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.
The Evangelical Headquarters Dining Hall was a fundraiser for the Evangelical Hospital and Deaconess Home in St. Paul. This Hospital became the West Side General Hospital. The group is sitting at the "Rail-O'matic" serving machine also known as "Baitinger's Automatic Eat". This device patented in 1923 helped serve hungry visitors at the Minnesota State Fair, Evangelical Dining Hall. In the spring 1919 edition of the "Life Line", the newsletter of the Evangelical Hospital and Deaconess Home, Rev. Baitinger describes it like this, "All foodstuffs will be automatically conveyed to the guests seated at the table, also all return dishes will find their way back into the kitchen automatically. No waiters will be necessary in this dining hall; everything will take care of itself. The only business of the guest is to take what he wants, all he wants and eat to his heart's content."
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
The Evangelical Headquarters Dining Hall at the Minnesota State Fair, was a fundraiser for the Evangelical Hospital and Deaconess Home in St. Paul. This hospital became the West Side General Hospital. A hearty dinner of Roast Beef, Potatoes, Pork and Beans, Spaghetti, Celery, Pie and Coffee could be had for 35 cents.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
The Evangelical Headquarters Dining Hall was a fundraiser for the Evangelical Hospital and Deaconess Home in St. Paul. This Hospital became the West Side General Hospital.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1913-1914 (District 33). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15000
Exterior view of The Jackson family home at 1722 Summit Avenue. Caption reads: "Home of Jackson family, Public School and College in background - Summit Avenue."
Twelve girls use the library at the St. Paul Girls' Home (orphanage), 933 Carroll Ave., St. Paul. An unidentified Sister of St. Joseph helps two of the students.
The United Church built housing for its faculty on the St. Anthony Park campus. This panoramic views shows the United Church Seminary building (later named Bockman Hall) on the left and faculty housing on the right connected by dirt roads.
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1971-1972 (District 44B); House 1973-1974 (District 66B); House 1983-1990 (District 53A). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10042
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1909-1914 (District 34); House 1915-1922 (District 37). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13088
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1915-1920 (District 39). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13789
Minnesota State Fair exhibition booth with art and handcraft works done by Minnesota School for the Deaf students. Works on display include printings, embroidery and lacework, furniture and woodwork.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Margaret Brooks Thompson, the widow of Charles Thompson, is posing with a trowel in her hand. She is standing by the cornerstone that has been laid for the Charles Thompson Memorial Hall.
Margaret Brooks Thompson, the widow of Charles Thompson, is using a trowel to spread mortar on some stone blocks. She is flanked by several men, and the cornerstone is suspended above her in mid-air by a pulley arrangement.
The Crown Prince, wearing glasses and holding a piece of paper, talks to officials on the stage. A small crowd of photographers stands in front of the stage while hundreds of onlookers populate the background.
View of the lobby of the Faust Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota. Liebenberg and Kaplan, Architects (1919-1969), were noted for designing more than 200 motion picture theatres in the Upper Midwest, many of the early ones featuring an art deco style.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives
View of the hallway of the Faust Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota. Liebenberg and Kaplan, Architects (1919-1969), were noted for designing more than 200 motion picture theatres in the Upper Midwest, many of the early ones featuring an art deco style.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives
View of the hallway of the Faust Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota. Liebenberg and Kaplan, Architects (1919-1969), were noted for designing more than 200 motion picture theatres in the Upper Midwest, many of the early ones featuring an art deco style.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives
View of the lobby of the Faust Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota. Liebenberg and Kaplan, Architects (1919-1969), were noted for designing more than 200 motion picture theatres in the Upper Midwest, many of the early ones featuring an art deco style.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives
View of the facade and marquee of the Dale Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota. Liebenberg and Kaplan, Architects (1919-1969), were noted for designing more than 200 motion picture theatres in the Upper Midwest, many of the early ones featuring an art deco style.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives
View of the entrance lobby of the Dale Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota. Liebenberg and Kaplan, Architects (1919-1969), were noted for designing more than 200 motion picture theatres in the Upper Midwest, many of the early ones featuring an art deco style.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives
Girl Scouts in uniform are baking a cake to celebrate the 25th birthday of Girl Scouts. Pictured Mary Rothchild, Harriet Stringer (daughter of Mrs. Philip Stringer, member of St. Paul's first Girl Scout troop 1917) and Jeanette Johnston.
Contributing Institution:
Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys
Dredges operate below the federal barge terminal in St. Paul, Minnesota. This photograph documents dredging and other improvements made to the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River in and around the city of St. Paul, Minnesota, in the mid-1930s. Work on the project was completed in 1936.
This photograph illustrates a typical section of rip rap, part of the St. Paul harbor project of the mid-1930s. Improvements to the harbor and Upper Mississippi River included dredging and work on the Phalen Creek sewer. The project was completed in 1936.
The outlet for the railroad drain is visible in this photograph of rip rap, part of the St. Paul harbor project of the mid-1930s. Improvements to the harbor and Upper Mississippi River included dredging and sewer work. The project was completed in 1936.
The outlet for the railroad drain is visible in this photograph of rip rap, part of the St. Paul harbor project of the mid-1930s. Improvements to the harbor and Upper Mississippi River included dredging and sewer work. The project was completed in 1936.
The excursion steamer Capitol is visible in this photograph of the embankment area adjacent to the landing below the Robert Street bridge. This photograph was taken to document improvements to the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River in St. Paul, including retaining walls, dredging, and sewer work.
The upper end of the left bank of the St. Paul harbor improvement project is visible in this photograph, taken after the project was completed in 1936. The improvements can be seen below the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Freight building, with the rail yard in the distance.
The downtown St. Paul skyline can be seen from Dayton's Bluff, documenting the improvements made to the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi river banks in St. Paul, Minnesota, in the mid-1930s.
A train steams downstream past Dayton's Bluff after the conclusion of river improvements in St. Paul in the mid-1930s. The improvements included dredging operations, new retaining walls, and sewer improvements in and around the city of St. Paul and the harbor.
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.