men, women, children standing to the side of the falls; copyright 1897 by B. L. Lingley; caption given in six different languages on the verso of card; verso also gives descriptive information
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Fading summer view of Minnehaha Falls from up on top looking towards the falls; back of stereograph card is a label for the United Stereoscopic Society, American Division.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Landscape view; series of stereographic cards by the Union View Co. Publishers, Rochester, New York; bridge in place by 1894; close up view of bridge looking at the girders, iron work and bridge railings.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Landscape view; address given for photographer is 119 Washington Avenue North, Minneapolis; building is not identified but may be Eastman Flats; Eastman Flats were constructed starting in 1877 on Nicollet Island; verso of card is advertising for a number of Minneapolis businesses; card gift of Stuart Dudley Diamond.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Streetscape; scene not identified on back; may be of Minneapolis; view of construction of a building next to a completed building - perhaps the row house of Eastman Flats; photographed and published by Nowack and Chase located at 119 Washington Avenue North, Minneapolis; wholesale and retail.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
View of crowds of people and carriages lining the streets amongst the State Fairground's buildings. Flags waving, horse carriages, unpaved streets, tents, Horticulture Building's dome can be seen in the far background.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
View of the State Fair, the building in foreground is the Minnesota Building, Etoile du Nord; crowds surrounding the building, power pole and wires in foreground.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Landscape view; view of the bridge taken before railroad ties were laid; steel frame bridge; bridge could be the Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge or Short Line Bridge (this is penciled in on back).
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Photo is unidentified; board walk is visible in front left of photo; unpaved streets; streetlight and power pole; list of stereographic views by photographer/publisher on verso.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Landscape view; from a series by M. Nowack; view checked on card is: "view of Suspension Bridge; " bridge completed about 1876. This is the second bridge over the Mississippi River. The third replacement bridge was constructed from 1886-1888.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Official boat on Lake Calhoun, bound for Lake of the Isles to link the two lakes. In 1911 the city of Minneapolis connected Lakes of the Isles with Lake Calhoun by a canal. The "Linking of the Lakes" was a week-long civic celebration.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library