Standard Salt and Cement Company was located in Duluth's Canal Park at 241-243 South Lake Avenue. The company offered building materials and supplies. At the time this photograph was taken John C. Johnson was the company president, Willard B. Matter was the vice president, and Arthur Roberts was secretary.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Exterior view of the St. Bonifacius branch of Hennepin County Library. The fa ade of the small building is decorated with two square columns with an ornamental frieze and pediment. St. Bonifacius Library opened in 1931 in the former People s State Bank Building which was donated to the Village of St. Bonifacius for use as a library by local landowners Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Gale. The building, which was constructed in 1916, had no running water, restrooms or central heating and cooling until 1987. The library was renovated in 2006. It serves residents of St. Bonifacius, Mound, Minnetrista, Waconia and Westonka.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Twin City streetcar #1136 was never modified from its original 1905 appearance, the only car in the fleet never rebuilt. It served as the supervisor office at the State Fair and spent the rest of the year sitting at Snelling Station.
Twin City streetcar #1136 was never modified from its original 1905 appearance, the only car in the fleet never rebuilt. It served as the supervisor office at the Minnesota State Fair and spent the rest of the year sitting at Snelling Station.
The Concord Avenue streetcar has reached the end of the line, the wye at Linden Street, the city limits separating South St. Paul from Inver Grove Heights.
Looking east at car 1313 crossing 42nd Street with Lake Harriet in the background. The cross street between the streetcar and the photographer is Queen Avenue. This section fo the streetcar line has been preserved by the Minnesota Streetcar Museum.
Looking north at northbound car 1311. The streetcar has just passed the end of the fence for the Lake Harriet depot at 42nd Street and Queen Avenue. This section of the streetcar line has been preserved by the Minnesota Streetcar Museum.