Dated the fourth day of March in 1871, this bond was issued by the Borough of Saint Peter in order to raise money to finance the construction of the Winona & Saint Peter Railroad. The value of the bond at maturity was five hundreds dollars. The railroad crossed the Minnesota River and entered Nicollet County near the site of the St. Peter State Hospital in May of 1871. The railroad eventually extended through St. Peter, Traverse, Oshawa, Nicollet, and Courtland in Nicollet County before it crossed the Minnesota River into Brown County.
The program from the dedication of the Winona interstate bridge over the Mississippi River, Winona, Minnesota, on November 21, 1942. The total bridge cost was $1,500,000.
This safety poster warned against reckless behavior around streetcars. It was cut down from a car card, and advertisement displayed inside a streetcar and was used as backing for another photo in a scrapbook, which is why part of the text is missing.
Annual Report of the Employe[e]s' Mutual Benefit Association of Minneapolis Street Railway Company The Saint Paul City Railway Company The Minneapolis and St. Paul Suburban Railroad Company The Minnetonka and White Bear Navigation Company. Annual Report of the Employees' Mutual Benefit Association of Minneapolis Street Railway Company, The Saint Paul City Railway Company, The Minneapolis and St. Paul Suburban Railroad Company, The Minnetonka and White Bear Navigation Company; also know as the Twin City Rapid Transit Company. Report shows structure of mutual benefit association, income, disbursements and membership. The Influenza epidemic affected the association and an additional assessment of one month's dues was required from members for additional expenses. There was a $10,101.13 deficit at the end of January 1919. The biggest increase in expenses was for death payouts, going from $6699.50 in 1917 to $11900 in 1918. Twenty-eight deaths were listed for 1918 as opposed to 13 in 1917.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Annual Report of the Employe[e]s' Mutual Benefit Association of Minneapolis Street Railway Company The Saint Paul City Railway Company The Minneapolis and St. Paul Suburban Railroad Company The Minnetonka and White Bear Navigation Company. Annual Report of the Employees' Mutual Benefit Association of Minneapolis Street Railway Company, The Saint Paul City Railway Company, The Minneapolis and St. Paul Suburban Railroad Company, The Minnetonka and White Bear Navigation Company; also know as the Twin City Rapid Transit Company. Report shows structure of mutual benefit association, income, disbursements and membership. The report notes that it's present membership (2638) is the highest since 1917. The larger membership numbered called for more home visitors, the department increased its staff from one (in 1918) to three in 1921. There were 387 homes visited in 1918 and 943 homes visited in 1921.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Annual Report of the Employe[e]s' Mutual Benefit Association of Minneapolis Street Railway Company The Saint Paul City Railway Company The Minneapolis and St. Paul Suburban Railroad Company The Minnetonka and White Bear Navigation Company. Annual Report of the Employees' Mutual Benefit Association of Minneapolis Street Railway Company, The Saint Paul City Railway Company, The Minneapolis and St. Paul Suburban Railroad Company, The Minnetonka and White Bear Navigation Company; also know as the Twin City Rapid Transit Company. Report shows structure of mutual benefit association, income, disbursements and membership. There is also a report on the Association's home visitor, Eva Andersen, who visited with over 300 hundred different families in her first year on the job. A list of member's who died and the life insurance paid out is at the back of the report.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Annual Report of the Employe[e]s' Mutual Benefit Association of Minneapolis Street Railway Company The Saint Paul City Railway Company The Minneapolis and St. Paul Suburban Railroad Company The Minnetonka and White Bear Navigation Company. Annual Report of the Employees' Mutual Benefit Association of Minneapolis Street Railway Company, The Saint Paul City Railway Company, The Minneapolis and St. Paul Suburban Railroad Company, The Minnetonka and White Bear Navigation Company; also know as the Twin City Rapid Transit Company. Report includes income and disbursements of association. Distribution of disbursements by geographic district and the duration and number of disability cases. The number of members who called on association physicians and the names of the station physicians is in the report. Also the names of employees that died and the life insurance paid to their survivors is listed at the end of the report.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Ticket number 1008 admitted one person to Soldiers Field in Rochester, Minnesota to view the preparations and balloon flight of Dr. Jean Piccard. Originally scheduled for sometime in June, the flight was delayed until July 17 - 18, 1937 when optimum weather conditions permitted a safe flight. Dr. Jean Piccard was a University of Minnesota physicist and aeronautical engineer who believed it was possible to ascend into the stratosphere using many small cluster balloons rather than one large balloon. The experimental flight was sponsored by the Rochester Kiwanis Club and supported by local residents and students.
The Lightweight Noiseless Electric Streetcar Co. built streetcars inside the Snelling Shops of Twin City Rapid Transit. This an ad shows a car built for Chicago.
The Lightweight Noiseless Electric Streetcar Co. built streetcars inside the Snelling Shops of Twin City Rapid Transit. This an ad shows cars built for Chicago and Grand Rapids.
This booklet describes the planning and building of the Duluth Aerial Ferry Bridge in 1904-1905. Many photographs and drawings illustrate the progress and describe the working of the bridge. Details on dimensions, specifications, and costs of operation are provided.
Michael J. Hoffmann, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1952-03-04
Description:
The memo from M. J. Hoffmann, Commissioner of Minnesota Department of Highways, dated March 4, 1952, was a report on the publication of Minnesota Highways, initiated in October 1951 (The first issue was dated November 1951). The memo restated the purposes and objectives of the publication (medium of communication, educational and incentive), shared examples of material published in the first five issues, and provided information about the cost and method of distribution.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
An analysis of the data found in the traffic study of the Mississippi River bridges in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the purpose of deciding where to build the interstate highway.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
The report contains the commissioner's report and legislative recommendations, the divisional reports and tables. Tables are organized as financial statements of funds, receipts and expenditures, construction tables, federal aid tables, maintenance tables and reports from counties. Contains obituaries for deceased employees and list of national awards for traffic safety work awarded to the Department of Highways.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
This report covers the Department of Highway's activities from July 1, 1970 to June 30, 1972. Sections are: Administration, Financing your Highways, Office of State Aid, Maintenance, Engineering Operations, Design and Right of Way Division, Environmental services, Office of road design, Photogrammetric, Office Of Bridge and Structural Design, Office of Traffic Engineering, Office of Materials, Research and Planning, Office of Personnel, Legislation, Office of Public Information and Districts.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
This report covers the Department of Highways' activies from July 1, 1972 to June 30, 1974. Table of Contents: Administration, Financing your highways, Office of state aid, Office of Financial administration, Right of way operations, Office of road design, Office of Bridge and Structural Design, Office of traffic engineering, Office of materials, Maintenance standards, Construction standards, Programming, Planning, Office of Personnel, 1973 Legislative measures, 1974 Legislative measures, Electronic communications section, Office of Surveying and Mapping, Office of Public Information, Office of Systems planning and Data Processing, Districts, and Retirees, 1972-1974
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
The last biennial report before the name change to Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT). Table of Contents: Highlights, District operations, State aid, Engineering Services, Planning and Programming, Government and Community relations, Administration and Financial data.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library