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1. Mural - Kouba "Elk Country" mural, c.1936

   Mural "Elk Country" painted by Les C. Kouba of a large bull elk with a background of trees and Alpine lake in the Rocky Mountains being pursued by a predator mountain lion. Kouba painted it in 1936 when he was going to school in payment for his meals at Al Lake's Cafe, Hutchinson, MN. Kouba remembered that the financial deal with Al Lake was "X" amount in dollars and the balance in hamburgers, etc. The picture came with Rekow's Hamburger Shop ...

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2. Mural - Kouba "Gold Rush" mural, 1936

   Mural painting done by Les C. Kouba in July, 1936 when he was 19 years old. The scene depicts the Gold Rush Days at sunset. From right to left covered wagons and men on horseback approach a man panning for gold at center. On the left is a man cooking at a campfire near a ring of covered wagons. Wood frame. The mural was described in the July 17, 1936 Hutchinson Leader: "Above is a reproduction of the right half of a splendid mural painted by ...

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3. Mural - Picking corn in the 1930s mural

   Large colorful mural of a farmer picking corn in the 1930s. Reproduced and painted by Dave Wegscheid from Les C. Kouba painting "Corn Pickin' in the 1930's". Images of a team of horses hitched to a bang board wagon with large wooden wheels in a field of ripened & unpicked ear corn. A farmer dressed in blue shirt, overalls and cap is tossing shucked/husked ears into the wagon. A farmstead witha hay/straw stack, barn, silo, house, shed, 2 corn c...

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4. Painting - Les Kouba painting c.1936

   Large original oil painting by Les C. Kouba painted c.1936 following his high school years. The scene is of two duck hunters in a boat with birds flying overhead and snow falling. A box of shells is between the hunters who wear camouflage jackets. The painting was commissioned by the Stocking Hardware Store in Hutchinson, MN to encourage hunters to buy shells and guns at Stockings' and locate the sporting goods section of the store. Oil paint...

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5. Print - "Alfred Lord Tennyson' portrait

   Framed portrait painting of Alfred Lord Tennyson. Painted by Les C. Kouba c.1928 on a stretched cement sack. The painting was done for a school assignment with oil paint. Signed by Les C. Kouba on back of frame. Wood frame made by Les C. Kouba.

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6. Print - Les Kouba quail

   Framed watercolor painting on paper of five quail by Minnesota wildlife artist Les Kouba when he was 14 years old. Signed "Leslie" in lower right corner; dated 1931. A barn, windmill & haystacks are drawn in ink in the background. Wood frame; plastic. Given to donor David Tewes c.1952.

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7. Print, Photographic - Collage of Les & Orial Kouba photographs

   Framed collage of nine color & black & white reproduction photographs of Les & Orial Kouba wedding, the Kouba family, graphic art created by Kouba for Schmidt beer & Coca-Cola. Kouba Nature Center, Kouba wildlife art, groundbreaking of McLeod County Heritage Center & Kouba Gallery. Black wood frame; glass.

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. Print, Photographic - Eunice Keasling Gaines

   Color photograph of Eunice Keasling, Les Kouba's 5th grade teacher, at a podium at the unveiling of the Kouba painting of Martin McLeod for the McLeod County Historical Society.

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9. Print, Photographic - Free Les Kouba Print Sign

   Color photograph of an advertising sign, stating "a free Les Kouba wild life print with the purchase of Holiday Shot gun shells". Les did the prints and the box designs as well.

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. Print, Photographic - Hugo's Place, Brownton

    Scanned photograph of Hugo's Place, Brownton. Owner Hugo Lemke is standing behind the bar. The man wearing overalls is George Hantge. They were brothers-in-law since George was married to ____Lemke, sister of Hugo. The other men are not identified. A mural painting by Les C. Kouba is on the wall behind the bar. The mountain scene was painted in 1937 when Les was 19 years old and shows a mountain lion watching deer as they come to the water. ...

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. Print, Photographic - Jean Ewald, Les Kouba, Orial Kouba, Stan Ewald

    Color photograph of (l to r) Jean Ewald, Les Kouba, Orial Kouba, Stan Ewald. Les is holding a sketch pad. They are at the Buffalo Creek site that was chosen for the Kouba painting of Martin McLeod. This painting was to be used as a fund raiser for the McLeod County History Center. The photo was dated 5/1984.

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. Print, Photographic - Lake Emily

    Color photograph of Lake Emily from the Bonniwell farm. Used for reference by Les Kouba in 1979 for painting watercolor "Snows Arriving at Lake Emily" (2019-0063-001). Expressly painted for George Bonniwell. Note: Numbers 1 & 2 make a complete picture - with the barn at the left. My husband, George, says the dead tree to the left of center has significance to him in that he wuld often hunt at the base of it. [This is #2; 2019-0063-003 is #1]

    Record Type: Photo

    
13. Print, Photographic - Lake Emily

    Color photograph of Lake Emily from the Bonniwell farm. Used by Les Kouba in 1979 for painting watercolor "Snows Arriving at Lake Emily" (2019-0063-001). Expressly painted for George Bonniwell.

    Record Type: Photo

    
14. Print, Photographic - Lake Emily

    Color photograph of Lake Emily from the Bonniwell farm. Used for reference by Les Kouba in 1979 for painting watercolor "Snows Arriving at Lake Emily" (2019-0063-001). Expressly painted for George Bonniwell. Note on back: Numbers 1 & 2 make a complete picture - with the barn at the left. My husband, George, says the dead tree to the left of center has significance to him in that he wuld often hunt at the base of it. [This is #1; 2019-0063-004 i...

    Record Type: Photo

    
15. Print, Photographic - Lake Emily

    Color photograph of Lake Emily from the Bonniwell farm. Used for reference by Les Kouba in 1979 for painting watercolor "Snows Arriving at Lake Emily" (2019-0063-001). Expressly painted for George Bonniwell. Note: Numbers 1 & 2 make a complete picture - with the barn at the left. My husband, George, says the dead tree to the left of center has significance to him in that he wuld often hunt at the base of it. [2019-0063-003 is #1; 2019-0063-004 ...

    Record Type: Photo

    
16. Print, Photographic - Les C. Kouba painting

    Scanned photograph of a Les C. Kouba watercolor painting "Back of the Ol' Farm". The painting shows a group of ducks landing on water with a farm in the background.

    Record Type: Photo

    
17. Print, Photographic - Les C. Kouba painting

    Scanned photograph of a painting by Les C. Kouba. Six ducks in the foreground are descending into water and rushes.

    Record Type: Photo

    
18. Print, Photographic - Les C. Kouba painting

    Scanned photograph of a painting by Les C. Kouba. Duck hunters in their blind wait for ducks. A farm is in the background.

    Record Type: Photo

    
19. Print, Photographic - Les C. Kouba & "The Live Log" painting

    Framed black & white reproduction photograph of Les C. Kouba and his painting "The Live Log" that was expressly painted for Muskies, Inc. Black wood frame; glass. [ Identical photo in "The Legacy of Les C. Kouba", p.27.]

    Record Type: Photo

    
20. Print, Photographic - Les Kouba

    Color photograph of Les Kouba and his painting of Martin McLeod presented to the McLeod County Historical Society.

    Record Type: Photo