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1. Excursion Boats in Lake City, Minnesota

Creator:
Carlson, Roy, 1886-1992
Date Created:
1988
Description:
Roy Carlson (1886-1992) discusses excursion boats in Lake City, Minnesota. He and the audience also discuss storms, using the boats for commuting and dancing, and the fires at Gillett & Eaton. A man name Otto mentions immigrating from Germany.
Contributing Institution:
Lake City Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

2. Architectural drawing for 73 foot Express Boat "Excelsior" on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Creator:
Harding, F.T.
Date Created:
1915-02-18
Description:
Architectural blueprint for the 73 foot Express Boat "Excelsior" that was built and added to the Twin City Rapid Transit Company's Lake Minnetonka steamboat fleet in 1915. The vessel was decommissioned in 1926 and eventually scrapped.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Architectural drawings (visual works)

3. Architectural drawing for the tugboat "Hercules" on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Creator:
Harding, F.T.
Date Created:
1917-02-26
Description:
Architectural blueprint for the tugboat "Hercules" that was built by the Twin City Rapid Transit Company in 1917. The vessel was scuttled to the bottom of Lake Minnetonka in 1926.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Architectural drawings (visual works)

4. Architectural drawing for 73 foot Express Boat "Excelsior" on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Creator:
Harding, F.T.
Date Created:
1915-02-26
Description:
Architectural blueprint for the 73 foot Express Boat "Excelsior" that was built and added to the Twin City Rapid Transit Company's Lake Minnetonka steamboat fleet in 1915. The vessel was decommissioned in 1926 and eventually scrapped.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Architectural drawings (visual works)

5. Architectural drawing for the restored Express Boat "Minnehaha" on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Creator:
Scheftel, Steve
Date Created:
1993-05-23
Description:
Architectural blueprint for the restored Express Boat "Minnehaha", which was raised from the bottom of Lake Minnetonka in 1980 and restored 1990-1996.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Architectural drawings (visual works)

6. Architectural drawing for 100 foot Express Boat on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Creator:
Harding, F.T.
Date Created:
1915-01-04
Description:
Architectural blueprint for the proposed but never-built 100 foot Express Boat that would have been part of the Twin City Rapid Transit Company's steamboat fleet on Lake Minnetonka.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Architectural drawings (visual works)

7. Architectural drawings for the original 6 Express Boats on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Creator:
Smith, J.H.
Date Created:
1908-04-17
Description:
Three part set of architectural blueprints for the six original, 70 foot Express Boats built by the Twin City Rapid Transit Company in 1906. Designed by Wayzata boat builder Royal C. Moore, these boats were in service on Lake Minnetonka until 1926. Three of these boats (Como, Minnehaha, and White Bear) were scuttled to the bottom of Lake Minnetonka in 1926, while two others (Harriet and Stillwater) were scrapped. The "Hopkins" was sold and used as an excursion vessel until it was scuttled in 1949. The "Minnehaha" was raised in 1980, restored 1990-1996, and returned to passenger service May 25, 1996.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Architectural drawings (visual works)

8. Map of Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota showing electric and boat lines

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
This map of Lake Minnetonka shows the streetcar and the streetcar boat lines and stops, from Groveland in the east to Zumbra Heights in the west. Streetcar stops on the south side of the Lake are Birch Bluff, Excelsior, Christmas Lake, Vine Hill, Pergatory and Glen Lake. Streetcar stops on the east side of the Lake are Deephaven, Northome, Breezy Point, and Groveland. Lake Minnetonka is 20 miles long and four miles wide with a charmingly irregular shore line of over 300 miles. V.O. Hammon trademark is printed on back, postmarked 1909.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

9. Steamer "Como" on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1900
Description:
The Como was one of the streetcar steamboats on Lake Minnetonka. Message says the writer took the Como from the hotel to the island, and that the fishing is so good in this lake that it is not unusual to catch 100 pounds of bass in three hours, postmarked and dated 1907.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

10. Steamer "Minnehaha" on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
Steamer Minnehaha plying the waters of Lake Minnetonka, with flags flying, and passengers both inside on the lower deck, and outside on the upper deck, postmarked 1907. Writer describes watching the Chicago Cubs beat Brooklyn 4-3 in Chicago: score at the end of 8th favored Chicago 3-0, end of 9th--3-3, end of 10th--3-3, end of 11th--4-3. "Great doings."
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

11. A Twin City Steamboat at the Narrows on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
This steamboat seems to have stopped at a dock at the Narrows. This was the scene before the bridge was built across the Narrows. The north side of this channel is in the town of Orono, and the south side is in Tonka Bay. Printed message gives description of Lake Minnetonka, postmarked and dated 1918.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

12. Steamer "Puritan" on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
Steamer Puritan's passengers enjoy travel on the lower and upper decks, both protected from the sun by awnings, dated 1909. Message is not in English.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

13. The Puritan streetcar boat at the landing, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
The Puritan docks at Excelsior Landing in front of The Blue Line, with the White House Hotel on the hill behind the caf??. The message on back in Norwegian lists meal for $2.00 and is postmarked 1910.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

14. Bridge over Minnehaha Creek in Minnetonka Mills, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
Bridge crossed the dry creek bed of Minnehaha Creek after a long dry spell. Writer watched for President Taft to cross the bridge in an auto during his visit to Minneapolis, but missed seeing him, dated November 12, 1909.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

15. Steamer "St. Paul" on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
Three-decked steamer St. Paul steams across Lake Minnetonka with its flags flying, and its side-wheels working, carrying many passengers, color added, dated and postmarked 1908.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

16. The White Bear steamboat at the Narrows on Lake Minnetonka, Orono, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
This express steamboat "White Bear" has just passed under the new steel bridge at the Narrows. Its advertising sign says it is an express for Zumbra; this channel connects the Upper Lake to the Lower Lake of Lake Minnetonka; the bridge connects Orono and Tonka Bay, postmarked 1916.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

17. Pavilion or Waiting Station for the Twin City Rapid Transit Company, Excelsior, minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
Photo of the pavilion or waiting station for the Twin City Rapid Transit Company (T.C.R.T.) streetcar stop in Excelsior, Minnesota, with color added, is postmarked 1910.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

18. Excelsior boat landing, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1940 - 1950
Description:
The Lakeview Hasty Tasty and a second building at the boat landing in Excelsior advertise Coca Cola and 7 Up, 10 cent hamburgers, Coney Islands, pop or ice cream for a nickel, and cracker jack, plus bathing and picnic grounds, soft drinks and beer. The steam boat Minnetonka is docked at the landing, postmarked 1957.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

19. Steamer "Harriet" on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1904 - 1910
Description:
The Harriet, one of the six express streetcar steamboats on Lake Minnetonka operated by the Twin City Rapid Transit Company, hand colored.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

20. Steamer "Minneapolis" on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
The Minneapolis was one of the streetcar steamboats on Lake Minnetonka. It had two decks and a side paddle wheel, color added, postmarked 1910.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

21. Ferry "St. Paul" on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1906 - 1920
Description:
The Saint Paul, a ferry boat steamer on Lake Minnetonka, had three decks and a side paddle wheel. In this photo flags are flying from both the bow and stern of the upper, open deck, and every deck is crowded with passengers. The ferries ran from 1906 to 1911.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

22. Excelsior boat landing, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920 - 1930
Description:
Aerial view of Excelsior docks includes the Blue Line. The date of postmark is 1930.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

23. Four Lake Minnetonka steamers at the dock, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1906 - 1920
Description:
The steamers Excelsior, Minnetonka, Minneapolis, and Saint Paul wait at the dock for passengers; the ferries ran from 1906 to 1911.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

24. 1964 Official Road Map Minnesota / Minnesota Official Highway Map 1964

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1964
Description:
The front side of the map includes inset maps of Metropolitan St. Paul-Minneapolis and Duluth area; a chart of state parks and wayside parks; contact information for Dept. of Highways Central and District Offices. The back of the map includes an index to cities and incorporated villages, with the population based on 1960 census; inset maps of large cities; a map of the United States; a Minnesota Mileage Chart showing distance between two places computed via Trunk Highways; a Trunk Highway location index; safe driving suggestions; and some scenic pictures of Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Transportation maps

25. 1965 Official Road Map Minnesota / Minnesota Official Highway Map 1965

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1965
Description:
The front side of the map includes inset maps of Metropolitan St. Paul-Minneapolis and Duluth area; safe driving suggestions; contact information for Dept. of Highways Central and District Offices. The back of the map includes an index to towns, with the population based on 1960 census; inset maps of large cities; a chart of state parks and wayside parks; a map of the state parks; a map of Boundary Waters Canoe Area and adjacent areas; a map of Minnesota river canoe route; a Minnesota Mileage Chart showing distance between two places computed via Trunk Highways; and some scenic pictures of Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Transportation maps

26. 1966 Official Road Map Minnesota / Minnesota Official Highway Map 1966

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1966
Description:
The front side of the map includes a chart of state parks and wayside parks; safe driving suggestions; contact information for Dept. of Highways Central and District Offices. The back of the map includes an index to towns, with the population based on 1960 census; inset maps of Metropolitan St. Paul-Minneapolis, Duluth area and other large cities; a map of the Hiawatha Pioneer Trail; a Minnesota Mileage Chart showing distance between two places computed via Trunk Highways; and some scenic pictures of Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Transportation maps

27. 1985-1986 Official Highway Map Minnesota / Explore Minnesota: Official State Highway Map

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1985
Description:
The front side of the map includes an index to cities, with the population based on 1980 census; a chart of state parks and wayside parks; inset maps of Metropolitan St. Paul-Minneapolis, downtown St. Paul, downtown Minneapolis, Duluth area and Rochester; a list of metropolitan area hospitals. The back of the map includes information about Minnesota: Minnesota profile, climate, geography, lakes and waterfalls, state symbols (state seal, state flag, state flower, state gemstone, state bird, state tree, state fungus, state grain, and state fish); stories from the past, Minnetours; travel information resources; and some scenic pictures of Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Transportation maps

28. 1948 Official Road Map of Minnesota Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads / Minnesota Official Highway Map 1948

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1948
Description:
Showing road conditions as of January 1, 1948. Includes an index to counties, an index to state parks, memorial parks, recreational reserves, and wayside parks. ""On the back of this map. Index of cities, towns and post offices, with the 1940 population. Detail maps of St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth and other cities with 10,000 population or greater.""
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Transportation maps

29. 1947 Official Road Map of Minnesota Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads / Minnesota Official Highway Map 1947

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1947
Description:
Showing road conditions as of May 1, 1947. Includes an index to counties, an index to state parks, memorial parks, recreational reserves, and wayside parks.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Transportation maps

30. 1941 Official Road Map of Minnesota Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads / Minnesota Official Highway Map 1941

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1941
Description:
Showing road conditions as of May 1, 1941. Includes an index to counties and an index to state parks.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Transportation maps

31. 1940 Official Road Map of Minnesota Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads / Minnesota Official Highway Map 1940

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1940
Description:
Showing road conditions as of May 1, 1940. Includes a detail map of Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Area and a map of Duluth Area, an index to counties.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Transportation maps

32. 1946 Official Road Map of Minnesota Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads / Minnesota (The Land of Sky-Tined Water) Official Highway Map 1946

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1946
Description:
Showing road conditions as of May 1, 1946. Includes an index to counties, an index to state parks, and suggestions for safe driving.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Transportation maps

33. 1936 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota / 1936 Map of Minnesota showing Trunk Highway System

Creator:
Minnesota Highway Department
Date Created:
1936
Description:
Showing trunk conditions as of April 1, 1936. Includes a detail map of Minneapolis-Saint Paul and Vicinity.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Transportation maps

34. 2007-2008 Official Highway Map Minnesota / Explore Minnesota: Official State Highway Map

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Date Created:
2007
Description:
The front side of the map includes an index to cities and counties, with the population based on 2005 estimates by the State Demographic Center; a chart of state parks, wayside parks and state historic sites; inset maps of Duluth area, St. Cloud, and other cities; a Minnesota Mileage Chart showing distance between two places computed via Trunk Highways. The back of the map includes inset maps of Metropolitan St. Paul-Minneapolis, downtown St. Paul, downtown Minneapolis, and other cities; a list of metropolitan area hospitals; information about Minnesota's 22 scenic byways along with some scenic pictures of Minnesota; and travel information resources.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Transportation maps

35. 2009-2010 Official Highway Map Minnesota / Explore Minnesota: Official State Highway Map

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Date Created:
2009
Description:
The front side of the map includes an index to cities and counties, with the population based on 2007 estimates by the State Demographic Center; a chart of state parks, wayside parks and state historic sites; inset maps of Duluth area, St. Cloud, and other cities; a Minnesota Mileage Chart showing distance between two places computed via Trunk Highways. The back of the map includes inset maps of Metropolitan St. Paul-Minneapolis, downtown St. Paul, downtown Minneapolis, and other cities; a list of metropolitan area hospitals; a small map of Minnesota's five travel regions and a brief description of them along with some scenic pictures of Minnesota; a picture of roundabout and description about ""Navigating Roundabouts in Minnesota;"" and travel information resources.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Transportation maps

36. 2005-2006 Official Highway Map Minnesota / Minnesota Official State Highway Map

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Date Created:
2005
Description:
The front side of the map includes an index to cities and counties, with the population based on 2003 estimates by the State Demographic Center; a chart of state parks, wayside parks and state historic sites; inset maps of Duluth area, St. Cloud, Rochester and other cities; a Minnesota Mileage Chart showing distance between two places computed via Trunk Highways. The back of the map includes inset maps of Metropolitan St. Paul-Minneapolis, downtown St. Paul, downtown Minneapolis, and other cities; a list of metropolitan area hospitals; a map of the United States mileage & route showing approximate distance from St. Paul - Minneapolis to various cities; information about Minnesota's scenic geographic landmarks; some scenic pictures of Minnesota; and travel information resources.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Transportation maps

37. Report of the Commissioner of Highways of Minnesota, 1917

Creator:
Minnesota Highway Department
Date Created:
1918
Description:
Contains charts showing construction on state roads, statement of state aid road fund, maintenance costs and work, state road condition, accidents on state roads, and Minnesota Highway Department financial statement. Submitted by Charles M. Babcock, Commissioner of Highways. [19 pp.]
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

38. 1951 Official Road Map of Minnesota Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads / Minnesota Official Highway Map 1951

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1951
Description:
Showing road conditions as of January 1, 1951. The front side of the map includes an index to state parks, wayside parks, memorial parks, recreational reserves, scenic reserves, and national monuments; contact information for Dept. of Highways Central and District Offices; inset maps of Metropolitan St. Paul-Minneapolis and Duluth area. The back of the map includes an index to towns, with the population based on 1950 census; inset maps of large cities; a map of Minnesota Counties and County Seats; a map of Minnesota Accessible Over Modern Highways; a map of Mileage Diagram.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Transportation maps

39. 1953 Official Road Map of Minnesota Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads / Minnesota Official Highway Map 1953

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1953
Description:
Showing road conditions as of January 1, 1953. The front side of the map includes inset maps of Metropolitan St. Paul-Minneapolis and Duluth area; an index to state parks, wayside parks, memorial parks, recreational reserves, scenic reserves, and national monuments; contact information for Dept. of Highways Central and District Offices. The back of the map includes an index to towns, with the population based on 1950 census; an index to counties; inset maps of large cities; a map of the United States; a Minnesota Mileage Chart showing distance between two places computed via Trunk Highways; and some scenic pictures of Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Transportation maps

40. 1954 Official Road Map of Minnesota Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads / Minnesota Official Highway Map 1954

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1954
Description:
Showing road conditions as of January 1, 1954. The front side of the map includes inset maps of Metropolitan St. Paul-Minneapolis and Duluth area; an index to state parks, wayside parks, memorial parks, recreational reserves, scenic reserves, and national monuments; contact information for Dept. of Highways Central and District Offices. The back of the map includes an index to towns, with the population based on 1950 census; an index to counties; inset maps of large cities; a map of the United States; a Minnesota Mileage Chart showing distance between two places computed via Trunk Highways; suggestions for safe driving; and some scenic pictures of Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Transportation maps

41. 1956 Official Road Map of Minnesota Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads / Minnesota Official Highway Map 1956

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1956
Description:
The front side of the map includes inset maps of Metropolitan St. Paul-Minneapolis and Duluth area; an index to state parks, wayside parks, memorial parks, recreational reserves, scenic reserves, and national monuments; contact information for Dept. of Highways Central and District Offices. The back of the map includes an index to towns, with the population based on 1950 census; an index to counties; inset maps of large cities; a map of the United States; a Minnesota Mileage Chart showing distance between two places computed via Trunk Highways; a map of Mileage Diagram; safe driving suggestions; and some scenic pictures of Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Transportation maps

42. 1957 Official Road Map of Minnesota Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads / Minnesota Official Highway Map 1957

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1957
Description:
The front side of the map includes inset maps of Metropolitan St. Paul-Minneapolis and Duluth area; an index to state parks, wayside parks, memorial parks, recreational reserves, scenic reserves, and national monuments; contact information for Dept. of Highways Central and District Offices. The back of the map includes an index to cities and incorporated villages, with the population based on 1950 census; an index to counties; inset maps of large cities; a map of the United States; a Minnesota Mileage Chart showing distance between two places computed via Trunk Highways; a map of Mileage Diagram; safe driving suggestions; and some scenic pictures of Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Transportation maps

43. (The First Annual Report of the) State Highway Commission of Minnesota (1906)

Creator:
Minnesota State Highway Commission
Date Created:
1907
Description:
The State Highway Commission of Minnesota was organized January 12th, 1906, under the provisions of chapter 163, General Laws of 1905. The first annual report contains a report on highway commissions of the states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts; a report of the state engineer George W. Cooley for the year ending December 1, 1906 (statistics and general information; Experimental Road No.1, locally known as the State Farm Road); pictures showing the evolution of a mud road by the use of the common drag - Blue Earth County; appendixes (State Highway Commission Circular no. 1); index; and a map showing location of proposed State Roads as provided for by the Resolutions of County Boards. Submitted by Gustave Scholle, Chairman, J.B. Galarneault, Charles Halvorson. [35 pp. + Appendix (1 folded, one-sided map, 17 x 21 in.)]
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

44. 1958 Official Road Map Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads of Minnesota / Minnesota Official Highway Map 1958

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1958
Description:
The front side of the map includes inset maps of Metropolitan St. Paul-Minneapolis and Duluth area; an index to state parks, wayside parks, memorial parks, recreational reserves, scenic reserves, and national monuments; contact information for Dept. of Highways Central and District Offices. The back of the map includes an index to cities and incorporated villages, with the population based on 1950 census; an index to counties; inset maps of large cities; a map of the surveyed portion of Minnesota 1858 A.D. with a list of historical markers along the Trunk Highway System, some memorable dates in early Minnesota history, a note titled ""From primitive roads to modern highways during the past 100 years"" by Minnesota Historical Society President Leonard Lampert and Director Russell W. Fridley; and safe driving suggestions.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Transportation maps

45. 1959 Official Road Map Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads of Minnesota / Minnesota Official Highway Map 1959

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1959
Description:
The front side of the map includes inset maps of Metropolitan St. Paul-Minneapolis and Duluth area; an index to state parks, wayside parks, memorial parks, recreational reserves, scenic reserves, and national monuments; contact information for Dept. of Highways Central and District Offices. The back of the map includes an index to cities and incorporated villages, with the population based on 1950 census; an index to counties; inset maps of large cities; a map of the United States; a Minnesota Mileage Chart showing distance between two places computed via Trunk Highways; a map of Mileage Diagram; safe driving suggestions; and some scenic pictures of Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Transportation maps

46. Report of the State Highway Commission of Minnesota for 1912-1913

Creator:
Minnesota State Highway Commission
Date Created:
1914
Description:
Contains a report of the state engineer George W. Cooley about work done for the calendar years1912 and 1913, state rural highways, maintenance, Good Roads Day, bridges; pictures of roads and bridges. Submitted by Charles M. Babcock, Chairman, Clarence I. McNair, F.S. Bell. [37 pp.]
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

47. 1960 Official Road Map Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads of Minnesota / Minnesota Official Highway Map 1960

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1960
Description:
The front side of the map includes inset maps of Metropolitan St. Paul-Minneapolis and Duluth area; an index to state parks, wayside parks, memorial parks, recreational reserves, scenic reserves, and national monuments; contact information for Dept. of Highways Central and District Offices. The back of the map includes an index to cities and incorporated villages, with the population based on 1950 census; an index to counties; inset maps of large cities; a map of the United States; a Minnesota Mileage Chart showing distance between two places computed via Trunk Highways; a map of Mileage Diagram; safe driving suggestions; and some scenic pictures of Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Transportation maps

48. 1961 Official Road Map Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads of Minnesota / Minnesota Official Highway Map 1961

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1961
Description:
The front side of the map includes inset maps of Metropolitan St. Paul-Minneapolis and Duluth area; an index to state parks, wayside parks, memorial parks, recreational reserves, scenic reserves, and national monuments. The back of the map includes an index to cities and incorporated villages, with the population based on 1960 census; an index to counties; inset maps of large cities; a map of the United States; a Minnesota Mileage Chart showing distance between two places computed via Trunk Highways; a map of Mileage Diagram; a list of historic Minnesota dates and names from 1678 to 1884; safe driving suggestions; and some scenic pictures of Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Transportation maps

49. Report of the Commissioner of Highways of Minnesota, 1918 and 1919

Creator:
Minnesota Highway Department
Date Created:
1920
Description:
Contains charts showing construction on state roads, construction of town and county roads, maintenance expenditures on state roads, maintenance force, accidents reported on state roads, abstract of traffic observations on state roads, status of improvement of state roads, statement of allotment of state aid road funds, statement of county road and bridge funds, Minnesota Highway Department financial statement. Submitted by Charles M. Babcock, Commissioner of Highways. [42 pp.]
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

50. 1963 Official Road Map Minnesota / Minnesota Official Highway Map 1963

Creator:
Minnesota Department of Highways
Date Created:
1963
Description:
The front side of the map includes inset maps of Metropolitan St. Paul-Minneapolis and Duluth area; a chart of state parks and wayside parks; contact information for Dept. of Highways Central and District Offices. The back of the map includes an index to cities and incorporated villages, with the population based on 1960 census; inset maps of large cities; a map of the United States mileage & route showing approximate distance from St. Paul - Minneapolis to various cities; a Minnesota Mileage Chart showing distance between two places computed via Trunk Highways; a Trunk Highway location index; safe driving suggestions; and some scenic pictures of Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Transportation maps
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