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1. Abe Malmon at the pump of his gas station, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1940
Description:
Abe Malmon filling up an automobile at his gas station was in downtown St. Paul near 7th and St. Peter.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

2. Aerial View of the Mounds at the Twin Cities Arsenal, now in present-day Arden Hills, Minnesota

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Creator:
New Brighton Bulletin
Date Created:
1945?
Description:
The Mounds' picturesque hills gave Mounds View Township and later the school district, high school and village their names. For many years a play area for youth, hikers, picnickers, and skiers, the Mounds were taken out of the public and private domain by the Army for the Twin Cities Arsenal in 1941 and has since been carved by the mining of its extremely high grade of sand and gravel. Pictured here is the excavation of the Arsenal Sand and Gravel Company which had produced 750,000 tons of sand and gravel per year. The buildings in the upper right perimeter of the photo are ammunition sheds from the Arsenal. Many area residents found employment at the Arsenal or gravel company.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

3. Aerial view taken from south village limits of New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1927
Description:
Aerial view from the south village limits of New Brighton was taken by MacGillis & Gibbs Company, a pole yard company, which is seen in the lower half of the photo. Notable buildings include the First Congregational Church, New Brighton Elementary School, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, and the New Brighton Village Hall.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

4. A. I. Halper standing next to his truck, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1926?
Description:
A. I. Halper stands next to a truck which bears a sign advertising the A. I. Halper Box Company.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5. Animal capacity at the stockyards, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1918
Description:
The stockyard industry was a million dollar operation at the turn of the century. The stockyards, completed in September, 1889, could accommodate 5000 cattle, 10,000 hogs, 20,000 sheep, and 500 horses on its 30 acres. Cattle pens are shown.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

6. Atlas of St. Paul, Minnesota (Plat Book), Volume 3, 1891

Cartographic
Creator:
Rascher Insurance Map Publishing Company (Chicago, Illinois)
Date Created:
1891
Description:
Volume III includes the following boundaries for this section of the City of Saint Paul. From the south west corners of Otto Avenue and Lexington Avenue, north to Minnehaha Street. East to Brewster Street and south on Brewster Street to Roberts Street and to the Mississipi River. Following the Mississippi River south east to the area of the intersections of Otto Avenue and Lexington Avenue. The plat maps are on pages numbered 211 to 230. Each map is composed of two pages, each page is 69.215cm (vetrical) x 50.8cm (horizontal). There are a total of 60 maps. The contents page shows a Revision Chart written in pencil. Changes are noted by item number, date of revision and signature of the individual who entered the revision. Revisions to the maps are in the form of pieces of paper cut to the proper outline of the buildngs and pasted onto the map for the designated location.There is a Key Chart to the signs and symbols used in Rascher's Maps. Various colors identify types of structures. Other signs and symbols are provided that indicate insurance related information. There is an additional street index dated May 1896.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Atlases

7. Atlas of St. Paul, Minnesota (Plat Book), Volume 2, 1891

Cartographic
Creator:
Rascher Insurance Map Publishing Company (Chicago, Illinois)
Date Created:
1891
Description:
Volume II includes Como, Warren Dale, Hamline, Merriam Park, Midway, Union Park, St. Anthony Park, New Brighton. Maps are listed on numbered pages, 101 through 210, with two additional maps numbered 210a and 210b. There are a total of 56 maps. Each map is composed of two pages; each page is 69.215cm (vertical) x 5.8cm (horizontal).The contents page shows a Revision Chart written in pencil. Changes are noted by item number, date of revision and signature of the individual who entered the revision. Revisions to the maps are in the form of pieces of paper cut to the designated outline of the buildings and pasted onto the map for the needed location.There is a Key Chart to the signs used in Rascher's Maps. Various colors identify types of structures. Other signs and symbols are provided that indicate insurance related information. There is an additonal index page dated May 1896.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Atlases

8. Atlas of St. Paul, Minnesota (Plat Book), Volume 4, 1891

Cartographic
Creator:
Rascher Insurance Map Publishing Company (Chicago, Illinois)
Date Created:
1891
Description:
Volume IV includes the west side of the City of Saint Paul, South Saint Paul, and South Park. Maps are listed on numbered pages, 331-392. There are a total of 31 maps. Each map is composed of two pages; each page is 69.215cm (vertical) x 50.8cm (horizontal). The contents page shows a Revision Chart written in pencil. Changes are noted by item number, date of revision and signature of the individual who entered the revision. Revisions to the maps are in the forms of pieces of paper cut to the proper outline of the buildings and pasted onto the map for the designated location. There is a Key Chart to the signs used in Rascher's Maps. Various colors identify types of structures. Other signs and symbols are provided that indicate insurance related information. There is an additional index page dated May 1895. This volume also provides detailed maps of the Minnesota Packing & Provision Co, and the St. Paul Union Stock Yards Co. both located in South Saint Paul. These are found on pages 387 and 388.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Atlases

9. Atlas of St. Paul, Minnesota (Plat Book), Volume 1, 1891-01

Cartographic
Creator:
Rascher Insurance Map Publishing Company (Chicago, Illinois)
Date Created:
1891-01
Description:
Volume I includes parts of White Bear Lake, North St. Paul, Gladstone (Maplewood), Newport and St. Paul Park. The plat maps are on pages numbered 1 through 100, with an additional map numbered 99a, found after page 100. Each map is composed of two pages; each page is 69.215cm x 50.8cm. There are a total of 51 maps. The contents pages show a Revision Chart written in pencil. Changes are noted by item number, date of revision and signature of the individual who entered the revision. Revisions to the maps are in the forms of pieces of paper cut to the proper outline of the buildings and pasted onto the map for the designated location. There is a Key Chart to the signs and symbols used in Rascher's Maps. Other signs and symbols are provided that indicate insurance related information. There is an additional index page dated April 1896.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Atlases

10. Beisswenger and Johnson Grocery Store, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1924
Description:
The Beisswenger and Johnson Grocery was located in the former Transit Hotel building. Lawrence Johnson, left, with his brother-in-law, Adoph Beisswenger, and their wives, Mable Beisswenger, center, and Rose Johnson, right, owned the store. Later the store moved across the street to the Treat Building, where it was in business until the 1960s.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

11. Beisswenger and Johnson Grocery Store, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1927
Description:
Ed and Fred Beisswenger in the Beisswenger and Johnson Grocery Store in 1927. Later the store moved across the street to the Treat Building, where it was in business until the 1960s.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

12. Bell Lumber and Pole Company perforator, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Creator:
Bureau of Engineering, Minneapolis
Date Created:
1920?
Description:
Bell Lumber and Pole Company was formed in 1919 to treat telephone poles and lumber. This machine is called a perforator which perforates the lumber and telephone poles to allow the preserving chemicals to penetrate.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

13. Bell Lumber and Pole workers, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1919
Description:
Bell Lumber and Pole Company was formed in 1919 to treat telephone poles and lumber. The pole yards were very important to the employment and economy of New Brighton. All of the heavy work was done by horses and pole yard workers in the early years.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

14. Bell Lumber and Pole Yards, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Creator:
Beisell, Hobert
Date Created:
1930
Description:
Bell Lumber and Pole Yards began business in 1919 treating telephone poles and lumber. The company hired many local men and is still in business today. In mid-1980s, after being declared a Superfund site by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Bell began the process of cleaning up the hazardous chemicals on its property, spending over $10 million to do so and also to rebuild the plant to treat poles and lumber using environmentally clean processes. This panorama view shows the pole treating plant and the large telephone poles treated in the process.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

15. Bell Lumber and Pole Yards, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Creator:
Beisell, Hobert
Date Created:
1930
Description:
Bell Lumber and Pole Yards began business in 1919, treating telephone poles and lumber. The company hired many local men and is still in business today. In mid-1980s, after being declared a Superfund site by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Bell began the process of cleaning up the hazardous chemicals on its property, spending over $10 million to do so and also to rebuild the plant to treat poles and lumber using environmentally clean processes. This panorama photo shows the pole treating plant and the large telephone poles treated in the process.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

16. Bell Lumber and Pole Yards, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Creator:
Beisell, Hobert
Date Created:
1930
Description:
Bell Lumber and Pole Yards began business in 1919, treating telephone poles and lumber. The company hired many local men and is still in business today. In mid-1980s, after being declared a Superfund site by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Bell began the process of cleaning up the hazardous chemicals on its property, spending over $10 million to do so and also to rebuild the plant to treat poles and lumber using environmentally clean processes. This panorama photo shows the pole treating plant and the large telephone poles treated in the process.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

17. Bell Lumber Company fire, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1923
Description:
Bell Lumber and Pole Company was formed in 1919 to treat telephone poles and lumber. The company hired many local men. A fire in 1923 is destroyed the complex, but the company rebuilt and is still in business today.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

18. Belt Line Brick Company and employees, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1918
Description:
The Belt Line Brick Company began about 1910 and operated on a 24 hours-per-day basis employing many New Brighton men. It was located east of present-day Sunnyside School. Its operation slowed up in post-World War II years as the plant became outmoded. It was dismantled in 1962.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

19. Belt Line Brick Company employees, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Creator:
Beisell, Hobert
Date Created:
1918
Description:
The Belt Line Brick Company operated a plant in New Brighton beginning in 1910. They ran the business on a 24 hours-per-day basis. Its operation slowed up in post-World War II years as the plant became outmoded. It was dismantled in 1961. The brick yard employed many New Brighton men.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

20. Belt Line Brick Company, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1930?
Description:
The Belt Line Brick Company began about 1910 and operated on a 24 hours-per-day schedule. It employed many local men. Its operation slowed down in the post-World War II years as the plant became outmoded. It was razed in 1961. John Zellie and Joe Hillyard, employees, others unidentified.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

21. Boy wearing a Husch Brothers uniform, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1915?
Description:
Portrait photograph of a boy wearing a Husch Brothers uniform for the Saint Paul Winter Carnival. Husch Brothers was a Jewish-owned clothing manufacturer.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

22. Brown and Bigelow Company at Christmas time, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Creator:
Kjorlie, Ernest A.
Date Created:
1937-12
Description:
Night view of Brown and Bigelow Company in St. Paul, lit for Christmas.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

23. Browning King clothing store, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1910?
Description:
An interior view of the Browning King clothing store with salesmen standing at a long counter. The store was located on the corner of 6th Street and Robert St. in St. Paul.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

24. Burlington Route Black Hawk railroad car with Lorado Taft, sculptor, Governor Theodore Christianson, and F. E. Williamson, President, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1929
Description:
Burlington Route Black Hawk railroad car with Lorado Taft, sculptor, Governor Theodore Christianson, and F. E. Williamson, President, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

25. Charles Anderson's barber shop, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1891
Description:
The first barbershop in New Brighton was run by Charles Anderson in 1891 to serve the stockyard workers.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

26. Charles Milkes in his office in St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1920
Description:
Charles Milkes and an aid, working at a desk in his office.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

27. Cigar store, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1880?
Description:
View of a group of men and women posed in front of a store featuring a sign for Star Cigars. Note on back says "7th St. near Sibley."
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

28. Cohen's grocery store, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1921
Description:
Fannie Cohen and her son Sidney (standing on chair) at Cohen's grocery store at 119 S. Wabasha Street in St. Paul. The store opened in 1920 and stayed in business into the 1940s.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

29. Cooks Highland Apparel Shop, Ford Parkway, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1951
Description:
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Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

30. Cota Beauty Shop in New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1945
Description:
Alvena Cota's Beauty Shop opened in 1945 and operated into the 1980s. Her shop was located first on the south side of Tenth Street and later moved to Old Highway 8, behind the Skelley Station.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

31. Customers in front of Bernie's Sandwich Shop, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1934?
Description:
A large group of young people standing in front of Bernie's Sandwich Shop. Bernie's Sandwich Shop was a popular hangout for students enrolled in the Mechanic Arts High School. The shop was located at Central and Roberts in St. Paul.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

32. David and Harry Silverman in their fruit peddling cart, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1920
Description:
A young boy stands on the horsedrawn cart holding a bell while a young man stands next to the cart holding a small crate. Many Jews were in the peddling business in the early part of the century. Items peddled included fruits and vegetables, clothing and housewares.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

33. David and Joe Gantman, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1945?
Description:
David and Joe Gantman at work at Gantman's Kosher Meat Market. Gantman's Kosher Meat Market was located at 682 Selby Avenue.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

34. Devine Hotel, also called the Brighton Hotel and Long Lake House, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1908
Description:
The Devine Hotel, also called Brighton Hotel and Long Lake House, in New Brighton was located along Front Street and Sixth Avenue in New Brighton during the stockyards heyday. It was built by William Devine I. There were five hotels in downtown New Brighton, all catering to the stockyard staff and workers. The hotel also contained a saloon. On the far right is the spire of the old Town Hall located on 5th Avenue.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

35. Exchange Hotel (also known as the Cattlemen's Hotel), New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1900
Description:
Mounted cattlemen in front of the opulent Exchange Hotel in 1900. Built to accommodate 159 guests, the hotel, first called the Cattlemen's Hotel, was constructed at a cost of $30,000. This building housed a hotel, dining room, bank, land company, railroad offices, stock commission offices, telegraph office, newspaper presses, barber shop, saloon, and gaming rooms. It eventually became a canning factory and lastly Beisswenger's Hardware. The building was razed in October, 1988.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

36. Fanny Cohen in front of the family grocery store, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1919?
Description:
Photograph of Fanny Cohen standing in front of her family's grocery store holding a cat. The store was located at 115 S. Wabasha. Cohen was a widow when this picture was taken, and ran the business herself for many years.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

37. Fire in an elevator, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1930?
Description:
View of a Minneapolis building on fire. Fire trucks are surrounding the building.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

38. F. McArdell Home Bakery and Public Library Station J, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1910
Description:
Man in apron standing in front of F. McArdell Home Bakery. The caption on the back reads, "Mac students' eating and library stand".
Contributing Institution:
Macalester College
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

39. F. M. Searles and family, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1923
Description:
Prominent local businessman Franklin M. Searles, owner of F. M. Searles Lumber, a firm that also served as the Post Office, fuel store, and feed store in New Brighton. Pictured, far right, with children Monna, DeWitt, Isola, Coy, and wife Sadie Alice Sackett Searles. Searles also served on the Village Council and as a delegate to various Republican conventions.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

40. Franklin Searles family, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1923
Description:
Children of Franklin Searles, New Brighton prominent businessman, are shown: son Coy Searles; daughter Marnie Searles; friend E. Lawrence Haglund; daughter Maude Searles
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

41. Frank Zamor's Ice Cream Parlor, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1925
Description:
Among the retail establishments in New Brighton in the 1920s was Frank Zamor's Ice Cream Parlor with Rosina Boryczka working behind the counter in 1925.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

42. Harris Brothers Forge and Rolling Mill, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1891
Description:
Harris Brothers Forge and Rolling Mill began in the Irondale area in 1891. This mill turned bundles of scrap iron into large balls which were made into various shapes and forms. Seventy-five company homes were built for workers and their families near the mill. Ruinous fires brought the demise of the iron foundry in 1893.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

43. House and shop on State Street on the west side of St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1920?
Description:
A street scene from State St. on the West Side of St. Paul. Ward's Butcher Shop sold kosher meats in the largely Jewish neighborhood.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

44. Hudoba Building, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1923
Description:
The Hudoba Building, built by Alexander Hudoba, served as a general store, saloon, living quarters, and hotel, with the basement level used for farm animals. Alexander Hudoba, and sons, Walter, Alex, and Leonard Hudoba stand outside the building.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

45. Ice-making at Long Lake, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1920
Description:
The conveyor for moving the ice blocks up from the water to a platform before it's loaded into sleighs at the Peoples Coal and Ice Company.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

46. Interior of Tenzer's Hardware Store, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1918
Description:
A man standing behind the counter helps a customer at this Jewish-owned business in South St. Paul.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

47. Interview with Alex Tankenoff (1905 - ), Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Creator:
Tankenoff, Alex, (1905 - )
Date Created:
2005-08-29
Description:
Alex Tankenoff (1905 - ) grew up poor and Jewish in St. Paul, Minnesota, eventually owning a successful brewery and brewery equipment company. In this interview, the discussion follows Tankenoff's life story, brewery business and involvement in the Bremer Foundation of St. Paul, Minnesota. This interview was conducted by Dr. Linda Mack Schloff, former director of the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest, in effort to document the stories of Jewish immigration to and community leaders in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

48. Jack Bona at the stockyards, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1918
Description:
Jack Bona is shown eating watermelon atop the stockyard pens. The Bona family of New Brighton provided many workers for the stockyards.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

49. Jake Mogelson in front of his tobacco and confectionary store, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1915-06-01
Description:
Jake Mogelson stands on the steps outside of his store. The Mogelson store was located on Payne Avenue on St. Paul's East Side.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

50. Jewish fruit peddlers, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1928
Description:
A boy and an older man, selling fruit using draft horses and a covered wagon. Irving Cooper (the boy in the driver's seat) was ten years old when the photo was taken. He is working with "Zadie" (Grandfather) Morris.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

51. Large expanse of stockyards, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1918
Description:
Stockyard pens and cattle are shown.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52. Letter from Alexander Coxe to Harriet Fillebrown, White Bear Lake, Minnesota

Text
Creator:
Coxe, Alexander
Date Created:
1910-07-15
Description:
Letter from Alexander Coxe to Harriet Fillebrown, his aunt, regarding the Clark Avenue cottage at White Bear Lake.
Contributing Institution:
White Bear Lake Area Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

53. Letter from James W. Clark, St. Paul, Minnesota, to Elmo Volstad, Granite Falls, Minnesota

Text
Creator:
Clark, James W.
Date Created:
1963-09-25
Description:
James. W. Clark writes to Elmo Volstad to announce an award for industrial development activities is to be awarded to Granite Falls.
Contributing Institution:
Striegel Archives, Southwest Minnesota State University
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

54. Long Lake with water tower, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1900?
Description:
New Brighton's Long Lake from the west side of the lake, showing the remains of the stockyards industry, pump house, ice houses, and the stockyards water tower.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

55. MacGillis & Gibbs Company employees, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1925
Description:
MacGillis & Gibbs Company employees in 1925 with their horses. Much of the early heavy work was done by horses and hard-working men. MacGillis & Gibbs Company and Bell Lumber and Pole provided employment and added to the economy of the community for many years.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

56. MacGillis & Gibbs Company in with four teams of workers and horses, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1919
Description:
MacGillis & Gibbs Company employees with their horses as they transport telephone poles. The company specialized in the treatment, production and distribution of telephone poles from 1919 and employed many New Brighton men. The firm treated telephone poles and lumber with chemicals to preserve the wood, which ultimately contaminated the soil and made its way into groundwater. In 1984 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared both MacGillis & Gibbs Company site and an adjacent pole company, Bell Lumber and Pole, as a Superfund site. The cleanup continued until 1993.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

57. MacGillis & Gibbs Company workers, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Creator:
Beisell, Hobert
Date Created:
1917
Description:
MacGillis & Gibbs Company workers with their horses as they transport telephone poles. The company specialized in the treatment, production and distribution of telephone poles beginning in 1919. The company employed many New Brighton men.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
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Black-and-white photographs

58. Malmon Motors staff picnic, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1945
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The Malmon family owned and ran a successful Pontiac car dealership in St. Paul until the late 1970s. Joe Malmon and his wife Polly are seated at the far right; son Stanley sits below them; and son Howard is on the bottom row, one in from the right.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

59. Modelevsky family grocery store, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1926
Description:
The Modelevsky family stand in their grocery store. The store was located at 559 Charles Street. Pictured left to right: Hilda Singer, Charles Modelevsky, Zelda Modelevsky.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

60. Montgomery Ward at night, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Creator:
Kjorlie, Ernest A.
Date Created:
1937
Description:
Night view of Montgomery Ward store and warehouse, Midway district of St. Paul, lit for Christmas.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

61. Morris Mirsky in front of his blacksmith shop, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1912
Description:
Morris Mirsky, wearing a blacksmith's apron, stands beside a horse with an unidentified rider. Morris Mirsky owned and operated a blacksmithing shop at 261 Texas Street in West Side Flats in St. Paul. His home was next door to the shop. The "Texas Street Synagogue" was across from the shop.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Negatives (photographic)

62. New Brighton Auto Company, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1920?
Description:
Anderson Auto Company, located on Tenth Street in New Brighton, was the local Ford agency. Model T's from 1916-1927 are shown with Edward Blanksi, Walter Hudoba, owner, George Anderberg, Sr., Alex Hudoba, and Frank Shorty Zamor in the car. The Brighton Devine Hotel stands to the right.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

63. Nilsson Brothers Cigar Store, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1883
Description:
Group of men standing in front of a brick storefront in St. Paul. The sign in front of the building reads, "317 Nilsson Brothers Cigars."
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

64. Norm Silberstein standing on the bed of a Paper-Calmenson scrap metal pick-up truck, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1920-03-31
Description:
A young boy sits in the driver's seat of a truck while Norm Silberstein stands in the truck bed. Scrap metal collection was a business dominated by Jews throughout America's large cities. It was considered "dirty work", and therefore open to immigrants looking for jobs. Louis Paper and Moses Calmenson founded their business in 1891.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

65. North Coast Limited All-Pullman train interior view, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1930
Description:
North Coast Limited All-Pullman train, interior view with passengers, went into service on May 16, 1930. The Pullman car was exhibited for a week before going into service at the Saint Paul Union Station.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

66. Office staff at the B. W. Harris Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1930?
Description:
Photograph of women and men gathered around a large table at the B. W. Harris Manufacturing Company. Harris Manufacturing was founded by Barney Harris in St. Paul in 1916. The company was known for men's outerwear sold under the Zero King label. For decades the home office was in Lowertown in St Paul.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

67. Oglansky Railroad Surplus Store, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1930?
Description:
A photograph showing the front exterior of the Oglansky Railroad Surplus Store which sold discounted merchandise of all types. The Oglansky home is next door to the store on the left.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

68. Otto Schmalzbauer's Meats and Grocery Store, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1920?
Description:
Otto Schmalzbauer acquired land in June, 1901, from the New Brighton Land Company, upon which he built his meat market. One of the areas first entrepreneurs, Otto was a butcher, cattle and horse trader, hotel and saloon operator, slaughter house owner, realtor. and New Brighton Village official. Pictured with Otto is his daughter Theresa Schmalzbauer.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

69. Paper Calmenson scrap metal collection truck and workers, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1922
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A truck loaded with sacks. A man can be seen driving the truck and two other men are leaning against it. Harry Silberstein is at the rear of the truck.The company was founded in 1891 by Lewis Paper and Moses Calmenson. The collection yard was located on east 7th Street in St. Paul.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

70. Peoples Coal and Ice Company fire, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1950
Description:
A fire destroyed the Peoples Coal and Ice Company, which had operated since the turn of the century. The ice was stored in well-insulated ice houses and covered with sawdust, which helped to insulate the ice and keep the blocks from sticking together. The sawdust used for insulation helped fuel the fire. Burnt lumber from the walls is still attached to the foundation. The ice houses were sited on the east shore of Long Lake.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

71. Peoples Coal and Ice Company, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1900
Description:
Peoples Coal and Ice Company had five ice houses on the east side of Long Lake which first served the stockyards industry and later provided a busy commercial ice industry for some 60 years in New Brighton. The ice was stored in well-insulated ice houses and covered with sawdust, which helped to insulate the ice and keep the blocks from sticking together. When needed, the 20 x 32-inch blocks were loaded into railroad cars, which held about 140 blocks per car. Any left-over ice went toward filling many a villager's own icehouse.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

72. Portrait of Franklin and Sadie Searles, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1923
Description:
Sadie and Franklin M. Searles, prominent New Brighton businessman, in front of their 1923 vehicle with their grandchildren, Helen Searles and Donald D. Searles.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

73. Portrait of Franklin M. Searles, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1920
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Franklin M. Searles, his wife, Sadie, grandson Donald, and son DeWitt, in front of their still-standing home on Fourth Avenue in New Brighton. Searles was a prominent businessman and served on the Town Council for many years. He was known as "Mr. New Brighton" in the 1920s.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

74. Receipt for mortgage payment on property, White Bear Lake, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1931-04-30
Description:
Receipt for mortgage payment made by J. Walter Fillebrown.
Contributing Institution:
White Bear Lake Area Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Receipts (financial records)

75. Robert Lazarus in his music and instrument repair shop, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1951?
Description:
Robert Lazarus sits at a work table. There are violins hanging on the wall in the background. Robert Lazarus played violin for both the Oakland and Chicago Symphonies. After his performing career ended, he ran a violin repair shop and music store at the corner of Jackson and 7th Street in St. Paul.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

76. Rose and Ben Mirskey in front of Mirskey's Grocery Store, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1938
Description:
The Mirskey's store was located at 154 East Fairfield Avenue. The grocery served the neighborhood off of South Robert St. Although it is difficult to tell from the small scale, Fairfield was a busy commercial area with a mix of commercial buildings and private homes.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

77. Schmalzbauer and Zamor Store, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1920?
Description:
The grocery store of Schmalzbauer and Zamor, located on Front Street in the old Transit House building, was operated by Frank (Shorty) Zamor and Anton (Buff) Schmalzbauer, brothers-in law.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

78. Schmalzbauer Home Brand Grocery Store, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1925?
Description:
Otto Schmalzbauer, Jr. and Anton Schmalzbauer along with Florence Lundgren in the Home Brand Grocery Store, run by Anton and his brother-in-law Frank Zamor in the old Transit Hotel building.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

79. Simon and Sadie Schwartz with customer at the Schwartz Tailor Shop, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1918?
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Two male customers wait inside the tailor shop while Simon holds a measuring tape and Sadie works at a sewing machine. Turn of the century Jewish immigrants were closely associated with all aspects of the garment industry. While many worked in shirt-making factories located on the East Cost, others had tailoring skills they brought with them from Europe. They opened small shops in urban areas where customers could come to them for services.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

80. Staff of M and L Motor Supply, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1950?
Description:
Three men stand in front of a work table at M and L Motor Supply. Pictured here, left to right: Al Weiss, Tim Lipschultz and Fred Monji.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

81. Stockyards and ice houses, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1900?
Description:
The stockyard industry, one of New Brighton's earliest business enterprises, was begun in 1889. The stockyard enterprises consisted of two large packing houses, the Twin City Packing Company and the Minneapolis Stock yards and Packing Company, which were located immediately south of the stockyards. There were facilities for killing rooms, refrigerator capacity, hide rooms, lard rooms, smoke meat rooms, and a sausage preparation room. Numerous slaughter houses, rendering works, and hide houses were located in an area referred to as "Butchers Spur". This photo shows the expanse of the stockyards industry at the turn of the century. On the far right are the five ice houses run by Peoples Coal and Ice Company. Far back on the photo is Long Lake. Front of photo shows the cattle pens.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

82. Stockyards horse barn with Exchange Hotel in rear, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1918
Description:
Horse barn at the stockyard site, with cattle in pens in front. Toward the rear is the opulent Exchange Hotel, a hotel built for the stockyards industry, which later became Beisswenger Hardware.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

83. Stockyards, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1919
Description:
Many New Brightonites found work at the stockyards or at the packing companies. Four unidentified men stand surrounded by sheep at the stockyards.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

84. Stockyards, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1918
Description:
View of the stockyards shows the five ice houses run by Peoples Coal and Ice Company and cattle in pens. This photo is currently being used in the letterhead and logo for New Brighton's civic event, New Brighton Stockyard Days.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

85. Stockyards workers, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1918
Description:
Stockyard workers, none identified, are shown atop the stockyard pens.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

86. Store front of Ace Auto Parts and Supply Company, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1933
Description:
A photograph showing the front exterior of the Ace Auto Parts and Supply Company; a Jewish-owned business on University Avenue in St. Paul.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

87. Street scene, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1930 - 1939
Description:
A street scene from the mid 1930s, looking south, with the Hudoba Building, New Brighton Lumber Yard, Devine Hotel, and New Brighton Auto Company.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

88. Supornick's Grocery delivery truck, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1941?
Description:
A side view of a Supornick's Grocery delivery truck. Supornick's Grocery was located in the Highland neighborhood on Grand and Hamline Avenues.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

89. The Transit House and Hudoba Building, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1920?
Description:
The Transit House, left, a hotel in New Brighton, and the Hudoba Building, right, looking west on Front Street. The Devine Hotel, Searles Lumber Company, and the Devine home east of the railroad crossing are in the left center of the photo. The Hudoba Building housed a general store, saloon, a hotel, and living quarters. The Transit House, the first hotel in New Brighton, also had a saloon. It later became a grocery store.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

90. Transit House Hotel, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1911
Description:
The Transit House Hotel was the first hotel in New Brighton, built by its first mayor, Jack Davies. The hotel was located on Tenth Street and Fifth Avenue. Davis is standing in the doorway. The hotel was built for travelers to the stockyards and packing plants.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

91. Treat Blacksmith Shop, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1900?
Description:
The first blacksmith shop in New Brighton was built in 1905 and was located next to the Town Hall. The blacksmith shop also had owner lodging above. Later a garage addition was added on to the south side facing the Village Hall. Another addition was added on the north side for an implement store which in time became a grocery and general store. Owner James Treat is standing along the horse in the doorway of the building. His wife, Helga Gunderson Treat, leans out the upstairs window.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

92. Twin Cities Arsenal Volunteer Fire Department, Arden Hills, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1945?
Description:
The Volunteer Fire Department at the Twin Cities Arsenal complex in Arden Hills is shown gathering around the lunchroom table. Jim Swanson, only identified member, is second from left.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

93. Twin Cities Arsenal Volunteer Fire Department, Arden Hills, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1945?
Description:
The Volunteer Fire Department at the Twin Cities Arsenal complex in Arden Hills is shown. Jim Swanson, only identified member, is back row, fourth from the left.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

94. View of James J. Hill's warehouse on Upper Mississippi River, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1869
Description:
View of James J. Hill's warehouse on Saint Paul's Mississippi River levee, as well as J.C. and H.C. Burbank's warehouse and other buildings in the area.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

95. Warehouse and businesses at the corner of University and Simpson Avenues, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1940?
Description:
Front exterior of the M & Left Motor Supply Shop, part of the Malmon automobile business.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

96. Warranty Deed for Fillebrown House, White Bear Lake, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1937-11-16
Description:
Warranty Deed transferring the Fillebrown House at 4735 Lake Avenue, formerly 303 Lake Avenue, White Bear Lake, Minnesota, from Harriet and Jonas Walter Fillebrown to Helen K. Fillebrown and Arthur K. Fillebrown.
Contributing Institution:
White Bear Lake Area Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Deeds

97. Water tower, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1917
Description:
Water tower in downtown New Brighton situated on Fifth Avenue. It was built in 1917 by Chicago Bridge and Ironworks. The water tower and pump house were just to the south of the fire station and served the city until 1970.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

98. William Devine, superintendent of the Peoples Coal and Ice Company with his wife, Ottellia (Tillie) Schmalzbauer Devine, New Brighton, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1920?
Description:
William H. and Ottellia (Tillie) Schmalzbauer Devine are shown in this early automobile in New Brighton. Devine was superintendent of the Peoples Coal and Ice Company in New Brighton.
Contributing Institution:
New Brighton Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

99. Workers in a small laundry plant, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Date Created:
1919?
Description:
Men and women working at a laundry. A Jewish-owned laundry business in St. Paul.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

100. Machinery room, Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Creator:
Meyer, E. L.
Description:
Five men and a young girl posing with large machinery behind a long pipe in the engine room at Macalester College.
Contributing Institution:
Macalester College
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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