The Turnblad mansion music room is adorned with 52 cherubs carved by Ulrich Steiner. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Bench and painting in the breakfast room of the Turnblad mansion. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
View of the Park Avenue side of the mansion from the front gate. Sign installed to the right of the gate gives the gallery hours. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Man works with reel-to-reel magnetic tape in the basement of the Main Welfare Building, on the corner of 4th Avenue South and 5th Street South in Minneapolis.
Man adjusts dial on IBM System 360 Model 30 computer in the basement of the Main Welfare Building, on the corner of 4th Avenue South and 5th Street South in Minneapolis.
Three women typing at keypunch machines using punch cards in the basement of the Main Welfare Building, on the corner of 4th Avenue South and 5th Street South in Minneapolis.
Construction of the Hennepin County Government Center looking northwest from near the intersection of 4th Avenue South and 7th Street South in downtown Minneapolis. The Municipal Building, also known as Minneapolis City Hall, and the Northwestern Bell Telephone Building are visible in the background.
Construction of the Hennepin County Government Center looking southwest from near the intersection of 4th Avenue South and 5th Street South in downtown Minneapolis. The Foshay Tower, IDS Center and First National Bank Building are visible in the background.
Line of young men in hallway of Minneapolis City Hall, also known as Municipal Building and the Old Courthouse. Signs for "Court Room Judge Winton" and "Veterans Service Officer" are visible on wall.
Program on the north balcony of the Hennepin County Government Center showing items to go into the Government Center time capsule. The item being shown is a design for a U. S. bicentennial quarter created by Seth G. Huntington of Minneapolis. The design eventually was used for the bicentennial half dollar. Right, in sunglasses: Hennepin County Public Affairs Director Ted Farrington. Behind microphone: Hennepin County Commissioner Tom Olson. Next to Olson, in white suit: Hennepin County Commissioner Thomas Ticen. Far left: Hennepin County Commissioner Richard O. Hanson.
While Hennepin County Commissioner Tom Olson speaks before a crowd on the north balcony of Hennepin County Government Center, Hennepin County Public Affairs Director Ted Farrington prepares to add a copy of the book "Good Neighbor to the Northwest 1924 - 1974," a history of WCCO radio, to a time capsule box.
Interior of the Brooklyn Center branch of the Hennepin County Library system. Three people are reading at study tables. A wood-burning stove and rack of magazines are visible.
Aerial view of downtown Minneapolis from the roof of the Hennepin County Government Center facing south. I-35W freeway is near top left; Curtis Hotel near center; Minneapolis Auditorium near top right.
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: Senate 1981-82 (District 38); Senate 1982-2002 (District 41); Senate 2003-2006 (District 40). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10038
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1975-76 (District 45B); Senate 1977-82 (District 45); Senate 1983-94 (District 47). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10390
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: Senate 1992-2002 (District 42). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10660
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: Senate 1983-90 (District 40). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10197
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: Senate 1983-90 (District 40). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10197
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1973-80 (District 59A); Senate 1981-82 (District 59); Senate 1983-92 (District 60); Senate 1993-Present (District 61). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10047
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1977-78 (District 61A); House 1981-82 (District 61A); House 1983-86 (District 62B); Senate 1987-90 (District 62). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10073
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1974-76 (District 61A); Senate 1977-82 (District 61). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10334
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: Senate 1983-2000 (District 46). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10301
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: Senate 1993-2002 (District 43). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10479
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: Senate 1990-92 (District 61); Senate 1993-2000 (District 62). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10184
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1975-80 (District 54A); Senate 1981-82 (District 54); Senate 1983-92 (District 57); Senate 1993-96 (District 58). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10348
Looking upwards at the turret on the Turnblad mansion. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: Senate 1981-82 (District 38); Senate 1982-2002 (District 41); Senate 2003-2006 (District 40). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10038
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: Senate 1981-82 (District 37). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10377
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: Senate 1989-94 (District 33). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10414
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1991-1992 (District 43A); House 1993-2002 (District 34A): House 2003-Present (District 33A). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10624
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1983-1992 (District 42A); House 1993-1994 (District 42B). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10509
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1979-1982 (District 41A); House 1983-1992 (District 44A). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10480
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1991-1992 (District 42B); House 1993-2002 (District 42A); House 2003-2008 (District 41A). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10167
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1989-2002 (District 45A); House 2003-2006 (District 43B). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10004
Elmer Albinson was a director of the American Swedish Institute. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Night photograph of the entrance and light tower of the Terrace Theater, Robbinsdale, 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 from below of the facade and tower of the Terrace Theater, Robbinsdale, 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