Black and white reproduction photograph of Hennepin Avenue in Glencoe, MN looking north from the intersection of 13th Street, c. 1910. Homes line the street, and St. George Catholic Church is pictured in the distance, at Hennepin's intersection with 16th Street. Photographed by J. J. Brechet.

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. Print, Photographic - Interior detail of J. J. Brechet Store

   Black & white reproduction photograph & negative #15 of the interior of the J. J. Brechet store, Glencoe, MN.

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. Print, Photographic - Interior detail of J. J. Brechet Store

   Black & white reproduction photograph & negative #17 of interior detail of the J. J. Brechet store, Glencoe, MN. Shows a Belding Silk spool cabinet and a customer stool. Men & women in the store are not identified.

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. Print, Photographic - Interior detail of J. J. Brechet Store

   Black & white reproduction photograph & negative #16 of the interior of the J. J. Brechet store, Glencoe, MN.

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. Print, Photographic - Island at Lake Waconia

    Black & white photograph of the Island at Lake Waconia, c. 1915. From the J. J. Brechet Collection.

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. Print, Photographic - Jennie Brechet & daughter Bertha Marie Brechet Boyd, c.1910

    Black and white reproduction photograph of Jennie Brechet and her daughter Bertha Marie Brechet Boyd. Taken by J.J. Brechet on the front lawn of their home at 13th and Ives, Glencoe, MN, c.1910. Bertha Brechet graduated from Stevens Seminary in Glencoe, MN in 1908. Both women are dressed in white blouses and long skirts. They also have umbrellas nearby. The field stone foundation of the house is visible on the left.

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. Print, Photographic - J. J. Brechet

    Black & white photograph of J. J. Brechet in his office in Minneapolis c.1927. Female office workers are at desks in the background.

    Record Type: Photo

    
13. Print, Photographic - J. J. Brechet

    Sepia toned studio bust photo of J. J. Brechet as a young man. His hair is wavy and he has a mustache. He is wearing a bow tie and a shirt stud is showing. The photo was taken by the James Brush Studio, 609 Nicollet Ave. Minneapolis, Mn and mounted on photo board.

    Record Type: Photo

    
14. Print, Photographic - J. J. Brechet at his desk

    Sepia toned photograph of J. J. Brechet sitting at his desk in an office space with three unidentified women. His desk calendar shows August 18, Thursday, 1927. There is a vase of gladiolas on his desk. The office space is identified as that of Brechet & Richter of Minneapolis and it is filled with file cabinets and desks with typewriters and adding machines. The business was said to wholesale and distribute bakery supplies. The photo is mounted...

    Record Type: Photo

    
15. Print, Photographic - J. J. Brechet Building, Glencoe, MN

    Sepia toned photograph of the J. J. Brechet Building in Glencoe, MN. The building is made of brick and is two stories with three windows on the second floor. Fur coats are hung outside on the left window; with smaller non-fur on the right. An advertising sign on the left shows a man in evening dress complete with top hat. The sign states: 400 boy's suits starting at $ .99 and 600 men's suits starting at $ 2.99. There appears to be snow on t...

    Record Type: Photo

    
16. Print, Photographic - J. J. Brechet Cash Store

    Black and white copy of an original tin type (1989-0059-405) showing a two story wood frame building identified as the J. J. Brechet Cash Store. Various barrels and sacks are on the board walk out front. A stairway leads up from the right side. A sign on the ground advertises Groceries, Flour and Feed. A pole leans against the left side, possibly a prop. An unidentified man and woman stand at the entrance. The copy was made at the Eastman ...

    Record Type: Photo

    
17. Print, Photographic - J.J Brechet in top hat

    Sepia toned studio photograph of J. J. Brechet dressed in formal outer wear. He has a Mongolian (curly) lamb wool coat with fur cuffs and collar. He is wearing a top hat and is leaning on an umbrella. The coat has toggle closures. He is wearing a mustache and his tie is held with a pin. The photo is dated 1889 and is credited to Geo. Palmer, Buffalo NY and is mounted on photo board.

    Record Type: Photo

    
18. Print, Photographic - J. J. Brechet, March 15, 1948

    Sepia toned studio photograph of J. J. Brechet. He is wearing a hat and rimless eyeglasses. His tie is polka-dot with a pin. Dated March 15, 1948. Taken by Gibson Portrait, Minneapolis. Bertha Brechet was the daughter of J. J. Brechet.

    Record Type: Photo

    
19. Print, Photographic - J. J. Brechet Store

    Black & white reproduction photograph & negative #7 of the interior of the J. J. Brechet store, Glencoe, MN. Men & women in the store are not identified.

    Record Type: Photo

    
20. Print, Photographic - J. J. Brechet Store

    Black & white reproduction photograph & negative #6 of the interior of the J. J. Brechet store, Glencoe, MN. Men & women in the store are not identified.

    Record Type: Photo