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1. Section 28, Arne Knutsen farm, Medo Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1909
Description:
Exterior view of the Arne Knutsen farmstead. Hand-colored photograph.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

2. J. R. Brandrup Residence, Mankato, Minnesota

Creator:
Keene, George Eldon
Date Created:
1900?
Description:
J. R. Brandrup residence at the end of Byron Street.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

3. Fillebrown House, White Bear Lake, Minnesota

Date Created:
1955
Description:
The Fillebrown House located at 4753 Lake Avenue, formerly 303 Lake Avenue. The property is on the National Register of Historic Places and is also known as the Red Chalet and the C. P. Noyes Cottage.
Contributing Institution:
White Bear Lake Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

4. Fillebrown House, White Bear Lake, Minnesota

Date Created:
1955
Description:
The Fillebrown House located at 4753 Lake Avenue, formerly 303 Lake Avenue. The property is on the National Register of Historic Places and is also known as the Red Chalet and the C. P. Noyes Cottage.
Contributing Institution:
White Bear Lake Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

5. Fillebrown House, White Bear Lake, Minnesota

Date Created:
1955
Description:
The Fillebrown House located at 4753 Lake Avenue, formerly 303 Lake Avenue. The property is on the National Register of Historic Places and is also known as the Red Chalet and the C. P. Noyes Cottage.
Contributing Institution:
White Bear Lake Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

6. Fillebrown House, White Bear Lake, Minnesota

Date Created:
1955
Description:
The Fillebrown House located at 4753 Lake Avenue, formerly 303 Lake Avenue. The property is on the National Register of Historic Places and is also known as the Red Chalet and the C. P. Noyes Cottage.
Contributing Institution:
White Bear Lake Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

7. Group posing in front of the Fillebrown House, White Bear Lake, Minnesota

Date Created:
1955
Description:
The Fillebrown House located at 4753 Lake Avenue, formerly 303 Lake Avenue. The property is on the National Register of Historic Places and is also known as the Red Chalet and the C. P. Noyes Cottage.
Contributing Institution:
White Bear Lake Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

8. Woman in front of the Fillebrown House, White Bear Lake, Minnesota

Date Created:
1955
Description:
The Fillebrown House located at 4753 Lake Avenue, formerly 303 Lake Avenue. The property is on the National Register of Historic Places and is also known as the Red Chalet and the C. P. Noyes Cottage.
Contributing Institution:
White Bear Lake Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

9. Central Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1961
Description:
A sitting area in the Central Library of Minneapolis Public Library in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This facility, at 300 Nicollet Mall, was built in 1961 and housed the library until 2002.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

10. Central Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1961?
Description:
A view from above of the Central Library of Minneapolis Public Library. This facility, at 300 Nicollet Mall, was built in 1961 and housed the library until 2002. Founded in 1885, the Minneapolis Public Library grew to include a Central Library and fourteen branches. In 2008 the library was merged into the Hennepin County Library system.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

11. Central Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1961?
Description:
A view from above of one of the entrances to the Central Library of Minneapolis Public Library. This facility, at 300 Nicollet Mall, was built in 1961 and housed the library until 2002. Founded in 1885, the Minneapolis Public Library grew to include a Central Library and fourteen branches. In 2008 the library was merged into the Hennepin County Library system.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

12. Central Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1961?
Description:
A view from above of one of the entrances to the Central Library of Minneapolis Public Library. This facility, at 300 Nicollet Mall, was built in 1961 and housed the library until 2002. Founded in 1885, the Minneapolis Public Library grew to include a Central Library and fourteen branches. In 2008 the library was merged into the Hennepin County Library system.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

13. Central Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1961?
Description:
A view from above of the Central Library of Minneapolis Public Library. This facility, at 300 Nicollet Mall, was built in 1961 and housed the library until 2002. Founded in 1885, the Minneapolis Public Library grew to include a Central Library and fourteen branches. In 2008 the library was merged into the Hennepin County Library system.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

14. Central Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1961?
Description:
A view from above of one of the entrances to the Central Library of Minneapolis Public Library. This facility, at 300 Nicollet Mall, was built in 1961 and housed the library until 2002. Founded in 1885, the Minneapolis Public Library grew to include a Central Library and fourteen branches. In 2008 the library was merged into the Hennepin County Library system.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

15. Central Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1961?
Description:
A view from above shows the roof and planetarium dome of the Central Library of Minneapolis Public Library. This facility, at 300 Nicollet Mall, was built in 1961 and housed the library until 2002. Founded in 1885, the Minneapolis Public Library grew to include a Central Library and fourteen branches. In 2008 the library was merged into the Hennepin County Library system.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

16. Central Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1961?
Description:
A view from above shows the loading dock of the Central Library of Minneapolis Public Library. This facility, at 300 Nicollet Mall, was built in 1961 and housed the library until 2002. Founded in 1885, the Minneapolis Public Library grew to include a Central Library and fourteen branches. In 2008 the library was merged into the Hennepin County Library system.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

17. Central Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1961?
Description:
A view from above of the Central Library of Minneapolis Public Library and parking lot. This facility, at 300 Nicollet Mall, was built in 1961 and housed the library until 2002. Founded in 1885, the Minneapolis Public Library grew to include a Central Library and fourteen branches. In 2008 the library was merged into the Hennepin County Library system.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

18. Central Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1961?
Description:
A view from above of the Central Library of Minneapolis Public Library. This facility, at 300 Nicollet Mall, was built in 1961 and housed the library until 2002. Founded in 1885, the Minneapolis Public Library grew to include a Central Library and fourteen branches. In 2008 the library was merged into the Hennepin County Library system.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

19. Central Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1961?
Description:
A view from above shows the roof and planetarium dome of the Central Library of Minneapolis Public Library. This facility, at 300 Nicollet Mall, was built in 1961 and housed the library until 2002. Founded in 1885, the Minneapolis Public Library grew to include a Central Library and fourteen branches. In 2008 the library was merged into the Hennepin County Library system.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

20. Central Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1961?
Description:
A view from above of the Central Library of Minneapolis Public Library. This facility, at 300 Nicollet Mall, was built in 1961 and housed the library until 2002. Founded in 1885, the Minneapolis Public Library grew to include a Central Library and fourteen branches. In 2008 the library was merged into the Hennepin County Library system.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

21. Central Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1961?
Description:
A view from above shows the roof and planetarium dome of the Central Library of Minneapolis Public Library. This facility, at 300 Nicollet Mall, was built in 1961 and housed the library until 2002. Founded in 1885, the Minneapolis Public Library grew to include a Central Library and fourteen branches. In 2008 the library was merged into the Hennepin County Library system.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

22. American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1967
Description:
Turnblad mansion used as headquarters for 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.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

23. Martha Crone Shelter at Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden, Theodore Wirth Regional Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1970 - 1989
Description:
Martha Crone Shelter at Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden, Theodore Wirth Regional Park in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

24. Pipestone National Bank Building, eastern view of demolition, Pipestone, Minnesota

Date Created:
1970-04
Description:
Eastern view of the demolition of the Pipestone National Bank Building.
Contributing Institution:
Pipestone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

25. Pipestone National Bank Building, south eastern view of demolition, Pipestone, Minnesota

Date Created:
1970-04
Description:
Southeastern view of the demolition of the Pipestone National Bank Building.
Contributing Institution:
Pipestone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

26. Pipestone National Bank Building, southern view of demolition, Pipestone, Minnesota

Date Created:
1970-04
Description:
Southern view of the demolition of the Pipestone National Bank Building.
Contributing Institution:
Pipestone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

27. Pipestone National Bank Building, southwestern view of demolition, Pipestone, Minnesota

Date Created:
1970-04
Description:
Southwestern view of the demolition of the Pipestone National Bank Building.
Contributing Institution:
Pipestone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

28. Washburn Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1970-08
Description:
The Washburn branch of the Minneapolis Public Library, located at 5244 Lyndale Avenue South, was built in 1970.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

29. Scandia Church on a truck in front of Nelson Hall Bethel Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1973
Description:
Scandia Church, one of the first Swedish Baptist church buildings in Minnesota, moving on a truck in front of Nelson Hall on its way to new location on grounds of Bethel Seminary.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

30. Pipestone County Jail and Sheriff's Residence, Pipestone, Minnesota

Date Created:
1975 - 1977
Description:
North and west view of the jail and sheriff's residence building before demolition
Contributing Institution:
Pipestone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

31. Dingler General Store as a residence, Cazenovia, Minnesota

Date Created:
1975 - 1984
Description:
The Dingler General Store, original store in Cazenovia, after many years as a store, was converted into a private residence.
Contributing Institution:
Pipestone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

32. American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1976-12-02
Description:
Exterior view of the Turnblad mansion from the parking lot. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

33. Dining room, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1978
Description:
Table, chandelier, and sideboard in the Turnblad mansion dining room. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

34. Dining room sideboard, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1978
Description:
Elaborately carved sideboard by Ulrich Steiner, Turnblad mansion dining room. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

35. Removal of the SAP window in the Posten Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1983-11
Description:
Svenska Amerikanska Posten stained glass window being removed from its original location. It was moved to the American Swedish Institute in 1983.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

36. Window in Posten Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1983-11
Description:
Svenska Amerikanska Posten stained glass window in its original location. The window was moved to the American Swedish Institute in 1983.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

37. Meeting room on the lower level of the American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1984
Description:
Room with Dala-style mural painted by Swedish artist Bengt Engman. Catering kitchen on the left.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

38. Meeting room on the lower level of the American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1984
Description:
Room with Dala-style mural painted by Swedish artist Bengt Engman in 1983, telling the story of Swedish emigration to America.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

39. Panel detail for the American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Engman, Bengt
Date Created:
1984
Description:
Dala-style painting by the Swedish artist, Bengt Engman.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

40. Central Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1985
Description:
This exterior view of the Central Library of Minneapolis Public Library highlights the library's sign. This facility, at 300 Nicollet Mall, was built in 1961 and housed the library until 2002. Founded in 1885, the Minneapolis Public Library grew to include a Central Library and fourteen branches. In 2008 the library was merged into the Hennepin County Library system.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

41. North Branch Area Library, East Central Regional Library, North Branch, Minnesota

Date Created:
1985 - 1989
Description:
The North Branch Area Library was located in the Main Mall, a new retail building on Main Street from 1985-1989, with 1,166 square feet, North Branch, Minnesota. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

42. Mille Lacs Lake Community Library, East Central Regional Library, Isle, Minnesota

Date Created:
1985 - 1991
Description:
The Mille Lacs Lake Community Library became East Central Regional Library's 13th branch in 1985, and moved to the Isle City Center building in 1991. The library is in the left side of this building, and the city hall and police are located on the right, with a meeting room in the back, Isle, Minnesota. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

43. American Swedish Institute, home of the American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Lundquist, Elmer F.
Date Created:
1985?
Description:
View of the mansion from Park Avenue and 26th Street. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

44. Interior view of Centennial Library, Circle Pines, Minnesota

Creator:
Anoka County Library
Date Created:
1986
Description:
Interior view of the Centennial Branch Library prior to the 2019 rennovation.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

45. Interior view of Crooked Lake Library, Coon Rapids, Minnesota

Creator:
Anoka County Library
Date Created:
1986
Description:
Interior view of the Crooked Lake Library after the 1986 rennovation.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

46. New McGregor Public Library, East Central Regional Library, McGregor, Minnesota

Date Created:
1989
Description:
The new McGregor Public Library was completed and opened in September 1989, McGregor, Minnesota. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

47. Urjans Iverson log cabin, Lake Johanna Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1990
Description:
Exterior view of the Urjans Iverson log cabin, east and south facades. The cabin was restored in 1990. This photo documents that work. Urjans Iverson was one of the first permanent residents of Pope County. He built his first cabin from the Fort Lake Johanna stockade which was abandoned after the Civil War. The cabin was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Contributing Institution:
Pope County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

48. Central Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1990 - 2002
Description:
This exterior view of the Central Library of Minneapolis Public Library shows the dome of the planetarium and a scupture entitled The Scroll, by John Rood. This facility, at 300 Nicollet Mall, was built in 1961 and housed the library until 2002.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

49. American Swedish Institute, 2600 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1990?
Description:
View of the Turnblad mansion from Park Avenue. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

50. Bedroom, third floor, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1990?
Description:
This room was originally a guest bedroom, and has housed many exhibits on Swedish life, including weaving, over the years. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

51. Breakfast room, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Date Created:
1990?
Description:
Kakelugn and bench seat in the breakfast room of the Turnblad mansion. The dccor in this room is in the Rococo Revival style. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

52. Breakfast room, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1990?
Description:
Side chairs, small table, and chest 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.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

53. Breakfast room, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1990?
Description:
Bench and kakelugn or tile stove 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.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

54. Ceiling detail above grand staircase, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1990?
Description:
View of the ceiling detail above the grand staircase. The fleur de lis located near the Visby window at the top of the main staircase 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.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

55. Detail of a thermometer, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1990?
Description:
Thermometer installed between carved columns in the dining room of the Turnblad mansion. Many rooms have two of these elaborately cast thermometers. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

56. Detail of carving on the dining room sideboard, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1990?
Description:
This is a close-up of the carving detail on the side-board carved by Ulrich Steiner for 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.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

57. Dining room, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1990?
Description:
Table, chandelier, and fireplace in the Turnblad mansion dining room. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

58. Dining room of the American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1990?
Description:
View of the Turnblad mansion dining room, looking toward the carved sideboard. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

59. Exterior detail of American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1990?
Description:
Exterior detail 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.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

60. Fireplace, grand hall, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1990?
Description:
Hand-carved mahogany fireplace on which two carved "barbarians" representing youth and maturity hold up either side of the mantel. Porcelain urns with Turnblad's initials sit on the mantelpiece. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

61. Library, second floor, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis,, Minnesota

Date Created:
1990?
Description:
Interior view of the library, with library table and Kakelugn. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

62. Music room, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1990?
Description:
View of the grand piano and fireplace in the music room, 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.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

63. Reading room on second floor, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1990?
Description:
Library bookcases that were originally in Swan J. Turnblad's newspaper offices. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

64. Salon, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1990?
Description:
Turnblad mansion salon or drawing room in the Rococo Revival style, as it appeared before it became the American Swedish Institute gift shop. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

65. Hinckley Public Library, East Central Regional Library, Hinckley, Minnesota

Date Created:
1991-03-19
Description:
Hinckley Public Library has been located in this building with the village hall since December of 1939, with a substantial building addition shown here in 1991. The expansion added a children's area, expanded reading and study areas, made the circulation desk more efficient, and installed better lighting and a higher ceiling. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

66. American Swedish Institute building from Park Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1991-09-25
Description:
View of the Turnblad mansion from Park Avenue. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

67. Kakelugn, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1991-09-25
Description:
This green tile stove is located on the third floor 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.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

68. Kakelugn in the breakfast room of the American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1991-09-25
Description:
This kakelugn was made by the Rorstrand Porcelain Company of Stockholm in the Rococo Revival style. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

69. Kakelugn in the library of the American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1991-09-26
Description:
Green tile stove in the library 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.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

70. Selma Lagerlof statue on the grounds of the American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1994-06
Description:
View of the grounds at the American Swedish Institute grounds and gardens, with the Selma Lagerlof statue flanked by flowers.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

71. Princeton Area Library, East Central Regional Library, Princeton, Minnesota

Date Created:
1995
Description:
The Princeton Area Library opened in a new building overlooking the Rum River on August 24, 1990. East Central Regional Library is a consolidated library system in Minnesota serving Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

72. Dining room of the American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1995?
Description:
Christmas tree in the alcove, poinsettias and garlands bedeck the ornately carved dining room in 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.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

73. Dining room of the American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1995?
Description:
Elaborate carvings cover the ceiling and woodwork of the Turnblad mansion dining room. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

74. Fireplace in the dining room of the American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1995?
Description:
Dining room fireplace nook with side benches designed and carved by Ulrich Steiner for the Swan J. 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.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

75. Kakelugn in the reading room off the second floor library of the American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1995?
Description:
This kakelugn was made by Uppsala-Ekeby AB in Uppsala, Sweden. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

76. Kakelugn or tile stove, bedchamber, second floor, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1995?
Description:
This stove is located in the small bedchamber next to the northwest bedchamber. At one time it was thought to be Lillian Turnblad's bedroom. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

77. Kakelugn or tile stove, bedchamber, second floor, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1995?
Description:
This stove is located in the large bedchamber in the northeast corner of the second floor. It was made in Uppsala, Sweden for 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.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

78. Kakelugn or tile stove in dressing room, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1995?
Description:
Tile stove in the third chamber connecting two bedrooms on the second floor 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.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

79. Kakelugn or tile stove in lower level, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1995?
Description:
Tile stove in the Turnblad mansion lower level featuring Viking motifs and two Tomtar on either side. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

80. Hosmer Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minnesota

Date Created:
1997
Description:
Exterior view of the Hosmer branch of Minneapolis Public Library. Originally known as the Thirty-sixth Street Branch, this building was built in 1916 with funds from the Carnegie Corporation and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

81. Princeton Area Library, East Central Regional Library, Princeton, Minnesota

Date Created:
1997-12
Description:
The Princeton Area Library has been located in its current space downtown since 1990. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

82. Arts and Heritage Center in St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1997?
Description:
Originally constructed in 1870 as the first high school, this building was used in later years as the Arts and Heritage Center until its destruction by a March 1998 tornado in St. Peter, Minnesota. The building was located at 320 South Fifth Street.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

83. Ard Godfrey House, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Paschke, Roger, 1939 -
Date Created:
1998
Description:
The Ard Godfrey House, (28 SE University Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota) a dwelling of Edwin Clark, now a museum.
Contributing Institution:
Melrose Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

84. Cherub detail, music room, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Steiner, Ulrich
Date Created:
2000?
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

85. Fireplace in the Grand Hall, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
2000?
Description:
Carved wood fireplace in the Turnblad mansion decorated for Christmas. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

86. Front entrance, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
2000?
Description:
Entrance door to the Turnblad mansion open to the Grand Hall. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

87. Grand Hall, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
2000?
Description:
Carved wood fireplace and grand staircase are significant features in 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.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

88. Chandelier, dining room, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
2001
Description:
Chandelier and carved wreath above the dining room table in 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.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

89. Detail of carving on sideboard, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
2001
Description:
Close-up of carving by Ulrich Steiner for the dining room sideboard in 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.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

90. Breakfast room, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Creator:
Sferra, Rik
Date Created:
2003
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

91. Alcove in the hallway outside the music room, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
2005?
Description:
Fine works of porcelain exhibited in the alcove of the Turnblad mansion. The urns have Swan J. Turnblad's initials on them.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

92. Salon, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
2005?
Description:
View of the American Swedish Institute gift shop in the salon 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.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

93. Hinckley Public Library, East Central Regional Library, Hinckley, Minnesota

Description:
Hinckley Public Library has been located in this building with the village hall since December of 1939 in Hinckley, Minnesota. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

94. Lindstrom Public Library, East Central Regional Library, Lindstrom, Minnesota

Description:
This 2,400 square foot building on Main Street in Lindstrom served the Chisago Lakes community as a library from 1973 to 2005 when a larger library was built in Chisago Lakes Township. When the library moved out, the building became the new home for the Chisago Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

95. McGregor Public Library, East Central Regional Library, McGregor, Minnesota

Description:
When McGregor Public Library joined East Central Regional Library in 1964, the library was housed in the former jail. The concrete building had been renovated, but the jail cells and the window bars were still intact, and heating was problematic. The circulation desk was where the jailer's desk had been, McGregor, Minnesota. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

96. Pine City Municipal Building and Library, East Central Regional Library, Pine City, Minnesota

Description:
When East Central Regional Library was organized, Pine City opted to remain independent from East Central Regional Library, though its county, Pine County, joined the system. Pine City joined East Central Regional Library when a new city hall was built in 1978 with space reserved for a library. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

97. Princeton Area Library, East Central Regional Library, Princeton , Minnesota

Description:
The Princeton Area Library was located in the former railroad depot several blocks west of downtown from 1976 to 1995, sharing the building with the local historical society. East Central Regional Library is a consolidated library system in Minnesota serving Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

98. Rush City Library and Community Center, East Central Regional Library, Rush City , Minnesota

Description:
The Rush City Public Library has been located on Main Street since 1987. The building was previously the office headquarters for the Plastech corporation. East Central Regional Library is a consolidated library system in Minnesota serving Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

99. Sandstone Public Library, East Central Regional Library, Sandstone, Minnesota

Description:
After a city hall renovation in September 1991, the Sandstone Public Library expanded its space in the building by 3,400 square feet. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

100. Taylors Falls Public Library, Taylors Falls, Minnesota

Description:
A Chisago County library that maintains its independence as an unaffiliated library is the Taylors Falls Public Library, housed in this building since 1887.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs
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