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1. Group on the lawn, Shakopee, Minnesota

Creator:
Aanes, B. J.
Date Created:
1909?
Description:
Real photographoc postcard of a group of women and children lawn of private residence. Bertha Strunk with medium size dog, woman in center next to her is Lizzie (Elizabeth) Ries. The three children are Howard, Don, and Hildegard Ries.
Contributing Institution:
Scott County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

2. Knights of Columbus Banquet, Shakopee, Minnesota

Creator:
Aanes, B. J.
Date Created:
1910 - 1920
Description:
Knights of Columbus banquet in Shakopee. Seen in the interior of the banquet room with approximately 100 men and women seated at long tables for a meal. The guests are formally dressed and the room is decorated with American flags and Knights of Columbus pennants.
Contributing Institution:
Scott County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

3. President William H. Taft at the Shakopee railroad depot, Shakopee, Minnesota

Creator:
Aanes, B. J.
Date Created:
1911-10-24
Description:
President Taft speaking to a crowd from a platfrom erected at the railroad depot in downtown Shakopee. There is a crowd of mostly men around the platform listening to him. There are three American flags hanging around the platform and various Shakopee products laid out: Shakopee bricks, corn and corn stalks, Jacob Reis bottles. Taft was on his way to the Twin Cities, and stopped over in Shakopee for an half hour.
Contributing Institution:
Scott County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

4. Wedding portrait of Bertha Vogel and John Lenzmeier, Shakopee, Minnesota

Creator:
Aanes, B. J.
Date Created:
1911
Description:
Wedding portrait of Bertha Vogel and John Lenzmeier, who were married at Shakopee on October 20, 1911. The bride and groom are seen at the center of the image. The groom is sitting in a chair and the bride is standing to his left. They are flanked by the wedding party, which consisted of Ida Lenzmeier, Rose Sohner, Arnold Vogel, and Alex Vogel. The couple's wedding was held on a Tuesday morning at St. Mark's Catholic Church.
Contributing Institution:
Scott County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5. Interview with Dean Aarvig, World War II Veterans Collection, St. Cloud State University, Willmar, Minnesota

Creator:
Aarvig, Dean, 1920-1998
Date Created:
1989-07-19
Description:
This was an interview conducted on July 19, 1989 by David Overy. Dean H. Aarvig was born on October 15, 1920 in Wilmar, Minnesota. He graduated from high school in 1937 and was drafted into the Army in 1942. After completing basic training, Aarvig went to Officer Candidate School (OCS) and joined the 9th Armored Division in France as a platoon leader that conducted intelligence & reconnaissance missions. During his service, Aarvig participated in the Battle of the Bulge and the Battle of Remagen. After the wars end, Aarvig returned to Minnesota, where he and his wife ran a newspaper in Grand Meadow, as well as farmed. In November of 1950, Aarvig was recalled into the service and served with the 25th Infantry Division as a Company Commander in Korea. He talked about his thoughts on those in Vietnam burning their draft cards and going to Canada. Aarvig was married and had two children. He passed away on July 2, 1998.
Contributing Institution:
St. Cloud State University
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

6. Davison's Pocket Map of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Abbot and Chapman
Date Created:
1886
Description:
Map of Minneapolis that delineates ward limits, fire limits, and additions; Notes and guide to plots on verso; Lithographed by Johnson, Smith & Harrison.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Maps

7. Abbott's Map of the City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.

Creator:
Abbott, E.T.
Date Created:
1880
Description:
Map of Minneapolis with an index to additions and ward boundaries.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Maps

8. Davison's Pocket Map of Minneapolis

Creator:
Abbott, E.T.
Date Created:
1884
Description:
Map of Minneapolis with an index to additions.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Maps

9. West Duluth Denfeld High School Site, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Abbott, Ray W.
Date Created:
1925?
Description:
West Duluth; site of Denfeld high school Forty-Fourth Avenue west between Fourth and Fifth streets; view; houses; streets
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

10. Interview with Sumaya Yusuf and Bibi Abdalla

Creator:
Abdalla, Bibi
Date Created:
2004-06-02
Description:
Sumaya Yusuf and Bibi Abdalla have both worked with the Minnesota Historical Society by conducting interviews for the Somali Skyline Tower Oral History Project. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Respect for parents and elders; how Somalis in the United States are losing their culture; uniqueness in Somali culture; the importance of poetry and songs; trying to maintain Somali language and traditions; Somali culture relating to African-American culture; Somalis and Americanization.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

11. Interview about Truffrey Abear, Brainerd, Minnesota

Creator:
Abear, John
Date Created:
1936-05
Description:
Interview with John Abear. John talks about his ancestor, "Triffle", who was Civil war veteran and gives a genealogy of his family. This interview is part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Crow Wing County during the years 1936-1939. This outreach effort sought to record personal accounts of the lives of early Crow Wing County pioneers and settlers.
Contributing Institution:
Crow Wing County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Oral histories

12. St. Cloud streetcar, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:
Abeln, G.J.
Date Created:
1910
Description:
St. Cloud-Sauk Rapids Streetcar on the St. Germain Street bridge over the Mississippi River.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

13. Interview with Kassel Abelson (1924 - ), Urban Exodus: St. Louis Park Oral History Project, St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Creator:
Abelson, Kassel, (1924 - )
Date Created:
2012-06-20
Description:
In this interview, Rabbi Kassel Abelson (1924 - ) discusses his personal background, the details regarding the move of Beth El synagogue from North Minneapolis to Saint Louis Park, and the social-historical context in which the move took place. This interview was conducted by Jeff Norman, oral historian from California. "Urban Exodus: The Saint Louis Park Oral History Project" explores the post-World War II migration of Minneapolis's Jewish community from the city's North Side to the western suburb of Saint Louis Park. The 35 oral history interviews, representing diverse perspectives from within and beyond the Jewish community, tell the complex story of how, from 1945 to 1970, Saint Louis Park became a major center of Jewish life in Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

14. Interview with Rabbi Kassel Abelson, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Abelson, Kassel
Date Created:
1993-06-24
Description:
In this interview, Rabbi Kassel Abelson speaks of his life, times, and views regarding Judaism. Abelson spent over forty years as senior Rabbi at Beth El synagogue in North Minneapolis and later Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, serving as a leader in the community and as a developer of national Judaic programs and policy. Abelson recalls his family background, his childhood in Brooklyn, his education culminating in the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York in the 1940s (a focus of discussion), his chaplaincy, his arrival and experience at Beth El, relocating to Saint Louis Park from Minneapolis' North Side and actions in setting Judaic policy. The focus of the interview, in addition to Abelson's personal narrative, is on his vision of American Judaism and how it was enacted through various programs and organizations, such as the United Synagogue Youth, in addition to his social justice principles exemplified by his participation in organizations such as the Urban Coalition 1960s on Minneapolis' North Side. This interview was conducted by Dr. Linda Mack Schloff, former director of the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest, in effort to document the stories of Jewish immigration to and community leaders in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

15. Myrtle Street Sewer Sheet Number 3 crossed by Everett Street Martha Street and South Harriet Street [Number 37], Stillwater, Minnesota

Creator:
Abercrombie, J. A, D., City Engineer
Date Created:
1919 - 1920
Description:
Sewer Section map showing streets and lots in Stillwater, Minnesota from Sewer Book B.; constructed by the City Forces 1919-1920.
Contributing Institution:
Stillwater Public Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Engineering maps

16. Myrtle Street Sewer Sheet Number 1 crossed by Fifth Street Fourth Street and Third Street [Number 35], Stillwater, Minnesota

Creator:
Abercrombie, J. A. D., City Engineer
Date Created:
1919 - 1920
Description:
Sewer Section map showing streets and lots in Stillwater, Minnesota from Sewer Book B.; constructed by the City Forces 1919-1920
Contributing Institution:
Stillwater Public Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Engineering maps

17. Myrtle Street Sewer Sheet Number 2 crossed by North Harriet Street North Holcombe Street South Sixth Street, and North and South Fifth Street [Number 36], Stillwater, Minnesota

Creator:
Abercrombie, J. A, D., City Engineer
Date Created:
1919 - 1920
Description:
Sewer Section map showing streets and lots in Stillwater, Minnesota from Sewer Book B.; constructed by the City Forces 1919-1920
Contributing Institution:
Stillwater Public Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Engineering maps

18. Myrtle Street Sewer Sheet Number 4 crossed by Owens Street Greeley Street and William Street [Number 38], Stillwater, Minnesota

Creator:
Abercrombie, J. A, D., City Engineer
Date Created:
1919 - 1920
Description:
Sewer Section map showing streets and lots in Stillwater, Minnesota from Sewer Book B.; constructed by the City Forces 1919-1920
Contributing Institution:
Stillwater Public Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Engineering maps

19. North and South Owens Street Sewer Sheet Number 11 [Number 45], Stillwater, Minnesota

Creator:
Abercrombie, J. A. D., City Engineer
Date Created:
1919 - 1920
Description:
Sewer Section map showing streets and lots in Stillwater, Minnesota from Sewer Book B.; constructed by the City Forces 1919-1920.
Contributing Institution:
Stillwater Public Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Engineering maps

20. North Everett Street Sewer crossed by West Rice Street and West Myrtle Street, Sheet Number 8 [Number 42], Stillwater, Minnesota

Creator:
Abercrombie, J. A. D., City Engineer
Date Created:
1919 - 1920
Description:
Sewer Section map showing streets and lots in Stillwater, Minnesota from Sewer Book B.; constructed by the City Forces 1919-1920.
Contributing Institution:
Stillwater Public Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Engineering maps

21. North Greeley Street Sewer Sheet Number 10, Stillwater, Minnesota

Creator:
Abercrombie, J. A. D., City Engineer
Date Created:
1919 - 1920
Description:
Sewer Section map showing streets and lots in Stillwater, Minnesota from Sewer Book B.; constructed by the City Forces 1919-1920.
Contributing Institution:
Stillwater Public Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Engineering maps

22. North Martha Street crossed by West Rice Street and West Myrtle Street, Sewer Sheet Number 6 [Number 40], Stillwater, Minnesota

Creator:
Abercrombie, J. A, D., City Engineer
Date Created:
1919 - 1920
Description:
Sewer Section map showing streets and lots in Stillwater, Minnesota from Sewer Book B.; constructed by the City Forces 1919-1920.
Contributing Institution:
Stillwater Public Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Engineering maps

23. North William Street Sewer Sheet Number 9 [Number 43], Stillwater, Minnesota

Creator:
Abercrombie, J. A. D., City Engineer
Date Created:
1919 - 1920
Description:
Sewer Section map showing streets and lots in Stillwater, Minnesota from Sewer Book B.; constructed by the City Forces 1919-1920.
Contributing Institution:
Stillwater Public Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Engineering maps

24. South Sixth Street Sewer Sheet crossed by West Olive Street, West Ramsey Street and West Myrtle Street Number 5 [Number 39], Stillwater, Minnesota

Creator:
Abercrombie, J. A, D., City Engineer
Date Created:
1919 - 1920
Description:
Sewer Section map showing streets and lots in Stillwater, Minnesota from Sewer Book B.; constructed by the City Forces 1919-1920.
Contributing Institution:
Stillwater Public Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Engineering maps

25. West Rice Street Sewer crossed by North Everett Street and North Martha Street Sheet Number 7, Stillwater, Minnesota

Creator:
Abercrombie, J. A. D., City Engineer
Date Created:
1919 - 1920
Description:
Sewer Section map showing streets and lots in Stillwater, Minnesota from Sewer Book B.; constructed by the City Forces 1919-1920.
Contributing Institution:
Stillwater Public Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Engineering maps
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