The Zumbro River, located near Zumbrota, Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
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.
Photograph showing the front exterior of Zion Evangelical Church. The brick and stucco building had two entrances and a square steeple. This church was dedicated November 27, 1921. This is the third building of this congregation and cost $24,000.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
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
Signpost reading "Pike's Monument" with trees in the background. The monument is located near Little Falls, Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Guide for prospective students of the Federal School of Commercial Designing. Guide includes reasons to join, courses of study, faculty, methods of training, and samples of work.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Yearbook of the Church of the Redeemer First Universalist for 1921 including: lists of Pastor, Choir, Officers and Trustees, General Church Committee and reports. These reports include the pastor's annual report - statistics, the year in general, outstanding events, in memoriam, suggestions, outside addresses, committee meetings, evening services, christenings, new members received, obituaries, dismissals, publications; the assistant pastor's report including Statistics, Unity House, YMCA, YPCU, Church School, motion pictures); the church school report; the Young People's Christian Union report; Roosevelt Troop 2 Boy Scouts of America report; Printing Club Press Report; Ladies' Social Circle Report; Women's Association Report; Clara Barton Guild; Men's Club; Treasurer's Report. Extensive Unity Settlement Association report: including officers, Board of Directors, committees, staff, volunteers, annual report for 1921 by Miss Imogene Poole resident director with information on health activities, employment bureau, personal service, day nursery, girls' department, boys' department, music lessons, entertainments, summer camp, summer playground, special gifts to the house, attendance at various programs, treasurer's report. Also includes information on Dedication of Service Tablet in church for veterans.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Students in writing class. The teacher standing in back on the right is James L. Smith. The photo hanging in the middle of the wall in the back is of Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Program for the Victory Memorial Driveway dedication listing the schedule of events, committee members, addresses, and a list of the 555 names of soldiers, sailors, marines and nurses who lost their lives in service during World War I. The roster is not considered complete.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Harold H. Crawford designed this building for Waseca County Hospital. The architectural rendering shows elevations and details of the hospital building.
Harold H. Crawford designed this building for Waseca County Hospital. The architectural rendering shows elevations and details of the hospital building.
Harold H. Crawford designed this building for the Eyota School. The architectural rendering shows exterior details, elevation of the cupola, and other details.
Harold H. Crawford designed this house for Jay C. Hormel in Austin, Minnesota. The architectural rendering shows elevations of the building. Two years after completion of the main house, Harold H. Crawford designed this smaller house adjacent to the main residence. The project also included a small service building and a garage for the estate.
Harold H. Crawford designed this house for Jay C. Hormel in Austin, Minnesota. The architectural rendering shows elevations of the building. Two years after completion of the main house, Harold H. Crawford designed this smaller house adjacent to the main residence. The project also included a small service building and a garage for the estate.
Harold H. Crawford designed this building for the Elba Dairy Cooperative. The architectural drawing shows elevation, section and detail for the creamery.
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
Two unidentified men in automobiles loaded with crates. A third unidentified individual stands behind them. The Goldishes were one of a small number of Jewish families who lived and worked along the North Shore in the commercial fishing industry. They both fished and processed their catch for market.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
A path in the woods of Star Island, located on Cass Lake, Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Panoramic view of a woodland area with industrial buildings and water tower and housing area on far shore area of pond or lake in the background of the photograph. In the foreground and occupying most of the photograph are young trees, fallen trees and telephone poles with lines.
Four boys in military costumes, characters in the Minneapolis park system's annual playground pageant, produced by Mrs. Alice Dietz of the Recreation Department
Four kneeling boys in military costumes, attended by four girls in dresses with layered skirts, characters in the Minneapolis park system's annual playground pageant, produced by Mrs. Alice Dietz of the Recreation Department
This photograph shows a group of St. Peter women in costumes. Top row, left to right: Isabelle Daniels, Iris Johnson, Claudia Reynolds, unknown. Middle, l to r: Annabelle Weibezahn, Amy Strauss, Dorothy Moss, unknown. Bottom, l to r: Leah Johnson, unknown. These women were mainly 1923 or 1924 graduates of St. Peter High School.
An unidentified woman sits in her backyard surrounded by chickens. An unidentified man stands on a ramp next to large crates in the background. The boxes are likely for salvage. Chickens were kept in the yard to help feed the family.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Two men are posed by a balloon with passenger basket at the Olmsted County Fairgrounds. The event was sponsored by the American Legion as a welfare benefit show.
Looking east at wire truck repairing overhead damage from snapped wire pole. Location appears to be Oneota Street at Ramsey Street in Duluth, Minnesota.
Panoramic view of Winter scene facing Southeast to South of South Hibbing. Much of the housing area in the foreground is of Brooklyn and Park Addition area. In the foreground are railroad tracks (north/south). In the background from left to right is the city garage, Municipal Power Plant, Hibbing High School, Androy Hotel, First Lutheran Church, Alice School, Hibbing General Hospital, and the Cobb Cook School. In the Middle area is the Ford Garage and the view of Howard Street and railroad tracks.
Panoramic view of South Hibbing, Minnesota in winter. The photograph depicts notable buildings (from left) the Hibbing Public Utilities Power Plant, the Hibbing High School, the Androy Hotel, the Rood Hospital, the First Lutheran Church, and the Alice School. First Avenue is shown along the right side of the image.
Panoramic view Bennet Park in Hibbing, Minnesota. Photograph depicts a large enclosed building with outdoor patios on either side, a gazebo with seating area, and vehicles and people in the area of the park. The photograph background depicts a housing area behind the park and mining reclamation and operations area behind the housing area.
Panoramic view of winter scene depicting lake or river covered with ice and snow and trees surrounding the waterfront and banks. On right side of photograph in the foreground is a male face of an unknown person.