This drawing shows the a cross section of a canal used to feed water through turbines to generate power. The tunnel was embedded in the limestone near St. Anthony Falls with a base of concrete and shell of masonry. See also umn191811.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
William Jennings Bryan and the Democratic Party donkey are shown standing in front of the White House. Next to Bryan is a suitcase labeled "Democratic Nomination."
The layout of pre-flight operations includes the field plan with field house, fence and track shown. Details include load ring, position of men, hydrogen cylinders, TNT caps, poles, balloons and gondola. The plan was drawn by Paul Campbell.
Published on May 22, 1912, this cartoon shows "Champ" Clark, standing by a fence labeled "Minnesota Presidential Field"and pointing to a dog with a human face. Clark tells a boy, "Minnesota Politics," who has tied a bucket to Clark's dog's tail, that Republican Congressman Charlie Towne shouldn't be kicked around.
Untitled sketch. Includes canopy, throne, stools and a walnut platform. Canopy details include the Archdiocesan coat-of-arms, painted in color, gold leaf and velour drapery. Throne detail shows carvings on seat back and posts, and note a spring cushion of ""best quality leather""
Sketch of Chapel of the Immaculate Conception. Pillars, decorations, and Mary emerging from a cave, with another woman kneeling below. Chapel bears inscription,""Je suis l'immaculee conception,", and is marked ""traced"" by FAA (architect Frank A. Abrahamson) and dated.
This drawing by Harold H. Crawford shows the layout for the foundry casting of a bronze tablet, presented to the Mayo brothers by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
This drawing was done by the deaf architect Olof Hanson, who was a teacher at the Minnesota Institute for Defectives (Deaf, Blind and Feeble-Minded) during 1891-1893. From left to right, the South and North Wings of Mott Hall are depicted. The central tower is not shown as it did not exist during the time period depicted. At the bottom of the drawing is the signature "O.H. del." Block letters at the bottom read: "Minnesota School For The Deaf And The Blind From 1873 to 1879." Cursive writing at the bottom reads: "Make the cut about 6-3/4" from x to x and leave off the ends," in reference to two "x" marks made on the left and right ends of the drawing.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
This drawing was done by the deaf architect Olof Hanson, who was a teacher at the Minnesota Institute for Defectives (Deaf, Blind and Feeble-Minded) during 1891-1893. From left to right, Mott Hall, the Power Plant Building, and Barron Hall are depicted. At the bottom of the drawing is the signature "O.H. del."
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Harold H. Crawford's architectural rendering is a presentation drawing of Olney Church in England. This student work was completed while Crawford was at the Harvard.
The landmark tower and central entrance of Tate Hall are depicted. The frame of the drawing has a ribbon attached (not pictured) that represents a First Award from the St. Louis County Rural School Fair.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
A man wades through Lake Excelsior in the pouring rain as various animals comment on his plight. This cartoon appeared in the Minneapolis Journal on May 24, 1909.
Early years in St. Cloud (1857-1863). The six Benedictine women (4 sisters and 2 candidates) arrived in St. Cloud from St. Marys, Pennsylvania, earlier than expected; no convent had been prepared for them. John Tenvoorde's boarding house and entertainment hall (on the far left) was rented for ten months as the first convent in the Midwest frontier. Describing this convent, Prior Demetrius di Marogna, OSB, pastor of the German settlers in St. Cloud, wrote: "The house has two rooms and a spacious refectory with a built-on kitchen and above the refectory, a long attic room where ten or twelve school children's beds can easily be placed. Well, garden, and cellar are in the enclosure. But the rent for the year is $250.00...that price is cheap for here." (McDonald, page29) ..In this temporary abode, the sisters took in 6 boarders, and taught music, art, needlework, English, German, and religion to Catholics and non-Catholics in the neighborhood. The following year they were able to move to the renovated St. Mary's Church and Convent (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives; McDonald, pages 27-34).
A drawing of the Franklin Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library. Opened in August 1914 at 1314 East Franklin Avenue, and designed by architect Edward L. Tilton, this was the first library building in Minneapolis to be built with funds from Andrew Carnegie. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Depositors are walking into the U. S. Postal Savings Bank, which is shown as occupying a giant Uncle Sam's hat. In the background are homes and factories.