The Zumbro River, located near Zumbrota, Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Harold H. Crawford designed this service station for A. J. Watten in Zumbrota, Minnesota. The architectural drawing shows elevations and details of the gas station and the second floor apartment.
Harold H. Crawford designed this structure for a band shell in Cannon Falls, Minnesota. The architectural drawing shows elevations and plans for the building. The band shell stands in John Burch Park near the center of the Cannon Falls, Minnesota.
Exterior view of the Wilkinson building, located on the south side of 3rd Street from Bush. Also pictured is a team of horses in front of the Dow and Howe storefront.
Villa Maria Academy near the site of Fort Beauharnois in Frontenac, Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Official highway trail registration form 116, recording and approving the highway trail that started from "Worthington, Minnesota, and thence via Counties of Nobles, Jackson, Cottonwood, Watonwan, Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Rice and Goodhue to Red Wing" and known as The Hammond Highway. Application was submitted by the Hammond Highway Association on the 15th day of February 1919 and approved on the 14th day of November 1919. Form features an image of a red square with a white oval in the center and HH in the middle of the oval. The red square has a white top and bottom. It is signed by Commissioner of Highways Charles M. Babcock.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Official highway trail registration form 116, recording and approving the highway trail that started from "Cannon Falls, and thence via Farmington, Minneapolis to White Bear and connecting with the Southern Division of the Burlington Way." Application was submitted by the Burlington Way Good Roads Association on the 25th day of January 1919 and approved on the 25th day of February 1919. Form features an image of a square with a red strip in the middle and a U in the center. It is signed by Commissioner of Highways Charles M. Babcock. A handwritten note in pencil says: "Superseded by Mississippi Valley Highway, University cut off, see page 24."
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Official highway trail registration form 116, recording and approving the highway trail that started from "Cannon Falls, and thence via proposed Trunk Highway #50 to Minneapolis thence by Proposed Trunk Highway #63 to White Bear. Also following proposed Trunk Highway #20 to #3, along #3 to Hastings to St. Paul, along #1 to Duluth, along Vermillion Road to Biwabik, along #35 to Ely and University Cut off" and known as Mississippi Valley Highway. Application was submitted by the Mississippi Valley Highway Association on the 10th day of January 1920 and approved on the 21st day of January 1920. Form features an image of a square with the top and bottom third in white and the middle third in yellow with MVH down the middle also with a line around the V. It is signed by Commissioner of Highways Charles M. Babcock.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Official highway trail registration form 116, recording and approving the highway trail that started from "Red Wing Minnesota, and thence via Goodhue, Rice, Scott, Le Sueur and Sibley Counties and terminating at Gaylord Minnesota" and known as Colvill Memorial Highway. Application was submitted by the Colvill Memorial Highway Association on the 21st day of September 1931 and approved on the 22nd day of October 1931. Form features an image of a rectangle with a blue X in it and the words "To the last man Colvill Memorial Highway" in blue and white. It is signed by Commissioner of Highways Charles M. Babcock.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
An unidentified tour group of ten people seated on rocks in Red Wing, Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.