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1. Reception rooms (Teacher's Parlor) at St. Mary's Hall, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1850 - 1880
Description:: The name F. S. Bean is written on back of card. Room features Victorian style decorations and furnishings.
Contributing Institution:: Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Stereographs

2. School room at St. Mary's Hall, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1850 - 1880
Description:: View of a school room at St. Mary's Hall. The students sat on benches. The name F. S. Bean is also written on back of card.
Contributing Institution:: Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Stereographs

3. First public school, Red Wing, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1855
Description:: Pictured left to right are Rev. J.W. Hancock, S.S. Grannis, and H.B. Baldwin. The school was built in 1854 and later torn down around 1891.
Contributing Institution:: Goodhue County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

4. First school building for the Minnesota Institute for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb, Faribault, Minnesota.

Creator:: Burnham, A. F.
Date Created:: 1863 - 1868
Description:: Students and staff are standing in front of the first school building that was used as a temporary home for the Minnesota Institute for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb. One of the school's founders, Judge Rodney A. Mott, rented Major Fowler's store on what is now the corner of Division and Central Avenue in Faribault, and the school opened in this temporary home on September 9, 1863. This building was used during 1863-1868, and the school's name changed to "Minnesota Institute for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind" during this time.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

5. First school building for the Minnesota Institute for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb, Faribault, Minnesota.

Date Created:: 1863 - 1868
Description:: Students and staff are standing in front of the first school building that was used as a temporary home for the Minnesota Institute for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb. One of the school's founders, Judge Rodney A. Mott, rented Major Fowler's store on what is now the corner of Division and Central Avenue in Faribault, and the school opened in this temporary home on September 9, 1863. This building was used during 1863-1868, and the school's name changed to "Minnesota Institute for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind" during this time.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

6. Union School, Mankato, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1867?
Description:: Exterior view of the Union School building in the snow.
Contributing Institution:: Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

7. Gateway and front porch, St. Mary's Hall, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1870 - 1890
Description:: Exterior view of an ornate brick building with double double-decker cupola on top of house; elaborate frame decking; walkway or road with wood fence posts/gate; tree and another structure can be seen in the background.
Contributing Institution:: Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Stereographs

8. Detroit Primary School, Detroit, Minnesota

Creator:: Fritz, Carl
Date Created:: 1873 - 1877
Description:: Detroit Primary School in Detroit, Minnesota (became Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, in 1926). Written on the back is "Primary School, north side, Teacher Angie Brigam, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota".
Contributing Institution:: Becker County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Stereographs

9. Government School, Pine Point, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1873 - 1877
Description:: Group school photograph in front of the Government School for Native Americans in Pine Point, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:: Becker County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Stereographs

10. Staff, Minnesota Institute for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, Faribault, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1874 - 1875
Description:: Staff are sitting on the steps in front of Mott Hall. Numbers are written on the front of the photo, and corresponding names written on the back of the photo read: "1. Dr. J(ames) L. Noyes, 2. Fred C. Sheldon, 3. Mrs. A. R. Hull, matron, 4. Mr. Geo(rge) Wing, 5. Alice Noyes, 6. Mr. Carroll, 7. Miss Jeannie Cramer, 8. Mr. Downing, 9. Miss Pietrowski, 10. Mrs. Carroll, 11. Mrs. Geo(rge) Wing, 12. Miss Marion Wilson (later married to Fred C. Sheldon)." Two unidentified men are not staff members.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

11. Mott Hall, Minnesota Institute for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, Faribault, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1874 - 1879
Description:: Male students are standing on the left in front of the South Wing, and female students are standing on the right in front of the North Wing. The North and South Wings of Mott Hall served as the first permanent buildings for classrooms and dormitories during 1874-1879. The North Wing was the first to be occupied on March 17, 1868, and the South Wing was occupied in the fall of 1873. The two wings were almost exact counterparts, and were connected by a covered passageway on the first floor level.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

12. Glenwood Public school, Glenwood, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1874 - 1900
Description:: Glenwood Public school, 1874 to 1900, on First Street SE
Contributing Institution:: Pope County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Postcards

13. Madison School, Winona, Minnesota

Creator:: Tenney, Charles A.
Date Created:: 1875
Description:: Stereograph view of the old Madison School.West Wabasha Street
Contributing Institution:: Winona County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Stereographs

14. Lincoln School, Stillwater, Minnesota

Creator:: Sinclair, James
Date Created:: 1875 - 1880
Description:: Lincoln School, Stillwater, Minnesota. Originally a combination grade and high school, Lincoln School was built in 1873 at a cost of $45,000.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Stereographs

15. Central High School, first permanent building located at 11th Street and 3rd Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:: Nowack, Michael
Date Created:: 1875 - 1890
Description:: Street view; unpaved streets with trees blocking view of parts of building; photographer is listed as artist with business at 301 Washington Avenue South.
Contributing Institution:: Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Stereographs

16. Old Madison School, Winona, Minnesota

Creator:: Tenney, Charles A.
Date Created:: 1877
Description:: Exterior view of the Old Madison School in Winona.
Contributing Institution:: Winona County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Stereographs

17. Advertisement for the Minnesota State Institution for the Education of the Deaf & Dumb, and the Blind, Faribault, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1880 - 1885
Description:: Advertisement for the Minnesota State Institution for the Education of the Deaf & Dumb, and the Blind. A picture of Mott Hall is shown. Two printed slogans read: "An education and a trade free!" and "From dependence to self-support!" A reproduction of the American fingerspelled alphabet is also printed under the title "Alphabet of the deaf and dumb."
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Type:: Text
Format:: Advertisements

18. Central High School and Grade School, Winona, Minnesota

Creator:: Tenney, Charles A.
Date Created:: 1880 - 1889
Description:: Stereograph of the exterior of the Central High School and Grade School.
Contributing Institution:: Winona County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Stereographs

19. Longfellow High School, Morris, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1880 - 1908
Description:: Located on Block 19 in the original town, built in 1885 with an addition added in 1894. Used as a high school and grammar school. Demolished in 1934 and replaced with a new building, also known as Longfellow School. Note on back of original to Caroline Mork, Hancock, from Sadie E.
Contributing Institution:: Stevens County Museum and Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Postcards

20. School District No. 17, near Morris, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1880 - 1908
Description:: Front row, left to right: Sylvester McCarthy, Sweeny [boy], John Terrill, Emil Mecklenburg, Herman Mecklenburg, Henry McCarthy, Arthur Biesterfeld, Martin Biesterfeld, Sweeny [girl], Elsie Mecklenburg, Lena Osterman, Louise Mecklenburg, Ina Terrill, Alma Senholtz; Back row, left to right: John Suhrbier, John Osterman, John Mecklenburg, August Osterman, Vernus Suhrbeir, Albert Terrill, Willie Osterman, Mary Osterman, Alma Biesterfeld, Frieda Mecklenburg, Miss Keating [teacher].
Contributing Institution:: Stevens County Museum and Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

21. School building, Adrian, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1880?
Description:: Wood framed two story school building in Adrian, Minnesota, with children and teachers out front.
Contributing Institution:: Nobles County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

22. South Bend School, South Bend Township, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1880?
Description:: Exterior view of the South Bend School building in South Bend Township.
Contributing Institution:: Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs