Construction site of Bethel Seminary buildings covered in snow during winter. The Chapel basement is in the foreground and the metal frame of the Classroom building is in the background.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Wooden posts mark the boundaries of where to dig on the site of the new Seminary building in Arden Hills. The front of a bulldozer emerges from the left side.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Light snow covers the construction site for the front entrance to the Seminary building complex during winter. Exposed ground and construction equipment fill the space that will become the front entrance. The Classroom building is on the left, the Library building on the right and the entry atrium in the middle.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Bethel Academy's entry gates and front door on the Snelling Avenue campus in winter. Entry gates have engraved plaque that reads ""class of 1925"". The building was originally built in 1916 and served as administrative offices, classrooms, dining hall, gymnasium, chapel, book store and library until more buildings were added to campus beginning in 1945.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
A sign that reads, "Bethel College and Seminary Women's Dormitory Addition" marks the construction site of the addition to the Bodien dormitory. Project was funded by the Housing and Home Finance Agency as Project No. Minnesota 21 CH:5.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Construction site of Bethel Student housing, Arden Village buildings, during winter on Arden Hills Campus. Trucks, cars, and various construction equipment is spread across the area.
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The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Cornerstone installation ceremony for Bethel Seminary in Arden Hills showing Bethel official sliding cornerstone into place. Man with film camera stands close by overlooking the process and crowd is visible in background behind a rope line. Piece of tape used for publication directions that reads ""Crop Here"" was not removable.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Sign indicates future "Bethel College Location" in a field of grass. Beyond the sign, construction of Nelson Hall, its first student housing building, can be seen including scaffolding and building materials.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Aerial view of proposed design for construction of Bethel's Arden Hills campus. Includes labels for seven kinds of structures: Seminary housing, Seminary academic complex, College housing, College academic complex, Physical Education Complex, Chapel, and Parking lots.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Bethel Seminary parking lot and power plant at Snelling Campus. Smokestack of power plant is visible on the left with four cars that appear to be made in the 1920s. The car features include wheels on the back and tires with spokes like a bike.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Bethel College's entry gates and front door framed by trees on the Snelling Avenue campus. Entry gates have engraved plaque that reads ""class of 1925"". The building originally served as administrative offices, classrooms, dining hall, gymnasium, chapel, book store and library until more buildings were added to campus beginning in 1945.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Aerial view of future Arden Hills campus without any buildings taken from the northwest. The season is evidenced by snow visible on ground from the northwest. Old Snelling road can be seen at bottom-right, Snelling at top-right, and 694 highway at the top-left. Majority of Lake Valentine is visible in bottom-left corner.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
President Carl Lundquist addressing the audience from a podium during the groundbreaking ceremony for Bethel Seminary at Arden Hills, 1964. Behind him is a panel holding ceremonial shovels, an American flag, a row of VIP's seated in chairs, and a view of Lake Valentine behind them.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Construction on Snelling Avenue campus with sign that reads "Bethel College & Seminary Site improvement Program scheduled completion June 1958." View of side entrance to Library in foreground and dormitories across courtyard with students walking amidst the construction.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Construction on courtyard of Snelling Ave Campus with construction vehicles and sidewalk tiles waiting to be placed. Four buildings in background from left to right are: Library building, Field house, Edgren Residence, and Hagstrom Residence.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
President G. Arvid Hagstrom and another man lead the cornerstone laying ceremony for the Bodien women's dormitory on a rainy day in 1941. They and the crowd are singing from hymnals and holding umbrellas.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Scandia Church, one of the first Swedish Baptist church buildings in Minnesota, moving on a truck in front of Nelson Hall on its way to new location on grounds of Bethel Seminary.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
The cornerstone from the Bethel Theological Seminary building reads "1914" and marks the date of the first building erected on the Snelling Avenue campus.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC