Two students looking at "Christian Activities" board that contains a quote from Milton, "There is nothing that makes men rich and strong but that which they carry inside of them. Wealth is of the heart, not of the hand." Student Senate flyer is visible beyond students.
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The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Table display with model of Snelling Avenue campus buildings and sign on top "A Growing Campus For A Growing Denomination." Large sign in foreground reads "Bethel A Campus of Christian Scholarship."
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The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Female student teacher helping student reading at his desk in 1971. Red marks are from cropping instructions when photo was added to a Bethel publication.
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The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
""Bethel College and Seminary Founded 1871"" sign in front of scene with four students on front lawn of Bethel College building. One woman has letterman jacket with B on it for Bethel.
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The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Students gathered to watch musicians performing in the old library catacombs in 1972. Blue and red marks on photograph are instructions for sizing and placement in a Bethel publication.
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The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Students coming and going in front of Bethel College building on Snelling Avenue Campus during winter. The Library and Theological Seminary buildings can be seen in the background.
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The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Sign on DuPont Company property in Arden Hills that reads, "Explosives Keep Off No Trespassing or Shooting E.I. DuPont DeNemours & Co., Inc." It was used to store dynamite until Bethel bought it for the new campus. The sign intrigued President Lundquist so much that he adopted a new motto for Bethel; to be an "explosive" community for the gospel of Christ.
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The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Artist painting large portrait of a woman's head for Nik Dag in 1955. Nik Dag is the time of the year when it is traditional for the women to ask the men out to specifically planned activities. The artist is using a palette and holds four brushes in the opposite hand in addition the one holding the brush he is using to paint.
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The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Male student taking phone call with two friends standing by eagerly during Nik Dag in 1957. Nik Dag is a traditional designated time where the women ask out the men and the men must accept or not go to the dance with anyone.
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The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Homecoming queen candidates and attendants posed in front of curtain with "Pages from the Ages" above them in 1958. The ten students from left to right are: Carl Linden, Lynn Weaver, Paul Evans, Lyla Stimson, Art Erickson, E. Elaine Johnson (Crowned), Jack McNaughton, Annette Burgess, Don Johnson, and Marilyn Thorpe.
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The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Homecoming decoration in front of Hagstrom Residence, building number 1475 in 1958. Words on the display read, "The Hinge of History Pages from the Ages the most repeated fact Bethel devours Northland."
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The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Bethel Academy and Theological Seminary Chapel at Snelling Avenue Campus with portraits of founders, J.A. Edgren, Eric Sandell, and Carl Lagergren, on back wall.
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The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC