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26. New Years greeting card from Acme Cement Plaster, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Acme Cement Plaster
Date Created:
1892-01-01
Description:
Holiday greeting card from the Acme Cement Plaster Company.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Greeting cards

27. Boat docks at Excelsior, Minnesota

Creator:
Acmegraph Company
Date Created:
1908?
Description:
Looking east from Water Street at the Excelsior waterfront on Lake Minnetonka.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

28. A.C. Roebuck, Importer and Wholesale Dealer in Watches, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
A.C. Roebuck
Date Created:
1892
Description:
Illustrated trade catalog of watches, chains and charms. A.C. Roebuck was the forerunner of Sears Roebuck.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Catalogs

29. Interview about Samuel R. Adair, Brainerd, Minnesota

Creator:
Adair, Alice
Date Created:
1938-07
Description:
Interview with Alice Adair, wife of Samuel R. Adair. She relates that her husband was a jeweler, served on the city council, was a member of the national guard, was elected county treasurer, and help found the Crow Wing County Historical Society. This interview is part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Crow Wing County during the years 1936-1939. This outreach effort sought to record personal accounts of the lives of early Crow Wing County pioneers and settlers.
Contributing Institution:
Crow Wing County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Oral histories

30. Interview about George Washington Adair, West Brainerd, Minnesota

Creator:
Adair, Lillian
Date Created:
1939-02
Description:
Interview with Mrs. George Washington Adair. Lillian Adair relates how her husband was a Civil War veteran, and she provides some history and genealogy on her family. This interview is part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Crow Wing County during the years 1936-1939. This outreach effort sought to record personal accounts of the lives of early Crow Wing County pioneers and settlers.
Contributing Institution:
Crow Wing County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Oral histories

31. Interview with Robert William Adair, Brainerd, Minnesota

Creator:
Adair, Robert William
Date Created:
1939-01
Description:
Interview with Robert William Adair. Robert talks about his childhood, coming to Brainerd, working in the railroad shops, and becoming a Salvation Army officer. This interview is part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Crow Wing County during the years 1936-1939. This outreach effort sought to record personal accounts of the lives of early Crow Wing County pioneers and settlers.
Contributing Institution:
Crow Wing County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Oral histories

32. Interview with Abdisalam Adam

Creator:
Adam, Abdisalam
Date Created:
2004-06-24
Description:
Abdisalam Adam grew up in Somalia, went to school in Nigeria, and came to the United States on a student visa. Adam worked for a magazine in Madison, Wisconsin, before coming to Minnesota. He has been married and raised a family since moving to Minnesota, and he currently works as an ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher. Subjects discussed include: Growing up in Somalia; attending school in Nigeria; living in Saudi Arabia; moving to the United States on a student visa; first impression of the United States; working for a magazine in Madison, Wisconsin; Somali communities in Minnesota; religious awareness of Minnesotans; Somali weddings; recently visiting Somalia and returning in the future; important aspects of Somali culture; maintaining Islamic and Somali culture in the United States; the role of families in Somali culture; influence of television; opportunities for Somali teens; working as an ESL teacher.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

33. Interview about Billy Fawcett, Crow Wing County, Minnesota

Creator:
Adams, Allen
Date Created:
1936-09
Description:
Interview with Allen Adams. He relates some of William Fawcett's history, including that he was an Olympian and started the famous Breezy Point Resort. This interview is part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Crow Wing County during the years 1936-1939. This outreach effort sought to record personal accounts of the lives of early Crow Wing County pioneers and settlers.
Contributing Institution:
Crow Wing County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Oral histories

34. Abandoned brick house, site of Yellow Medicine Agency, near Granite Falls, Minnesota

Creator:
Adams, Arthur T., 1872-1955
Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
Abandoned brick house located at the site of the Yellow Medicine Agency. The Yellow Medicine Agency was destroyed during the Dakota Conflict of 1852, and the site is now part of Upper Sioux Agency State Park in 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.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Lantern slides

35. Aftermath of the collapse of Eastman's Tunnel at St. Anthony Falls, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Adams, Arthur T., 1872-1955
Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
Aftermath of the W.W. Eastman tunnel collapse that caused the loss of St. Anthony Falls to erosion. 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.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Lantern slides

36. After the Great Hinckley Forest Fire, near St. Louis River above Fond du Lac, Minnesota

Creator:
Adams, Arthur T., 1872-1955
Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
Burnt trees and fields near the St. Louis River after the Great Hinckley Forest Fire. 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.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Lantern slides

37. Alexander Faribault House, Faribault, Minnesota

Creator:
Adams, Arthur T., 1872-1955
Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
Alexander Faribault's house at Faribault, 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.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Lantern slides

38. American flag flying at Fort Snelling, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Adams, Arthur T., 1872-1955
Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
The American Flag and an unknown building at Fort Snelling in 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.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Lantern slides

39. Aquipaquetin Island from the river, near Onamia, Minnesota

Creator:
Adams, Arthur T., 1872-1955
Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
Aquipaqueton Island, near Onamia, Minnesota, where Father Louis Hennepin was taken captive by local Dakota. 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.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Contact prints

40. Aquipaquetin Island, near Onamia, Minnesota

Creator:
Adams, Arthur T., 1872-1955
Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
Aquipaqueton Island, near Onamia, Minnesota, where Father Louis Hennepin was taken captive by local Dakota. 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.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Contact prints

41. Aquipaquetin Island, near Onamia, Minnesota

Creator:
Adams, Arthur T., 1872-1955
Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
Aquipaqueton Island, near Onamia, Minnesota, where Father Louis Hennepin was taken captive by local Dakota. 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.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Contact prints

42. Aquipaquetin Island, near Onamia, Minnesota

Creator:
Adams, Arthur T., 1872-1955
Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
Two unidentified men on Aquipaqueton Island, near Onamia, Minnesota. This is the site where Father Louis Hennepin was taken captive by local Dakota. 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.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Contact prints

43. Arthur T. Adams at the site of the Dustin Family Massacre, Dakota War of 1862, near Howard Lake, Minnesota

Creator:
Adams, Arthur T., 1872-1955
Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
Arthur T. Adams looking upon a stone marker at the location of the Dustin Massacre, where four members of the Dustin family were murdered by a party of Dakota during the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. It is believed, though never proved, that the attack party was led by members of Little Crow's party. 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.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Lantern slides

44. Astor Trading Post, Fond du Lac, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Adams, Arthur T., 1872-1955
Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
The Astor Trading Post at Fond du Lac, 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.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Lantern slides

45. Barn at the Yellow Medicine Agency, near Granite Falls, Minnesota

Creator:
Adams, Arthur T., 1872-1955
Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
A barn and surrounding land located at the Yellow Medicine Agency. 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.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Lantern slides

46. Basement of the Williamson's home, Pajutazze Mission, Granite Falls, Minnesota

Creator:
Adams, Arthur T., 1872-1955
Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
Exposed basement of the Williamson Home at the Pajutazee Mission near Granite 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.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Lantern slides

47. Battle scarred house, New Ulm, Minnesota

Creator:
Adams, Arthur T., 1872-1955
Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
House in New Ulm, Minnesota, showing damage taken from the Battle of New Ulm. The battle took place during the Dakota War of 1862. 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.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Lantern slides

48. Birch Coulee Mission House, Morton, Minnesota

Creator:
Adams, Arthur T., 1872-1955
Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
The Birch Coulee Mission House in Morton, 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.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Lantern slides

49. Bishop H. B. Whipple Inscription on Memorial Tower, Faribault

Creator:
Adams, Arthur T., 1872-1955
Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
Inscription on the Memorial Tower of the Cathedral of Our Merciful Savior in Faribault, 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.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Lantern slides

50. Bishop Henry B Whipple Cathedral and Memorial Tower, Faribault

Creator:
Adams, Arthur T., 1872-1955
Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
The Cathedral of Our Merciful Savior in Faribault, Minnesota. The oldest cathedral in Minnesota was founded by Bishop Henry Whipple. 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.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Lantern slides
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