Bell Lumber and Pole Yards began business in 1919, treating telephone poles and lumber. The company hired many local men and is still in business today. In mid-1980s, after being declared a Superfund site by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Bell began the process of cleaning up the hazardous chemicals on its property, spending over $10 million to do so and also to rebuild the plant to treat poles and lumber using environmentally clean processes. This panorama photo shows the pole treating plant and the large telephone poles treated in the process.
Exterior view of The Jackson family home at 1722 Summit Avenue. Caption reads: "Home of Jackson family, Public School and College in background - Summit Avenue."
Formal portrait of Margaret Brooks Thompson. A note accompanying the photo reads: "Mrs. Charles Thompson at the age of 45. Photograph, gift of Mary Brooks [sister of Margaret] given in 1938, taken in the year of 1915. [Mrs. Charles Thompson lived during] 1870-1929. Writing on a card pasted on the back reads: "To Charles Thompson Hall, St. Paul, Minn., Given in 1938 by Mary Brooks. Joyous Easter Greetings. Picture taken in 1915, age 45 years." The card also has a formal printed message that reads: "Joyous Christmas Greetings to you and all Happiness in the New Year. Mrs. Margaret Thompson."
View of the facade and marquee of the Dale Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota. Liebenberg and Kaplan, Architects (1919-1969), were noted for designing more than 200 motion picture theatres in the Upper Midwest, many of the early ones featuring an art deco style.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives
View of the entrance lobby of the Dale Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota. Liebenberg and Kaplan, Architects (1919-1969), were noted for designing more than 200 motion picture theatres in the Upper Midwest, many of the early ones featuring an art deco style.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives
View of the lobby of the Faust Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota. Liebenberg and Kaplan, Architects (1919-1969), were noted for designing more than 200 motion picture theatres in the Upper Midwest, many of the early ones featuring an art deco style.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives
View of the hallway of the Faust Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota. Liebenberg and Kaplan, Architects (1919-1969), were noted for designing more than 200 motion picture theatres in the Upper Midwest, many of the early ones featuring an art deco style.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives
View of the hallway of the Faust Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota. Liebenberg and Kaplan, Architects (1919-1969), were noted for designing more than 200 motion picture theatres in the Upper Midwest, many of the early ones featuring an art deco style.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives
View of the lobby of the Faust Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota. Liebenberg and Kaplan, Architects (1919-1969), were noted for designing more than 200 motion picture theatres in the Upper Midwest, many of the early ones featuring an art deco style.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives
A pen and ink drawing of St. Joseph's Academy at its new location on Marshall and Western. This school, with later building additions, was the successor to the log cabin Bench Street school. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet owned and operated the school until 1971.
Senate staff person Tom Diamond and Senator Conrado Vega listen in committee, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Vega, Conrado M.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10684
Senator Clarence Purfeerst listens to floor debate in the Senate Chamber, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Purfeerst, Clarence M.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10544
Senator Collin Peterson confers with a colleague prior to a committee hearing, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Peterson, Collin Clark: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10524
Senator Darrel Peterson speaks on the Senate floor, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Peterson, Darrel L.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10525
Senator Earl Renneke and Senator Richard Fitzsimons in a committee hearing, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Fitzsimons, Richard W.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10181 ; Renneke, Earl W.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10556
Senator James Pehler and Senator Jack Davies in a discussion during a Senate floor session, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Davies, John Thomas II: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=12475 ; Pehler, James C.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10514
Senator John Chenoweth, Senator Harmon Ogdahl, Senator Joe O'Neill, and Senator Howard Knutson discuss legislation on the Senate floor, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Chenoweth, John C.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10097 ; Knutson, Howard A.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10337 ; Ogdahl, Harmon T. Sr.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10474 ; O'Neill, Joseph Thomas: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10490
Senator John Milton in his office with an unidentified man, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Milton, John Watson: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10431
Senator John Milton listens to testimony during a committee hearing, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Milton, John Watson: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10431
Senator Robert Lewis in a floor session, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Lewis, B. Robert Sr.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10374
Senator Robert Stassen speaks on the Senate floor, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Stassen, J. Robert: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10651
Senator Allan Spear at a Judiciary Committee hearing, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Spear, Allan H.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10630
Senator Bob Lessard speaks in committee, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Lessard, Bob B.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10372
Senator Dallas Sams speaks in committee, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Sams, Dallas C.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10582
Senator Darril Wegscheid speaks in committee, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Wegscheid, Darril: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10700
Senator David Johnson speaks on the Senate floor, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Johnson, David H.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10285
Senator David Ten Eyck speaks during a committee hearing, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Ten Eyck, David J.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10658
Senator Dennis Frederickson, Senator Joanne Benson, and Senator Tom Neuville discuss a bill on the Senate floor, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Benson, Joanne E.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10044 ; Frederickson, Dennis R.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10196 ; Neuville, Thomas M.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10460
Senator Donald Storm speaks on the floor of the Senate, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Storm, Donald A.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10636
Senator Doug Johnson, Senator Steve Morse, and Senator Gene Merriam confer during a Senate floor session, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Johnson, Douglas J.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10288 ; Merriam, Eugene R.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10425 ; Morse, Steven: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10438
Senator Florian Chmielewski speaks in committee, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Chmielewski, Florian W. Sr.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10098
Senator Fritz Knaak confers with Representative Tony Bennett during a committee hearing, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Bennett, Tony L.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10042 ; Knaak, Frederic W.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10330
Senator Glen Taylor speaks on the floor of the Senate, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Taylor, Glen A.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10657
Senator Gregory Dahl speaks in committee, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Dahl, Gregory L.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10119
Senator Jane Ranum, Senator Fritz Knaak, Senator Pat Pariseau, and Senator Ember Reichgott Junge examine a bill during a Senate floor session, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Knaak, Frederic W.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10330 ; Pariseau, Patricia: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10504 ; Ranum, Jane B.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10550 ; Reichgott Junge, Ember D.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10301
Senator Janet Johnson listens to testimony during a committee hearing, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Johnson, Janet B.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10289
Senator Jim Ramstad speaks on the floor of the Senate, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Ramstad, James: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10549
Senator Joe Bertram speaks in committee, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Bertram, Joe Sr.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10055
Senator John Brandl testifies in committee, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Brandl, John E.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10073
Senator Judy Traub speaks on the floor of the Senate, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Traub, Judy: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10671
Senator Keith Langseth, Senator Charlie Berg, and Senator LeRoy Stumpf in a discussion during a committee hearing, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Berg, Charles A.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10045 ; Langseth, Keith L.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10355 ; Stumpf, LeRoy A.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10640
Senator Kevin Chandler speaks in committee, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Chandler, Kevin M.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10095
Senator Randolph Peterson speaks in committee, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Peterson, Randolph W.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10530
Senator Randy Kamrath speaks on the Senate floor, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Kamrath, Randy P.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10306
Senator Steve Dille listens to testimony during a committee hearing, St. Paul, Minnesota. For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: Dille, Stephen E.: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=10146
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: Senate 1967-82 (District 50); Senate 1983-92 (District 54). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10268
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: Senate 1987-92 (District 63); Senate 1993-Present (District 54). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10403
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: Senate 1993-96 (District 55). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10095
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1975-82 (District 48A); Senate 1983-2000 (District 52). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10471
A large group photograph of the Minnesota County Commissioners and Auditors at the Twin City Babcock Conference of April 8 and April 9, 1920. In the second row beginning at the sixth person is Alfred Sanders, J. Oscar Serline, Ed Peterson and W. Monson.
Sister Antonia McHugh had experience at three educational levels: elementary, secondary, and college. She was among the first faculty appointed to Derham Hall / College of St. Catherine in 1905. From 1914-1917 she served as the first dean of the college; from 1917-1937 she served as the first president of the college. Her work brought national and international recognition of the scholastic curriculum and faculty at the college.
Thori, Alban & Fisher, Architects (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1909
Description:
An architectural rendering of the First Methodist Episcopal Church in St. Paul, located at Portland Ave. and Victoria St. The cornerstone was laid October 15, 1907. Built in the Classic Greek Style the dedication booklet says, "Facing Holly Avenue in a situation ideal to show its classic and simple architecture, the massive columns of the portico give character and attract attention." The booklet goes on to say, "The main auditorium has eight hundred and fifty sittings." It housed an organ built by the Austin Organ Company of Hartford, Connecticut costing $7600.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
Demonstration booth at the 1956 Minnesota State Fair (probably in the Creative Activities Building). The booth is staffed by Mrs. Cory and an unidentified Guild member. They are booth weaving on floor looms. Weaving samples are on display in the booth.
Demonstration booth at the 1956 Minnesota State Fair (probably in the Creative Activities Building). A guild member is weaving on a floor loom. Weaving samples and a spinning wheel are on display.
Aerial view from the south village limits of New Brighton was taken by MacGillis & Gibbs Company, a pole yard company, which is seen in the lower half of the photo. Notable buildings include the First Congregational Church, New Brighton Elementary School, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, and the New Brighton Village Hall.
The Armistice Day Blizzard of November 11, 1940, hit New Brighton hard. On the day following the blizzard, Phil Hadock and Sid Weber stand behind a big drift next to Butch Schmalzbauer's Jack Sprat Food Store to talk about the weather. Many New Brightonites took stranded travelers into their homes overnight.
The Armistice Day Blizzard of November 11, 1940, found many residents of New Brighton providing food and shelter for storm victims. Many cars were stranded and travelers rescued by New Brighton residents during the fierce storm.
Group portrait of five basketball players. Back row: Paul Doeltz, Class of 1899; Robert Stoddart, Academy. Front row: P.P. Brush, 1901; Roy W. Smits, 1900; Floyd Brown, Academy.
Brownie Girl Scouts of White Bear Lake on the steps of a school holding United States flag. Older girls are Mary Greengard, acting 2nd Lt. and Ruth Janzen, Lt..
Contributing Institution:
Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys
Chiropractic faculty member Curt Rapp helps a chiropractic student read x-rays on an illuminator on the St. Paul campus. In 1983, to accommodate growth in student population and programs, the college moved to its current location in Bloomington, Minnesota. In 1999, Northwestern College of Chiropractic was renamed Northwestern Health Sciences University to reflect its addition of programs in other alternative medicine fields.
Two chiropractic students comparing a plastic arm bone to skeleton diagrams hanging on the wall in a classroom on the St. Paul campus. In 1983, to accommodate growth in student population and programs, the college moved to its current location in Bloomington, Minnesota. In 1999, Northwestern College of Chiropractic was renamed Northwestern Health Sciences University to reflect its addition of programs in other alternative medicine fields.
A chiropractor is using an electric massager to give a back massage to a patient on the St. Paul campus. In 1983, to accommodate growth in student population and programs, the college moved to its current location in Bloomington, Minnesota. In 1999, Northwestern College of Chiropractic was renamed Northwestern Health Sciences University to reflect its addition of programs in other alternative medicine fields.
The downtown St. Paul skyline can be seen from Dayton's Bluff, documenting the improvements made to the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi river banks in St. Paul, Minnesota, in the mid-1930s.
Dredges operate below the federal barge terminal in St. Paul, Minnesota. This photograph documents dredging and other improvements made to the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River in and around the city of St. Paul, Minnesota, in the mid-1930s. Work on the project was completed in 1936.
Members of the White Bear Fire Department posed with horses and pumper wagon in front of the original fire station garage at the northwest corner of Second Street and Clark Avenue.
The first church in New Brighton was the First Congregational Church of New Brighton, incorporated on September 5, 1890. This church was built in 1892 at a cost of $1500. It was located on the west side of Fifth Avenue and Sixth Street.
A photograph of the first meeting for the Minnesota Potato Growers held in St. Paul Minnesota on August 10, 1919. The man marked with the red "x" is J. Oscar Serline of Kanabec County.
Tommy Kowaksi was one of New Brighton's first policeman, but also served as the town street sweeper. This photo was taken on present day Fifth Avenue, facing north, with the Hudoba Building and the Transit House Hotel in the background.
Children of Franklin Searles, New Brighton prominent businessman, are shown: son Coy Searles; daughter Marnie Searles; friend E. Lawrence Haglund; daughter Maude Searles
Among the retail establishments in New Brighton in the 1920s was Frank Zamor's Ice Cream Parlor with Rosina Boryczka working behind the counter in 1925.
Girl Scouts in uniform are baking a cake to celebrate the 25th birthday of Girl Scouts. Pictured Mary Rothchild, Harriet Stringer (daughter of Mrs. Philip Stringer, member of St. Paul's first Girl Scout troop 1917) and Jeanette Johnston.
Contributing Institution:
Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys