The upper end of the left bank of the St. Paul harbor improvement project is visible in this photograph, taken after the project was completed in 1936. The improvements can be seen below the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Freight building, with the rail yard in the distance.
A train steams downstream past Dayton's Bluff after the conclusion of river improvements in St. Paul in the mid-1930s. The improvements included dredging operations, new retaining walls, and sewer improvements in and around the city of St. Paul and the harbor.
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
The Crown Prince, wearing glasses and holding a piece of paper, talks to officials on the stage. A small crowd of photographers stands in front of the stage while hundreds of onlookers populate the background.
Lucille Bishop holding horse Genevieve at the St. Paul Campus. The horse was part of a brucellosis research project. Behind Bishop is the east side of the University's Dairy Barn building.
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.
Twelve girls use the library at the St. Paul Girls' Home (orphanage), 933 Carroll Ave., St. Paul. An unidentified Sister of St. Joseph helps two of the students.
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1935-1936 (District 37); House 1939-1954 (District 37). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=12989
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1939-1962 (District 38); House 1963-1966 (District 47); House 1967-1972 (District 45A). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=14431
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1929-30 (District 37); Senate 1931-42 (District 37). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13677
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1923-30 (District 39); House 1933-36 (District 39); Senate 1939-58 (District 39). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13907
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1941-1946 (District 37); Senate 1947-1950 (District 37). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=14315
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1939-1950 (District 41). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13945
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1937-1938 (District 39); House 1941-1944 (District 39). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13968
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1939-1962 (District 38); House 1963-1966 (District 47); House 1967-1972 (District 45A). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=14431
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1937-1952 (District 40). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13339
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1915-18 (District 38); Senate 1935-58 (District 38). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13607
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1915-18 (District 38); Senate 1935-58 (District 38). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13607
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1911-14 (District 37); Senate 1915-49 (District 42). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=11400
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1917-20 (District 41); Senate 1931-54 (District 41). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=14788
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1923-30 (District 39); House 1933-36 (District 39); Senate 1939-58 (District 39). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13907
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1921-30 (District 40); Senate 1931-54 (District 40). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13643
Sister St. John Fournier led the first four Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet to St. Paul in November 1851. They traveled up the Mississippi River on the Steamboat St. Paul from St. Louis, Missouri. About one week after their arrival the Sisters opened St. Joseph's Academy, a boarding and day school. In July 1853, the Sisters of St. Joseph opened St. Joseph's Hospital, Minnesota's first hospital.
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1937-1956 (District 42); Senate 1959-1962 (District 42); Senate 1963-1966 (District 43). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10882
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1945-1950 (District 39). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13937
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1947-52 (District 41). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=11580
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1921-30 (District 40); Senate 1931-54 (District 40). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13643
A pen and ink drawing of the new four-story St. Joseph's Hospital on Exchange Street. This hospital replaced the log cabin hospital on Bench Street (now Kellogg Boulevard).
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.
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1963-1964 (District 48). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=12672
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1973-1974 (District 50A). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10039
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1971-1972 (District 44B); House 1973-1974 (District 66B); House 1983-1990 (District 53A). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10042
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: Senate 1973-77 (District 49). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10431
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
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.
Chiropractor gives a spinal adjustment to a little 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.
A female chiropractic student is looking at a slide through a microscope 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.
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 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 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 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
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1979-1982 (District 45A); House 1983-1992 (District 54A). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10679
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1979-1982 (District 67A); House 1983-1984 (District 65B). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10569
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1973-1986 (District 67B). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10668
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1975-1982 (District 66B); House 1983-1990 (District 67A); Senate 1991-2002 (District 67). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10312
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1974-1982 (District 50B); House 1983-1990 (District 54B). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10340
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1981-1982 (District 66A); House 1983-1992 (District 66B). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10473
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
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 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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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