Business trade card for Skoll & Robitshek, Minneapolis One Price Clothing Store for fine Men's, Youths', Boys' and Children's clothing and Gents' furnishing goods. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
"Margaret Fletcher, Assistant in charge of Visual Aids, discusses selection of a film with Mrs. Allan Moore, while the Rev. Elder C. Anderson and George Grenander "preview" a film in a home-made projection unit, constructed from a cardboard carton. Visual Aids Service, Minneapolis Public Library, November, 1948."
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Business trade card for Seymour & Curtis, Nicollet Ave. & Ninth Street, The Very Latest Styles in Fall Dress Goods, Silks, and Winter Wraps of all Kinds.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Twelfth edition of Sedgwick's Best House Plans. The plans are for one-story bungalows, cottages, frame cemented houses, brick houses, and other styles of houses. The designs are done by Charles Sedgwick and have been built across the United States and Canada.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schwartz, Louis L. (author); Civic Players of Minneapolis (producers)
Date Created:
1919
Description:
The Civic Players of Minneapolis were a community theater group that organized in March 1918. Their stated purpose was "to develop the drama on a broad, democratic basis and to make Minneapolis not so much a city of theaters as a community with a playhouse." In 1919, in the wake of WWI, they performed a historical pageant entitled "Swords and Plowshares" on the steps of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The pageant was intended to theatrically illustrate history's greatest wars and to point out the "indisputable fact ... that the ideal of Democracy has been steadily struggling upward through the years of violence and stress." To highlight the success of democracy and civilization at the local level the players included the names and images of notable Minneapolis institutions, landmarks, and businesses in the front and back of their playbill. The playbill provides insight into what the people of early twentieth-century Minneapolis perceived to be their city's finest qualities and is a record of the city's most important buildings and businesses following World War I.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schubert Theatre program listing events on September 18, 22, 23, 24, and 25, 1910: "The City," a play by Clyde Fitche, and "Lulu's Husbands," with Mabel Barrison and Harry Conor, and the original New York cast; musical program: director John P. Rossiter, "Spirit of Peace" by Edwin Franko Goldman; "Madame Sherry" by Karl Hoschna; "L'Affinite" by Roberts; "Fireflies" by Paul Lincke; "Iman" by Mann. Also advertisements, with drawings or photographs, coming attractions, and a list of theatrical stars appearing.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schubert Theatre program listing events on September 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15, 1910: "The Lottery Man," a comedy in three acts by Rida Johnson Young, and "The Blue Mouse," a farce by Clyde Fitche; musical program: director John P. Rossiter, "Spirit of Peace" by Edwin Franko Goldman; "Madame Sherry" by Karl Hoschna; "L'Affinite" by Roberts; "Fireflies" by Paul Lincke; "Iman" by Mann. Also advertisements, with drawings or photographs, coming attractions, and a list of theatrical stars appearing.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schubert Theatre program listing events the week of September 3, 1911: "Alias Jimmy Valentine" after O. Henry's short story "A Retrieved Reformation." Also advertisements, with drawings or photographs.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schubert Theatre program listing events the week of October 9, 1910: "A Matinee Idol" a song comedy by De Wolf Hopper with Louise Dresser, and "The World and His Wife" by Charles Frederic Nirdlinger; musical program: prelude "World and His Wife" by William Furst; "La Seenade" (Waltz Espagnole) by O. Metra; "La Media Noche" by J. Aviles; "From Foreign Lands" by M. Moszkowski; "Habanera" by J. Roberts; two Spanish Dances "Valse" and "Bolaro" by M. Moszkowski. Also advertisements, with drawings or photographs, coming attractions, and a list of theatrical stars appearing.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schubert Theatre program listing events the week of October 19, 1911: "The Talk of the Town" a musical melange in three acts for the benefit of The Sheltering Arms Orphanage, starring famous actor Donald MacDonald (with photo), with prologue, song list, and entr'acte music by Pavane Recamier. Also advertisements, with drawings or photographs, and coming attractions.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schubert Theatre program listing events the week of November 20, 1910: "Baby Mine" a farce by Margaret Mayo; excerpt from the New York Times article on false paternity that suggested the performance: "Chicago Health Officer Says Many Women Pretend Children are Their Own"; musical program: "Baby Mine" march; selection from "The Chocolate Soldier"; Intermezzo "Reine Valse" by Phil Schwartz; Slavic Dance No. 10 by Anton Dvorak. Also advertisements, with drawings or photographs, coming attractions, and a list of theatrical stars appearing.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schubert Theatre program listing events on November 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17, 1910: "Billy," a farce in three acts by George Cameron, and "The Whirlwind," by Henri Bernstein; musical program: "Stradella" by F. von Flotow; Berceuse from "Joselyn" by Benjamin Godard; Aria from "Samson and Delilah" by Camille Saint-Saens; "Chauson sans Paroles" by Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowsky. Also advertisements, with drawings or photographs, coming attractions, and a list of theatrical stars appearing.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schubert Theatre program listing events on March 17-18, 1911: "The Twig of Thorn" a play by Marie J. Warren, presented by the College Women's Club, and "The Servant in the House" presented by School of Acting, Northwestern Conservatory. Also advertisement, with drawing.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schubert Theatre program listing events the week of March 19, 1911: "The Passing of the Third Floor Back" by Jerome K. Jerome; musical program: "Franz Schubert" Charles Gounod; Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven; Andante Religioso by Francis Thome; Romance by Anton Rubenstein; Salut de Amour by Edward Elgar; Serenata by Moritz Moskowski; Angels Serenade by Gaetano Bragga; Marche et Cartege "La Reine de Saba" by Charles Gounod; "Angelus and March from Scenes Pilloresques" by Jules Massenet. Also advertisements, with drawings or photographs, coming attractions, and a list of theatrical stars appearing.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schubert Theatre program listing events the week of June 4, 1911: "The Dollar Mark" by George Broadhurst. Also advertisements, with drawings or photographs, and coming attractions.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schubert Theatre program listing events the week of January 15, 1911: "The Bohemian Girl" staged by Edward P. Temple, music by Michael Balfe. Also advertisements, with drawings or photographs, coming attractions, and a list of theatrical stars appearing.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schubert Theatre program listing events the week of December 25, 1910: "The Jolly Bachelors," a musical spectacle in two acts by Glen MacDonough (words) and Raymond Hubbell (tunes); musical program: . Also advertisements, with drawings or photographs, coming attractions, and a list of theatrical stars appearing.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schubert Theatre program listing events the week of April 30, 1911: The Route, "Lyman H. Howe's Travel Festival" vignettes from around the world. Also advertisements, with a drawing, and coming attractions.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schubert Theatre program listing events the week of October 6, 1912: "The Bird of Paradise" an Hawaiian romance by Richard Walton Tully. Also advertisements, with drawings or photographs.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schubert Theatre program listing events the week of November 17, 1912: "The Blue Bird" by Maurice Maeterlinck. Also advertisements, with drawings or photographs.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schubert Theatre program listing events the week of November 6, 1911: "Rebellion" a play in four acts by Joseph Medill Patterson, starring famous actor Gertrude Elliott. Also advertisements, with drawings or photographs.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schubert Theatre program listing events the week of November 3, 1912: "The Mikado," "The Pirates of Penzance," "H.M.S. Pinafore," and "Patience" by Sir W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan. Also advertisements, with drawings or photographs.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schubert Theatre program listing events the week of November 12, 1911: "Il Trovatore" opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi starring famous coloratura soprano Edith Helena (Edith Helen Seymour). Also advertisements, with drawings or photographs.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schubert Theatre program listing events the week of May 5, 1912: "Excuse Me" a Pullman carnival in three sections by Rupert Hughes. Also advertisement.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schubert Theatre program listing events the week of March 3, 1912: "The Chocolate Soldier" an opera bouffe in three acts by Oscar Straus. Single clipping.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schubert Theatre program listing events the week of March 11, 1912: "Little Women" by Marian de Forest after the story by Louisa M. Alcott. Also advertisement. Single clipping.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schubert Theatre program listing events the week of March 17, 1912: "Il Trovatore" by Giuseppe Verdi, "La Boheme" by Giacomo Puccini, "Lakme" by Leo Delibes, "Faust" by Charles Gounod, "Madame Butterfly" by Puccini, "Manon" by Jules Massenet, "Thais" by Massenet, "Carmen" by Georges Bizet, and "La Tosca" by Puccini. Also advertisement.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schubert Theatre program listing events the weeks of January 14, 1912 and January 21, 1912: "The Pink Lady" an adaption from Le Satyre by Georges Berr and Marcel Guillemand, "A Night Out" by May Robson and T.C. Dazey, and "The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary." Also advertisements, with drawings or photographs. Incomplete program.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schubert Theatre program listing events the week of December 24, 1911: "As a Man Thinks" by Augustus Thomas with "America's foremost actor" John Mason. Also advertisements, with drawings or photographs.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schubert Theatre program listing events the week of April 8, 1912: Shakespearean repertoire "Taming of the Shrew," "Macbeth," "The Merchant of Venice," Romeo and Juliet," "Hamlet," "As You Like It," and "Twelfth Night" including famous actors E.H. Sothern (Edward Hugh Sothern) and Julia Marlowe (Sarah Frances Frost). Also advertisements, with drawings or photographs, and a list of theatrical stars appearing.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Schubert Theatre program listing events the week of April 8, 1912: "Taming of the Shrew," "Macbeth," "The Merchant of Venice," "Romeo and Juliet," "Hamlet," "As You Like It," and "Twelfth Night" by Shakespeare. Also advertisement.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Book about the International Stock Food Farm owned by Marion Willis Savage. Marion Savage bred horses for racing at the farm. The famous harness racing horse Dan Patch, spent many years at the farm. Savage bought Dan Patch to help promote his business. Consequently, Dan Patch is featured on many International Stock Food Products. The horse and his owner had a close connection: Dan Patch died July 11, 1916; Savage died of a heart attack a few days later. Dan Patch became less significant as America embraced the automobile. Ironically, Savage started manufacturing the Dan Patch automobile in 1911.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Two pages of geography exercises by Joseph Sandeen, a student at Seward School in Minneapolis. On the first page are a poem about an Eskimo and a drawing of Eskimo life. On the second page are an unfinished poem about a tropical person and a drawing of a person sitting under palm trees.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Two page letter from Esther Sandeen, a Seward School student, addressed to Mr. Samuel Brown of Duluth, Minnesota. The letter describes her Christmas plans.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The Hennepin County Library service began in 1922 and originally had its offices in the downtown Minneapolis Public Library (Old Main). County services continued to operate out of the Minneapolis Central Library downtown from 1961-1973, when the County's library services moved to the Southdale Library. They later moved to the Ridgedale Library building in 1981, where they continue today.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Two page letter from Stolter Rosz, a Seward School student, addressed to "my dear friend." The letter describes Seward School's early closing, which was due to lack of funding, and the student's vacation plans. The second page of letter was reused for illegible note-taking.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Roosevelt Marching Club program for "The Viking: A Comic Opera in Three Acts," listing cast, synopsis, and songs from each act. Also includes description and member list of Roosevelt Club and advertisements with drawings and photographs. The play was performed at the Mankato Theatre in Mankato, the Lyceum Theatre in Minneapolis, and the Lyceum Theatre in Duluth.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Roosevelt Marching Club program for "The Queen of the Ballet", a comic opera by R.A. Barnet, listing cast, synopsis, and songs from each act. Also includes description and member list of Roosevelt Club and advertisements with drawings and photographs. The play was performed at the Mankato Theatre in Mankato on February 28, the Metropolitan Theatre in Minneapolis on March 2, 3, and 4, and the Fargo Opera House in Fargo, North Dakota on March 7.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Roosevelt Club program for "Baron Humbug," a musical comedy by R.A. Barnet listing cast, synopsis, and songs from each act. Also includes description and member list of Roosevelt Club, photographs of the cast in costume, and advertisements with drawings and photographs. The play was performed at the Metropolitan Opera House in St. Paul on March 12, the Metropolitan Opera House in Minneapolis on March 14, 15, and 16, and the Lyceum in Duluth on March 19.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Roosevelt Club program for "The Yap from Home: An Original Burlesque in Four Act," by S.E. Keiser. Also includes description and member list of Roosevelt Club, photographs of the cast in costume, and advertisements with drawings and photographs. The play was performed at the Lyric Theatre in Minneapolis on March 28, 29 and 23.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Roosevelt Club program for "Pipes o' Pan - A Musical Vaudeville and Burlesque," featuring a selection of acts: Davis and Rieke - Sharp Shooting Extraordinary; Heathe Gregory, Basso performing Songologue; Thomas G. McCracken and Company performing "Fluffy Ruffles and The Kandy Kyds"; Paris Hawkins and Wells performing "The Music Question; Banks and Cotton performing "The Littlest Girl"; Arthur White and Company performing "Colored Ecstasies"; and Philip R. Brooks and Company performing "Mrs. O'Brien of the Potato Patch." Also includes member list of Roosevelt Club, photographs of the performers, and advertisements with drawings and photographs. The play was performed at the Metropolitan Opera House in Minneapolis on April 21 and 22, and the Metropolitan Opera House in St. Paul on April 23, 24, and 25.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog featuring the Storm King Special Furnace. Includes description of components, reasons to purchase, notes on its operation, and an example of its use in a home.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog explaining the ten styles and types of Floral City Furnaces. Includes warm air and combination furnaces, and hot water and steam boilers.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog of Burnham Boilers manufactured by Lord & Burnham Co. (New York, New York), sold by Roberts Heating & Ventilating Company. Includes ratings, measurements, and notes on sectional, round, and junior or tank heaters.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library