Landscape view; address given for photographer is Merchant Block, 22 Washington Avenue, Minneapolis; building may be the Cataract House Hotel on Sixth Ave South; verso of card is advertising for a number of Minneapolis businesses
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Landscape view; address given for photographer is Merchant Block, 22 Washington Avenue, Minneapolis; building is identified as the Pence Opera House located at Hennepin Ave and 2nd Street; verso of card is advertising for a number of Minneapolis businesses.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Landscape view; address given for photographer is Merchant Block, 22 Washington Avenue, Minneapolis; building is identified as the Nicollet House Hotel located on Hennepin (view may be from 3rd St); awning on building in background says, "Williams Book Store." The verso of the card contains advertising for a number of Minneapolis businesses.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog of stem and hot water boilers, tank heaters, and laundry stoves. Includes how-to instructions and applications for use. Includes two inserts, one on "Rapid" heaters, the other on ceiling plates used to hold pipes in place.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Includes a complete set of surveys and plats of properties in the city of Minneapolis, compiled and drawn from official records and actual surveys by the Minnesota WPA, sponsored by the City of Minneapolis.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Map of Minneapolis showing manufactors of newspaper; books and job printing; periodicals, signs; boxes, bags, envelopes; building materials; and blue printing in the 1920s.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Map of Minneapolis showing manufacturers of men's clothing, women's clothing, children's clothing, knitted goods, belts and suspenders, bags and sacks, blankets and mattresses etc, and auto tops and awnings.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Map of Minneapolis showing manufacturers of prepared foods, confections, creameries, beverages, bread and baking, coffee etc, stock food, meat, ice, and milling and grain storage.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Map of Minneapolis showing manufacturers of furniture, exterior building material, interior building material, household articles, boxes and crates, radio and phonographs, poles, patterns, games, and caskets.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog of toilets and toilet parts produced by the Crane Company, 400 3rd Avenue North, Minneapolis. Features six models: Corsyn, Saneto, Winto, Okolona, Mauretania, and Illini.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Includes a complete set of surveys and plats of properties in the city of Minneapolis, compiled and drawn from official records and actual surveys. Index to additions and sub-divisions included.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Official catalog and visitors guide from the 1893 eighth-annual Minneapolis Industrial Exposition, which showcased art and music, agricultural and horticultural sciences, and local sellers and manufacturers. Includes committee members and exposition attractions.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog featuring a thermostat with time attachment used to control the temperature at a pre-determined hour. Describes what the thermometer will do and the various parts.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog featuring a thermostat with motor or time attachment. Describes what the thermometer will do and the various parts. Includes a question and answer section and testimonials at the end.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog featuring weather proof paint used for building exteriors. Booklet describes the ingredients, process of making the paint, suggestions for selecting colors and determining amount, and directions for application.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Street scene; streets are unpaved; can identify the first suspension bridge in background; places of business include a building advertising furniture.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Aerial view looking from St. Anthony side of river; first suspension bridge; log jams; lumber stacked up on Nicollet Island, town of Minneapolis with mills, houses, businesses in background.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog for Smooth-On cements, used for repairing leaking boilers, smoothing the surface of iron castings, covering counter-sunk bolts, and other uses. Includes directions, testimonials, and costs.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library