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1. Zumbro River, Zumbro Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1917-06-12
Description:
Construction of the Lake Zumbro Hydroelectric Power Plant dam began in this area of the Zumbro River in 1917. The structure was designed by noted hydroelectric engineer, Hugh Lincoln Cooper. The dam, completed in 1919, is owned by Rochester Public Utilities.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

2. Zumbra Heights dock with passenger steamer, Minnetrista, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910 - 1920
Description:
Steamer is stopping for passengers at the dock in Zumbra Heights.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3. Zion Presyterian Church group, Mankato, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1919
Description:
Exterior view of the Zion Presyberian Church with a Zion Church group.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

4. Zion Lutheran Church of Morton, Minnesota

Date Created:
1889 - 1939
Description:
Wagons and people standing in front of church.
Contributing Institution:
Renville County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5. Zion Lutheran Church, Morris, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1920
Description:
Exterior view of the Zion Lutheran Church, built circa 1897 and demolished circa 1924. Women sat on the left side and men on the right side. Lender was baptized in this church.
Contributing Institution:
Stevens County Museum and Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

6. Zenith Mine, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1899 - 1964
Description:
The Zenith Mine opened in 1892 and was in operation until it closed in 1964.
Contributing Institution:
Ely-Winton Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

7. Zenith Furnace, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
McKenzie, Hugh, 1879-1957
Date Created:
1917 - 1920
Description:
Zenith Furnace Company opened in 1902. This complex eventually included a blast furnace, a coal dock, and sixty-five coke ovens located on eighty acres of land along St. Louis Bay. The company produced pig iron, was active in the wholesale coal trade, and sold by-products such as ammonia gas, coal gas, and coal tar. Later purchased by Interlake Iron Corporation, the facility served as the northernmost merchant of pig iron plant in the United States until it closed permanently in 1962.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

8. W.T. Bailey Lumber Company delivery trucks, Virginia, Minnesota

Creator:
Pederson, Bert O., 1874-1959
Date Created:
1910 - 1920
Description:
Bailey Lumber Company trucks with cargo, parked along roadside.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

9. World War I Volunteers leaving, Fergus Falls, Minnesota

Date Created:
1917
Description:
World War I Volunteers leaving, Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Contributing Institution:
Otter Tail County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

10. World War I student army training corps and Red Cross marching in parade, Northfield, Minnesota

Date Created:
1917
Description:
Student Army Training Corps students from St. Olaf College and Carleton College with Red Cross women, marching on Division Street in 1917.
Contributing Institution:
Northfield Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

11. World War I Soldiers standing in formation, Mankato, Minnesota

Date Created:
1917 - 1918?
Description:
World War I soldiers standing in formation in Mankato.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

12. World War I soldier's funeral, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1917 - 1918?
Description:
Funeral flower arrangements with an American flag. The words: "soldier boy" spelled out in a floral arrangement.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

13. World War I Soldiers boarding a train, Morris, Minnesota

Creator:
Christiansen, Ed
Date Created:
1917
Description:
View of the Morris railroad depot and the first soldiers to leave Stevens County for training camp during World War I.
Contributing Institution:
Stevens County Museum and Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

14. World War I recruits, Morris, Minnesota

Creator:
Voss, C. L.
Date Created:
1917?
Description:
Studio portrait of a World War I recruits or inductees.
Contributing Institution:
Stevens County Museum and Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

15. World War I recruits at the Glenwood, Minnesota, Depot

Creator:
Johnson, P.P.
Date Created:
1917
Description:
Pope County World War I recruits at the Glenwood Depot waiting for transportation to Fort Dodge, Iowa. Pictured are Gustav A. Danielson, (1892-1943); Henry Snetting; John Edward Erickson (1861-1940); Alfred M. Avok (1893-1967); Edward Ellertson (1849-1934); Chester P. Lysen (1894-1948); Herman Karnegresser; Fredrick V. Jensen; Albert Opdahl (1893-1926); Julius A. Billehus (1893-1967); Gerhard T. Johnson; Carl J. Hagstrom; Clarence Hagstrom (1894-1970); Martin L. Holden (1890-1958); Robert A. Lee ( -1918); Robert H. McGowan; Glenn D. Scott (1895-1972); George L. Hedrick (1860-1927); Oscar L. Vantries (1894-1966); John a. Torguson (1888-1976); Ambrose D. Gannon (1883-1941); Henry O. Westrud (1892-1917); Martin Lea (1895-1918); Herbert Stenson; Carl Kjolsberg; Herbert Nordstrom (1892-1924); Magnus Grondahl (1984-1918); Joe Cabal; Eugene Scott; Albin Stromseth (1896-1990); Ole A. Stone (1895-1986); Bertine Brandanger; Carl J. Opheim ( -1919); Richard Johnson ( -1918); Alfred Bjornstad; Carrol C. Roll (1896-1918); Howard C. Hallett (1890-1986).
Contributing Institution:
Pope County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

16. World War I parade, Northfield, Minnesota

Date Created:
1917 - 1919
Description:
World War I parade with women dressed in white and marching Red Cross workers.
Contributing Institution:
Northfield Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

17. World War I parade, Northfield, Minnesota

Date Created:
1917 - 1919
Description:
World War I parade with women dressed in white and marching Red Cross workers.
Contributing Institution:
Northfield Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

18. World War I parade, Northfield, Minnesota

Date Created:
1917 - 1919
Description:
Word War I parade with women dressed in white and Red Cross workers marching.
Contributing Institution:
Northfield Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

19. World War I loyalty church service, Arendahl Township, Minnesota

Creator:
Bue, Mathias O., 1889-1969
Date Created:
1917-08-09
Description:
World War I loyalty church service at North Prairie Lutheran Church.
Contributing Institution:
Fillmore County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Negatives (photographic)

20. World War I draftees, St. James, Minnesota

Date Created:
1917?
Description:
World War I draftees who left St. James by train. They are lined up on the courthouse steps.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

21. World War I Cadets in St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1917 - 1918
Description:
These students served as cadets during World War I. They are shown in their uniforms beside the High School that was constructed in 1907 in St. Peter, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

22. Working on the Railroad at Danube, Minnesota

Date Created:
1908 - 1928
Description:
Men shoveling snow over the main road crossing Danube.
Contributing Institution:
Renville County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

23. Workers who read, Hennepin County Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1905 - 1920
Description:
A typewritten note attached to the photo reads: "Workers Who Read -- Since 1905 the Library has given service to telephone operators, firemen, clerks, streetcar employees and many other groups who find it difficult to get to the Central or branch libraries. There are now 45 stations located in factories and business houses. Please return to Minneapolis Public Library, Publicity Office, Hennepin at 10th." Minneapolis Public Library was founded in 1885 and merged with Hennepin County Library in 2008.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

24. Woodmen's Lodge, Ortonville, Minnesota

Creator:
Reed, Roland
Date Created:
1910 - 1920
Description:
Studio portrait of members of the Woodmen's Lodge. Note: The Modern Woodmen of America is a fraternal benefit society founded in 1883.
Contributing Institution:
Big Stone County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

25. Wooden-frame house, Virginia, Minnesota

Creator:
Pederson, Bert O., 1874-1959
Date Created:
1915 - 1930
Description:
Exterior view of a two story home, surrounded by a field with cattle.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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