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59351. Aerial view of Lake Valentine and Interstate 694 construction project, Arden Hills, Minnesota

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1961-08
Description:
Aerial photo of Interstate 694 construction, Arden Hills, Minnesota. Lake Valentine is visible on the left.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Aerial photographs

59352. Interstate 35 West and Lovell Road, Blaine, Minnesota

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1960 - 1969
Description:
Aerial photograph of Interstate 35 West and Lovell Road, looking north, Blaine, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Aerial photographs

59353. Lake Savage project, Little Canada, Minnesota

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1960 - 1969
Description:
Black-and-white photograph of the fill-in background from the lake shore, Lake Savage, Little Canada, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

59354. Lake Savage project, Little Canada, Minnesota

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1958
Description:
Black-and-white photograph looking southeast from north sore, Lake Savage, Little Canada, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

59355. Demonstration of Road Magnet, Minnesota Department of Highways, Minnesota

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1948-06-22
Description:
Black-and-white photograph of two men kneeling by a chest full of metal scraps picked up by the highway magnet.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

59356. Washington Avenue Bridge, University of Minnesota campus, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1960 - 1969
Description:
Aerial photograph of Bridge #9360, the Washington Avenue bridge, looking west from the East Bank of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Aerial photographs

59357. Scrapbook of Minnesota Department of Highway workers in the winter, Minnesota, 1918-1932

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1918-1932
Description:
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
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Scrapbooks

59358. Great River Road Route Selection & Development Guide: Itasca State Park to TH 2 Bypass, Minnesota

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Date Created:
1979
Description:
Booklet containing background information, route selection data and route development recommendations for the section of the Great River Road from Itasca State Park to Trunk Highway 2 in Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Booklets

59359. Biennial Report of the Commissioner of Highways of Minnesota 1974-1976

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1976
Description:
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
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

59360. Prospect Park File: Interstate Route 94, 1956-1960

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1960
Description:
A collection of documents related to the proposed construction of Interstate 94 through the Prospect Park neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Booklets

59361. Interview with Ellen Jackson (1900-1989), Lake City, Minnesota

Creator:
Jackson, Ellen (Carlson), 1900-1989
Date Created:
1988
Description:
Ellen (Carlson) Jackson (1900-1989) discusses living in a neighborhood of descendants of Swedish immigrants, and the early businesses downtown. She also discusses the first car in Lake City and her education, social life, and recreational activities.
Contributing Institution:
Lake City Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

59362. Interview with Donald Karow (1905-1990), Lake City, Minnesota

Creator:
Karow, Donald, 1905-1990
Date Created:
1987
Description:
Former school superintendent Donald Karow (1905-1990) discusses the history of schools in Lake City and Wabasha County, including the effort to consolidate the rural schools into the Lake City school district. He talks about school buildings, class sizes, school curriculum, extracurricular activities, and community support for the schools.
Contributing Institution:
Lake City Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

59363. Clamming and the Manufacture of Pearl Buttons in Lake City, Minnesota

Creator:
Howatt, Henrietta 1917-2003
Date Created:
1988
Description:
Henrietta Howatt (1917-2003) discusses clamming on Lake Pepin, and the pearl button manufacturing business. At one time there were two factories in Lake City, Minnesota where buttons were cut from Lake Pepin shells.
Contributing Institution:
Lake City Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

59364. Interview with Roy M. Nordine (1904-1989), Lake City, Minnesota

Creator:
Nordine, Roy M., 1904-1989
Date Created:
1988-04-22
Description:
Roy M. Nordine (1904-1989) discusses his career working at the Jewell Nursery Company in Lake City, Minnesota, the Davey Tree Expert Company in the eastern United States, and at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. He discusses his collaboration with the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum on cold-hardy plants, and the impact of tree pests such as Dutch elm disease.
Contributing Institution:
Lake City Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

59365. Harbor and Fishing Pontoon at Lake City, Minnesota

Creator:
Simons, Ben, 1912-1995
Date Created:
1988
Description:
Bernard "Ben" Simons (1912-1995) discusses the fishing barge at Lake City, Minnesota. He also discusses being the Lake City harbormaster, replacing the fishing barge, excursion boats, recent development of Lake City, the ice skating rink, Vietnamese fishers, and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's visit to Lake City.
Contributing Institution:
Lake City Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

59366. Elmer Holstrom (1882-1973) and Boat Building at Lake City, Minnesota

Creator:
Bremer, Patricia, 1936-2023
Date Created:
1988
Description:
Patricia "Pat" Bremer (1936-2023) discusses Elmer Holstrom (1882-1973), his family history and boat building at Lake City, Minnesota on Lake Pepin.
Contributing Institution:
Lake City Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

59367. Interview with Ray Steffenhagen (1920-2008), Lake City, Minnesota

Creator:
Steffenhagen, Reynold "Ray" 1920-2008
Description:
Reynold "Ray" Steffenhagen (1920-2008) of Lake City, Minnesota discusses working in the family business of Sugar Loaf Dairy, Guernsey cows, pasteurizing and bottling milk, working for the Lake City Post Office, and being drafted into the army during World War II.
Contributing Institution:
Lake City Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

59368. Interview with Warren R. Peterson (1909-1991), Lake City, Minnesota

Creator:
Peterson, Warren R., 1909-1991
Description:
Warren R. Peterson [1909-1991] discusses his family's businesses in Lake City, Minnesota including Peterson Grocery, Peterson-Sheehan Funeral Home, and the Lake City Opera House. He also discusses entertainment in Lake City, Prohibition, Zero King Coat Factory, B. W. Harris, and Munsingwear.
Contributing Institution:
Lake City Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

59369. Interview with Alice Grannis Murdoch (1894-1988), Lake City, Minnesota

Creator:
Murdoch, Alice (Grannis), 1894-1988
Description:
Alice Grannis Murdoch (1894-1988) of Lake City, Minnesota discusses her interest in researching local history, her collection of Native American artifacts, and her teaching career.
Contributing Institution:
Lake City Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

59370. Interview with Mary Nihart (1893-1990), Lake City, Minnesota

Creator:
Nihart, Mary, 1893-1990
Date Created:
1988
Description:
Mary Nihart (1893-1990) discusses businesses in downtown Lake City, Minnesota. She also discusses traveling across the ice from Stockholm, Wisconsin to Lake City, working in a chicken processing plant, using ice boxes, making homemade ice cream, and the Great Influenza pandemic of 1918.
Contributing Institution:
Lake City Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

59371. Excursion Boats in Lake City, Minnesota

Creator:
Carlson, Roy, 1886-1992
Date Created:
1988
Description:
Roy Carlson (1886-1992) discusses excursion boats in Lake City, Minnesota. He and the audience also discuss storms, using the boats for commuting and dancing, and the fires at Gillett & Eaton. A man name Otto mentions immigrating from Germany.
Contributing Institution:
Lake City Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

59372. Interview with Roy C. Carlson (1886-1992), Lake City, Minnesota

Creator:
Carlson, Roy C., 1886-1992
Date Created:
1987-08-17
Description:
Roy C. Carlson (1886-1992) discusses his wallpaper and painting business in Lake City, Minnesota. Roy also discusses World War I.
Contributing Institution:
Lake City Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

59373. Interview with Hattie Brown (1900-2003), Lake City, Minnesota

Creator:
Brown, Hattie (Gross) 1900-2003
Date Created:
1987-08-17
Description:
Hattie (Gross) Brown (1900-2003) discusses clamming on Lake Pepin and in Lake City, Minnesota during the 1920s and 1930s. She also discusses immigrating from Austria, her early life, the Depression, and her family's homes. She also discusses competition among clammers, types of clams, the cultured pearl industry, pearl button factories, and selling pearls.
Contributing Institution:
Lake City Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

59374. History of the Foundry at Lake City, Minnesota

Creator:
Wallace, Robert "Bob", 1923-2007
Date Created:
1988
Description:
Robert "Bob" Wallace (1923-2007) presents the history of the foundry in Lake City, Minnesota including its many name changes from H. Gillett and Sons to Gillett & Eaton and eventually to AE Goetz.
Contributing Institution:
Lake City Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

59375. History of Wabasha County, Minnesota Snowmobile Trails

Creator:
Howatt, Marvin, 1941-
Date Created:
1987
Description:
Marvin Howatt (1941-), of the Cliff and Coulee Climbers Club, presents the history of snowmobiling in Lake City and Wabasha County, Minnesota. Marvin also discusses snowmobile registration, grant-in-aid funding, trail building, landowner permits, landowner liability, trail signage, trail maintenance, and trail maps.
Contributing Institution:
Lake City Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories
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