Professor J. S. Gaylord, psychology, conducting an experiment with a dead snake at Bear Creek. Female students were asked to touch the snake. Gaylord then recorded their emotional stress.
Contributing Institution:
Winona State University, Darrell W. Krueger Library
Large scrapbook containing photographs, post cards, German and French wartime currency, day passes, and other miscellanea from Sgt. Phillip Olson's time in France and Germany during World War I. Sgt. Philip Olson served in World War I with the 25th Regiment Engineers, United States Army. After his enlistment, he departed New York for France on October 31, 1917 aboard the transport ship Agamemnon. The journey was not uneventful due to fears about German U-boats, and an accident which involved their ship being rammed. Upon arrival in France, Olson took part in a number of projects including the building of a docks and doing engineering at the front in Verdun. He had various other duties including working for the supply sergeant, warehouse work, and distributing kit through camp. These duties were performed in a number of locations in France including Brest, Bordeaux, Verdun, and Paris. At the close of the war, he was able to take a trip to Monaco and Monte Carlo. After the signing of the Armistice in November 1918, Olson stayed for a time in France. During this time, he and the 25th Engineers aided in construction and rebuilding projects. In March of 1919, Olson returned to the United States by way of New York. Olson's journal of the time, a companion document to this scrapbook, is also in the Hennepin County Library collection in Minnesota Reflections
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Scrapbook containing mainly winter scenes of Minnesota Department of Highways workers and equipment in various parts of the state. Photos range from 1918-1932, with the bulk concentrated in the 1920s.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
This scrapbook includes photographs and archival material and handmade invitations related to the Concordia Society, a benevolent women's society organized October 17, 1901, at the Swedish Hospital of Minneapolis. The Concordia Society was primarily dedicated to providing free beds and other services to persons in need of medical care. The Swedish Hospital was run by and for Swedish immigrants.
This scrapbook includes photographs and archival material related to the Concordia Society of the Swedish Hospital. This book received the 1974 award of the Minnesota Hospital Association for the Best Historical Book of the Year. The Concordia Society was a benevolent women's society organized October 17, 1901, at the Swedish Hospital of Minneapolis. The Concordia Society was primarily dedicated to providing free beds and other services to persons in need of medical care. The Swedish Hospital was run by and for Swedish immigrants.