16 There are two telephones on the desk, both candlestick phones which had their beginings in late 1890s. The one on right is older model and the one on the left is newer and has rotatable mouth piece.
In the calendar on the desk, it is clear that the 1st is a Wednesday and there are 31 day in that month. Likely this picture was taken after he became a clerk for the city of Des Moines. Dates available that could match calendar are; July 1903, Nov 1904, March 1905, Aug 1906, Jan and July 1908. The name of the month looks short. I propose July 1903 early in his tenure as the Clerk. There is a map in the background that looks official. It is a map of Des Moines. See 1899 map below. Also below are two photos of photographer's son, Alvin Cecil. Frisk who bears some resemblance to man in picture.
01 The Steamer Okoboji on Spirit Lake in Iowa. She was built with parts and engine from the Steamer Manhattan. An early photo as evidence by lack of name on hull yet.
Email to Dennis Murphy: "The Manhattan was constructed in 1884 by a Captain May for operation on West Okoboji Lake. The original name of the ship was the "Ben Lennox". In or around 1894 the ship was sold to the owners of the grand hotel "Manhattan". The Manhattan operated as a transportation vessel for the hotel in our road poor area until 1899 when she became unseaworthy and was broken up. Her parts and pieces were used in the construction of a similar vessel named "Okoboji". We have the red and green running lights from the boats on display at our lowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum. I operate a replica of those old steamers named Okoboji Queen II. Also I am curator of the Maritime Museum. The steam boat era at our lakes coincided with other midwestern lakes. The coming of the trains in the 1880's brought tourists and the boats carried them to all points on our lakes. Stephen Kennedy: Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum."
04 The Manhattan
Email to Dennis Murphy: "The Manhattan was constructed in 1884 by a Captain May for operation on West Okoboji Lake. The original name of the ship was the "Ben Lennox". In or around 1894 the ship was sold to the owners of the grand hotel "Manhattan". The Manhattan operated as a transportation vessel for the hotel in our road poor area until 1899 when she became unseaworthy and was broken up. Her parts and pieces were used in the construction of a similar vessel named "Okoboji". We have the red and green running lights from the boats on display at our lowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum. I operate a replica of those old steamers named Okoboji Queen II. Also I am curator of the Maritime Museum. The steam boat era at our lakes coincided with other midwestern lakes. The coming of the trains in the 1880's brought tourists and the boats carried them to all points on our lakes. Stephen Kennedy: Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum."
09 Catherine Anderson Frisk, mother of Alvin and Edwin Frisk. Note simlar photo of Edwin from this collection on the table. Photos background same.
12 Maybe Edwin Julius Frisk, older brother of Alvin Frisk. He was born 1874, and worked as a printer at age 15. He was depHe was a lawyer and served two terms as city solicitor and city postmaster in Des Moines. He was permit supervior of the Iowa Liquor Control Commision when he died in 1952. He married Minnie Youngberg in 1904. They had one daughterMrs. Edwin F. (Rilla) Hull. and two sons Richard and Felix. A photo from his obituary is below.
48 This is a photo of the Photographers Association of Iowa. The two day meeting was held in Des Moines, Iowa January 31-Feb 1, 1894.
Officers elected at meeting were W. F. Mediar, W. A.Peed, J. A. Rohner, F. W. Webster, D. S. Brown. Other attendees Alexander Gosheim, T. A. Wales, F. H. Clifford, A. T. Parker, J C. Scoles, Below is a list of attendees from meeting two years earlier, likely many present in this photo.
The photographer was David S. Cole, born November 22, 1843 in Franklin County, Ohio. At the age of 12 the family moved to Washington County, Iowa. He enlistied at 17 in Company K, Thimithtenth Iowa Volunteer Infantry. During the war he was captured at Atlanta on July 22, 1864 and spent time in Andersonville Prison. He was released April 28, 1865, fourteen days after Lincoln's assasination. Though his father was a blacksmith, his interest was more artistic and after serving in Union Army , he established his photography studio in 1865 in Washington, Iowa. He spent five years making photographs for Northwester Railway and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company in Montana, Wyoming and Dakotas. In 1903 he served as official photographer of 13th Cavalry and spent a year and a half in the Philippines. He died in 1916 and is buried in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington, Iowa. His photo is at right.
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