Exterior view of the Oliver Faribault house in the background. Young woman with walking stick sitting on the lawn next to a small child in a rocking chair, holding a walking stick. This image is a reprint from Patricia Cates.
Portrait of a woman standing on a sidewalk. The location of this photograph is unknown; but the Iron Range includes parts of the following Minnesota counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis.
Woman standing next to a car at the Fillebrown House. The Fillebrown House located at 4753 Lake Avenue, formerly 303 Lake Avenue. The property is on the National Register of Historic Places and is also known as the Red Chalet and the C. P. Noyes Cottage.
A photograph showing Mary Lou Stutzka, Library Assistant, checking out a book at the Children's Department Checkout Desk in the Winona Public Library, Winona, Minnesota.
William Perry, with his wife, Ida (DeMars), and their children, was the son of early Mounds View Township resident, Charles Perry, who settled the land around Lake Johanna in 1849. Charles, the son of Abraham and Mary Ann Perry, emigrated to America from Switzerland with his parents in 1817 to the Selkirk Colony in Canada and then to Fort Snelling in Saint Paul. Abraham and his family were some of the first settlers in Saint Paul. William operated the Lake Johanna beach in Arden Hills for many years.
William and Ida (DeMars) Perry operated the beach facilities at Lake Johanna in present-day Arden Hills for many years. William was the son of Charles Perry, who came to the Lake Johanna area in 1849, and the grandson of Abraham Perry, one of the first settlers at Fort Snelling and Saint Paul.
Members of Westphal Post No. 251, American Legion Women's Auxiliary in front of the Robbinsdale Public Police and Fire Building at 4145 Hubbard Avenue.
Walnut Grove Fire Department Photograph, taken in 1905. Shown are: Left to Right; Herman Runge, A.W. Olson, O.W. Gremmert, William Severs, Ben Johnson, J.C. Jacobs, John Betts, True Towne, Ed Wiecks, John L. Doig, Albert "Bert" Bertram, Arthur Boyle, Gustav H. Schultz, Fred Clarke, Unknown, Alfred Benson, Charles N. McDonald, Frank Garlock, Henry Garlock Up On Ladder: Ulric "Bim" Dilger. Walnut Grove's first jail was housed in this building.
Veterinarian Myron H. Reynolds in buggy, drawn by his horse Lucille. Reynolds, trained as a veterinarian, pharmacist, and physician, was appointed staff veterinarian at the Division of Veterinary Science in the College of Agriculture at the St. Paul Campus of the University of Minnesota in 1893. He helped organize the Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association, served on the Minnesota Board of Health and on the Livestock Sanitary Board. He was the University's only veterinarian until 1904. The St. Paul campus Power House, built in 1897, is in the background, right.
Engineering personnel from the St. Paul harbor project gather for a photograph in April, 1936, dressed for work. The men gathered are Elder S. Wilcox, Engr. Aide; Herbert A. Schiek, Asst. Clerk; Edward H. Kloss Jr., Insp. Dredge; Charles H. Bingham, Engr. Aide; Richard S. Colburn, Laborer; Thomas J. Gleason, Insp. Dredge; Merle R. Finley, Engr. Aide; Frank B. Wenger, Insp. Dredge, Paul Zeese, Asst. Engr. Preliminary work on the St. Paul harbor project began in 1935, and the project was completed in 1936.
Fort LeHillier Marker unveiling. Note on back reads: "Rear row, left to right, Stephen Walters, Thomas Hughes, Mrs. Jay Wysong, May Fletcher, Mrs. T. C. Jefferson; Front row left to right, Mrs. Thed. Williams, Mrs. George Sugden"" and ""Mrs. Geo. Sugden, Chr. Committee; Mrs. T. C. Jefferson, Past State Vice Regent, St. Paul, Minn; May Fletcher; Mrs. Jay R. Wysong, Regent; Thos. Hughes, Speaker; Mrs. Thed Williams, Past Regent." "Unveiled June 17, 1926 by Anthony Wayne Chapter, Daughters of American Revolution."
Two men in work clothes with a two man saw about to saw a timber. Behind a depot or section house. Velocipede and barrels of spikes and tie plates behind the men: Ole Carsen and Chas Williamson.
Twin Cities Iris Society oldest and youngest members with Orville Fay o fWilmette, IL. Mrs. Nellie Lundberg of Minneapolis, age 76 and Penny Shroeder of St Paul age 12
Swedish Prince Bertil sits in front of dining room fireplace at the American Swedish Institute as Bill Carlson, television interviewer, talks with the prince. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Two men speak in the library of the American Swedish Institute. General George E. Leach was mayor of Minneapolis from 1921-1929. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
A photograph of the Sophomores from 1925-1926. Going Left to right starting in the back row: James Donovan, Frank Jurnacliff, Gillbert Dixon, George Long, Earl Blake, Linnea Zettberg, Clarence Olson, Mildred (Swan) Billstrom, Jone Bergren. 3rd Row: Marvin Ratherb, Walton Regan, Vernon Sellstedl, Lyle Richards, Leonard Norberg, Frank Elliott, Elanor Eck, Lois Lamp, Evelyn Hladebo. 2nd Row: Esther Olson, Alice Berulson, Violet Haugen, Edna Erickson, Mauren McCarthy, Mildred Abrams, Agnes Berg, Grace Marcy, Alice Montgomery, Anna Wilkens. Bottom Row: Myrtle Zetterberg, Violet Conger, Evelyn Eklund, Ethel Seiving, Mildred Gentle, Opal Russel, Mildred Peterson, Mildred Carlson, Gayle Grahek, and Miss West - Class Advisor.
View of three women and two girls in a wood, standing near a dead tree in a pond. Woman on left is Sophia Deutsch Mamer holding Henrietta Deutsch. Henrietta's mother, Anna Kaepper Deutsch, is standing on right. The girl in the middle is Rose Deutsch (Sherkenbach).
The six Leistico brothers in long fur coats in a studio setting. Leistico, Albert; Leistico, Fred; Leistico, Henry; Leistico, Herman; Leistico, Otto; Leistico, Fred
Sister St. John Fournier led the first four Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet to St. Paul in November 1851. They traveled up the Mississippi River on the Steamboat St. Paul from St. Louis, Missouri. About one week after their arrival the Sisters opened St. Joseph's Academy, a boarding and day school. In July 1853, the Sisters of St. Joseph opened St. Joseph's Hospital, Minnesota's first hospital.
Sinclair Lewis, Marcella Powers, Mr. and Mrs. Bron Dahlberg sit at a table, Grand Hotel, Miami, Florida. Powers was Lewis' companion from 1939 to 1947.
Contributing Institution:
St. Cloud State University - Sinclair Lewis Collection
Sinclair Lewis, Marcella Powers, Leonard Lyons, and Red Sylvia Lyons visit the Stork Club, New York, New York. Powers was Lewis' companion from 1939 to 1947.
Contributing Institution:
St. Cloud State University - Sinclair Lewis Collection
Sinclair Lewis autographed image to Marcella Powers. Powers was Lewis' companion from 1939 to 1947. This image was given to Powers shortly after they met.
Contributing Institution:
St. Cloud State University - Sinclair Lewis Collection
In the boardroom of Hennepin County Government Center, Senator Walter Mondale listens as Senator Hubert Humphrey speaks to attendees of a joint hearing concerning the impact of federal estate and gift taxes on small businessmen and farmers.
Senator Hubert Humphrey speaking to from the boardroom of the Hennepin County Government Center to Minnesota county officials from outside the Twin Cities area.
Costumed Santa Claus and Elf arrive at Minneapolis airport on November 22, 1930. They are greeted by Theodore Wirth (Park Board), Mayor William Kunze, Carol Reed (School Board), and Mr. Gale (Library Board).
Sons and Daughters of Robbinsdale's Earliest Residents. Row 1: Etta Roth Gates, Bertha Trump, Mrs. Bill Parker, Bill Parker, Mrs. George Johnson, Grace Goetze. Row 2: Mrs Horbie Morse, Ruth Trump, Frances Pollard, Maude Huston, Mrs. William Johnston, Emma Bratager, William Goetze, Jack Trump, George Christianson, Bill Johnston, Louis Bratager, Harriet Grenell Sessing (front), Jules Sessing (back), Lawrence Nasett, George Johnson,Hamlet Johnson
Front Row: Frank Cherveny, Matt Spurem, E. Gorman, Tim Eull, Bud Gallagher, Mike Plumedahl. Back Row: Archie Martin, Jack Trump, Louis Ackerman, Warren Bartlett, Herb Clausen, Merv Holt, Al Bossert, Howard Hommes, Hess Linderholm, Walt Sipe. Top Row: Wally Eull, Doug Bartlett, Louis Miller
View of the R. J. Hall family and residence. Left to right: R.J. [father], Harry, Emma Jane [mother], ? , Grace, Ernest, ? R. J. Hall was part of the Yankee group called the St Lawrance Coloney that left New York and settled in Minnesota. Hall came in 1871.
A photograph of Richardson D. Barrett, son of Theodore H. and Georgia Barrett, on the front steps of his home located in Section 9, Donnelly Township, Stevens County, Minnesota. He holds a suitcase and a hat in his left hand. Two dogs are on the steps with him.
Researchers Alvin Weber and Richard Dierks with the electron microscope purchased by the University of Minnesota's College of Veterinary Medicine in 1962. The college was the first veterinary school in the U.S. to install an electron microscope.
Reference Librarian, Jane Christopherson. The East Central Regional Library Reference Department handles requests from all the libraries for materials on a wide variety of subjects. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Rabbis Abelson and Aronson lead the Beth El congregation during the years that the congregation was located on Penn Avenue. The photograph with Senator Humphrey was taken at the Penn Avenue building. Aronson especially worked closely with Humphrey, during Humphrey's tenure as Minneapolis mayor, to improve North side inter-community relations during the late 1940s and early 50s.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Prince Bertil stands in front of the American Swedish Institute with Elmer Albinson, at far left, Emerit M. Anson, Ambassador Eric Boheman, Prince Bertil (hand in jacket), Algoth F. Johnson, and Reuben W. Anderson (on right).