Staff of the Finnish-American reformers school Work People's College at 402 South Eighty-eighth Avenue West in the Smithville Riverside neighborhood, held classes for 35 years beginning in 1904.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The photograph is taken from present day 4th corners of Washington and 4th Streets. Window frames are now installed being installed on the third floors of the library. The roof will soon enclose the library. The power lift is still needed for the finishing work.
The photograph is taken from an elevated position on present day Kellogg Boulevard. Roof trusses are in place and soon the roofing materials will be fixed in place. The power lift is still needed to move materials to the various floors of the library. Construction workers can be seen on the roof. Below the power lift can be seen three round arches. These arches make up the loading and delivery dock for the library.
The photograph is taken from an elevated position on present day Kellogg Boulevard. The scaffolds with their cranes, and the power lift have been removed. Finishing work continues on the room. Three rectangular openings on the roof will be for skylights. Windows that have the frames installed are now being sealed.
Group portrait of eight women, wearing dresses and hats, sitting together on a lawn. The group includes: Defenbaugh, Carlson, Kreger, Johnson, Schumacher, and Johnson.
View of eight women, wearing dresses, with one of them standing in a tree, gathered at the base of a tree, building in background. Marie Petit is standing in the tree.
Black and white group portrait of 8 women, wearing overcoats and hats, standing together on the steps of Lawrence Hall. The students include: Flaherty, Makin, Conley, Johnson, Pettit, Kavennaugh and Parks.
Group portrait of the residents of Gridley Hall dormitory during 1887/88, including students and resident college staff. People involved: Lucia Elizabeth Danforth; Emma Lincoln; Charlotte R. Willard; Frances Cousens Gage; Dora Elizabeth Fishback; Mary E. Beach; Nellie Comelia Clark; Linnie Lewis; Mabel Rebecca Colwell; Mary Rebecca Hart
Portrait of Wilbur Holes accepting the key to the Kiehle Library. Kiehle Library was constructed in 1952, today the building is known as the Kiehle Visual Arts Center.
The photograph is taken from present day 4th Street. The fa?ade is almost completed. Two building cranes are visible in front of the library. Window frames are now present on the second floor.
This postcard shows a view of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter in 1886. The building with the clock tower is Old Main, which is located at the west end of College Avenue.
Constructed on the north side of Selke Field in 1947, these units housed military veterans and, later, married students. The buildings were razed in 1968.
View of two women sitting in rocking chairs. One woman is reading and the other is sewing. Signs and photographs are hanging on the wall. The woman on the right is Francis Adams.
View of the Tenth Street bridge over the Mississippi River in winter.The 10th Street bridge crossed the Mississippi River from the 1890s to 1985. It was replaced with a modern bridge which opened in 1985.
View of the road leading up to the Tenth Street bridge over the Mississippi River.The 10th Street bridge crossed the Mississippi River from the 1890s to 1985. It was replaced with a modern bridge which opened in 1985.
Although the label written on this photograph says that the image is of the first graduating class, early students, and faculty at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, this photo shows teachers and students on the steps of the Old Main building at Gustavus, 1877. The first class graduated in 1890 had eight men.
A survey team from the Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota, Zoological Division. Pictured are: Nachtrieb, Henry Francis, 1859-1942 Tilden, Josephine E. (Josephine Elizabeth).
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, University Archives