Photograph
Paul Toft, as a Preacher
| Paul Toft, member of the Menomonie High School class of 1905, depicted as a preacher, at a pulpit. Part of a yearbook created by classmate Albert Hansen, based on a class prophecy theme. |
| Image ID: | 54776 |
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| Creation Date: | 1905 |
| Creator Name: | Hansen, Albert |
| City: | Menomonie |
| County: | Dunn |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Albert Hansen papers and photographs, 1899-1980 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
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| Page 34 of 70. Prophecy on page 33 reads, "The preacher that stands near we could recognize as Paul Toft the light-hearted high school student, changed to a serious devout looking preacher who is diligently working for the revival of Mohammedanism. The study of this religion in General History interested him greatly and on further exhaustive study made him decide to revive the old religion and attempt to make it supreme." The traces of Paul Toft's life lead us to Seattle, where he is recorded as working in a rubberstore in 1910. He moved back to the Midwest, and in 1917/18 we can find him in Minneapolis, married to Florence, with whom he had one daughter Lorraine, and working as a grocer. Information about Paul Toft has been researched through U.S. census data and other genealogical sources. |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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