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5776. Aitkin Public Library, East Central Regional Library, Aitkin, Minnesota

Description:
The Aitkin Public Library, built in 1911, is the only East Central Regional Library branch to have received funds from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation. It served the Aitkin, Minnesota community until 1991 when a new library was built. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

5777. A. H. Kirk residence, Guttenberg Heights, Fergus Falls, Minnesota

Date Created:
1895
Description:
Image of house is obscured by trees. A. H. Kirk owned the Park Roller Mills.
Contributing Institution:
Otter Tail County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5778. Aerial view postcard, Zumbrota, Minnesota

Date Created:
1906
Description:
Postcard showing an aerial view of Zumbrota, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Goodhue County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

5779. Aerial view, Pine Island Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1913
Description:
Aerial view of Pine Island Township's South side.
Contributing Institution:
Goodhue County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

5780. Aerial view of Snelling Avenue campus, Bethel University, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1957 - 1972
Description:
Aerial view of whole Snelling Avenue campus from the northwest. The campus buildings, courtyard and immediately surrounding neighborhood fill all but a small portion of the picture. The bottom-right portion shows Snelling Avenue and a piece of the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Aerial photographs

5781. Aerial view of proposed design for Bethel University's campus, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965 - 1975
Description:
Aerial view of proposed design for construction of Bethel's Arden Hills campus. Includes labels for seven kinds of structures: Seminary housing, Seminary academic complex, College housing, College academic complex, Physical Education Complex, Chapel, and Parking lots.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5782. Aerial view of future campus without buildings, Bethel University, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1963-03-26
Description:
Aerial view of future Arden Hills campus without any buildings taken from the northwest. The season is evidenced by snow visible on ground from the northwest. Old Snelling road can be seen at bottom-right, Snelling at top-right, and 694 highway at the top-left. Majority of Lake Valentine is visible in bottom-left corner.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Aerial photographs

5783. Aerial view of Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1970 - 1980
Description:
A view from the air of Ely. Includes the new Vermilion Community College in lower right corner, and Shagawa Lake at the top.
Contributing Institution:
Ely-Winton Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

5784. Aerial view of downtown, Shakopee, Minnesota

Date Created:
1895 - 1905
Description:
Real photographic postcard of downtown Shakopee. The image shows the intersection of First Avenue and Lewis Street. Also visible in the image are Jacob Ries Bottling Works, Inc. and St. Mark's Catholic Church. Printed along the bottom edge of the image is "Shakopee, Minn." The card is unused.
Contributing Institution:
Scott County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

5785. Aerial view of Campus, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923 - 1926
Description:
Aerial view of Carleton College campus looking west.
Contributing Institution:
Carleton College Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

5786. Aerial view from the water tower, Heron Lake, Minnesota

Date Created:
1915
Description:
Aerial view from the newly constructed water tower in Heron Lake looking west showing a steam operated train from the Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis, and Omaha Railroad Company. Included in this image: the railroad spur to Dundee, the Koch Elevator on the right, the Heron Lake Creamery on the left, and various houses (all still in existence in 2008).
Contributing Institution:
Jackson County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

5787. Aerial view, Cannon Falls Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1880 - 1889
Description:
Early Cannon Falls Township homes. A bridge over the Cannon River can also be seen.
Contributing Institution:
Goodhue County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5788. Aerial Lift Bridge: Union and Soo Line Depots, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1968?
Description:
View from First Street in downtown Duluth. The 1910 Soo Line depot is at the far right at Sixth Avenue West and Superior Street. The newspaper announced in 1971, plans for a 13-story apartment building for the middle-income elderly on the site of the Soo Line Depot which was razed in August of 1972. The 1892 Union Depot at 506 West Michigan Street becomes the St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center. A January 11, 1973, newspaper article announced the St. Louis County Board received $201,250 for historical preservation and restoration of Duluth's Union Depot. The Depot was purchased from Burlington Northern for $137,500. The county serves as landlord, which averts tax problems. On March 19, 1973, Don Shank turned the first shovel of dirt for Lake Superior Museum of Transportation and Industry known by locals as the Train Museum.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5789. Aerial Lift Bridge: Saturday Evening Post features Aerial Bridge, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1947?
Description:
Two unidentified men hold a copy of a national magazine whose cover features the Aerial Bridge. These men are probably with the Chamber of Commerce. The June 14, 1947, Saturday Evening Post cover of Duluth Aerial Bridge with boat is by John Atherton. John Carlton Atherton was born in Brainerd, Minnesota, on June 7, 1900. Atherton would eventually illustrate over forty covers for Saturday Evening Post, starting with his December 1942 design, Patient Dog. In the late 1940s, Albert Dorne, fellow Saturday Evening Post illustrator, founded the Famous Artists School, an institution to teach the art of correspondence illustration. John Atherton was among the famous artists such as Al Parker, Jon Witcomb, and Norman Rockwell, who contributed to the program. Atherton eventually moved to Arlington, Vermont. The famous illustrator and artist died at age fifty-two (in 1952) in a drowning accident while fly-fishing in New Brunswick, Canada. He was survived by his wife, Maxine Breeze.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5790. Aerial Lift Bridge, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1914?
Description:
No. 502 People have always watched the aerial bridge. Engineer C.A.P. Turner, of the Gillette-Herzog Manufacturing Company of Minneapolis, designed the Ferry Bridge with Suspended Car Transfer in February 1901, meeting federal specifications. Bids were opened March 25, 1901, but only one was received. The Duluth Canal Bridge Company was awarded the contract but abandoned the work. In February 1904, the Modern Steel Structural Company of Waukesha, Wisconsin was issued a contract. Work began July 20, 1904. On February 23, 1905, with a full complement of local dignitaries at hand, the bridge was first operated. Regular service began the next day according to newspaper accounts. The city engineer's report for 1905 stated that the bridge was "completed and commenced operation on May 5, 1905, and a few problems were corrected in running the bridge over the next few days." This post card was mailed in 1914.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

5791. Aerial Bridge: Structural Details, End View, Part Side Elevation, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1903?
Description:
Detailed drawing of four parts of the Aerial Bridge. The end view is a drawing of a tower; part side elevation is of half of the Aerial Bridge with the suspended car transfer. The third drawing is called Section A-A and depicts a tower without the cross structures drawn in. The last drawing is called Section B-B, which is a top down view of one of the towers resting on its footings. All of these drawings have dimensions. The part side elevation includes a very small drawing of the side of the gondola car. The end view includes the phrase "car approaches built by city." The finials are shown on three of the four drawings. Drawing H5421, Sheet 2.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Design drawings

5792. Aerial Bridge: Strain Diagram, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1903?
Description:
This drawing identifies wind forces and their effects on the physical structure. Notes are included on this drawing for example: "Stresses in lower sections of tension diagonals equal or smaller than top sections, but same riveting to be used in detail." The drawing includes a key for live load, dead load, impact, wind at 150 pounds per linear foot, wind stress due to traveler, equivalent to live load. The drawing shows top and bottom laterals. Total weight of the carrier and car is given as 240,000 pounds. The scale is given as 20 feet equaling one inch. Drawing H5421, Sheet 3.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Design drawings

5793. Aerial Bridge: Entrance To Duluth-Superior Harbor, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1906?
Description:
The post card caption says The Aerial Bridge, Span 393 feet 9 inches, 135 feet high from water line. Cost $100,000. This post card illustration is of a view from the Duluth harbor with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Building at the left and the South Breakwater Inner Light Tower at the right. Houses on Minnesota Point are at the far right. Engineer C.A.P. Turner, of the Gillette-Herzog Manufacturing Company of Minneapolis, designed the Ferry Bridge with Suspended Car Transfer in February 1901, meeting federal specifications. Bids were opened March 25, 1901, but only one was received. The Duluth Canal Bridge Company was awarded the contract but abandoned the work. In February, 1904, the Modern Steel Structural Company of Waukesha, Wisconsin was issued a contract. Work began July 20, 1904. The aerial bridge transporter or gondola or transfer car roadway was 17 feet by 50 feet with sidewalks seven feet by 50 feet; the cabins were 30 feet long.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

5794. Aerial Bridge Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1906?
Description:
The post card caption says The Aerial Bridge, Span 393 feet 9 inches, 135 feet high from water line. Cost $100,000. This post card illustration is of a view from the waterfront. At the right is the South Breakwater Inner Light Tower. Houses on Minnesota Point are at the far right. Engineer C.A.P. Turner, of the Gillette-Herzog Manufacturing Company of Minneapolis, designed the Ferry Bridge with Suspended Car Transfer in February 1901, meeting federal specifications. Bids were opened March 25, 1901, but only one was received. The Duluth Canal Bridge Company was awarded the contract but abandoned the work. In February, 1904, the Modern Steel Structural Company of Waukesha, Wisconsin was issued a contract. Work began July 20, 1904.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

5795. Aerial Bridge: Aerial Bridge Over Duluth-Superior Ship Canal, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1915?
Description:
The suspended car transfer was replaced in 1929 with the Aerial Lift Bridge span. The building at the left is the wholesale grocer Gowan Lenning Twohy.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

5796. Adolph Rockey home, Mankato, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
Exterior view of the Adolph Rockey home and a boy on tricycle.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5797. Adolph Mueller residence, Mankato, Minnesota

Date Created:
1915
Description:
Exterior view of the house with Ethel Lockerbie Mueller (Mrs. Adolph Mueller) on the front steps.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5798. Adam Jefferson house, Mankato, Minnesota

Date Created:
1850?
Description:
Exterior view of the Adam Jefferson House.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5799. A. Aberle residence, 214 South Peck Street, Fergus Falls, Minnesota

Date Created:
1895?
Description:
Images includes view of brick house with windmill to right and chicken wire fence in foreground. Mr. Aberle owned the Fergus Falls Brewery.
Contributing Institution:
Otter Tail County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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