Set of 37 sheets of architectural drawings accepted for the City of Duluth by Samuel F. Snively, Mayor, and John Wilson, City Engineer, Plans Accompanying Specifications of January 1929. Technical drawings with varying degrees of legibility. There is only one elevation in the set; Sheet 1. The original bridge was the Aerial Bridge constructed in 1904-1905. The bridge was modified in 1929 with a lift span and subsequently called the Aerial Lift Bridge. These plans are highly technical and were designed for the use of engineers and specialty contractors. Each drawing indicates that certain features of the structure have been revised. This set appears to represent the final revision. The Lift Bridge was designed by Harrington, Howard and Ash Consulting Engineers, Kansas City and New York. Patented in the United States from 1909-1925.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
This photograph shows Superintendent of Thomson Township Schools, Albert L. Winterquist, as well as his house and car, along the present day Highway 61.
The Astor Trading Post at Fond du Lac, Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Bethel Academy's entry gates and front door on the Snelling Avenue campus in winter. Entry gates have engraved plaque that reads ""class of 1925"". The building was originally built in 1916 and served as administrative offices, classrooms, dining hall, gymnasium, chapel, book store and library until more buildings were added to campus beginning in 1945.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Bethel Seminary parking lot and power plant at Snelling Campus. Smokestack of power plant is visible on the left with four cars that appear to be made in the 1920s. The car features include wheels on the back and tires with spokes like a bike.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
The Birch Coulee Mission House in Morton, Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
The Cathedral of Our Merciful Savior in Faribault, Minnesota. The oldest cathedral in Minnesota was founded by Bishop Henry Whipple. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
The courthouse in Mankato, Minnesota, where John Campbell was hanged for the murder of the Jewett family in 1865. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Larson Brothers Construction (Starbuck, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1928
Description:
Blueprints for Cottage at Peters Sunset Beach Resort in Glenwood, Minnesota. The finished building is known as the Annex. Drawn by Larson Brothers Construction April 21, 1928. There are two pages: One with the floorplan for the basement, first floor, and second floor. The other page has the front elevation. We have both the original drawing and a blueprint copy of both pages.
Larson Brothers Construction (Starbuck, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1925 - 1935
Description:
Original drawings for Court Building at Peters Sunset Beach Resort near Glenwood, Minnesota. The drawings are not dated or labeled, but they came from Larson Brothers Construction in Starbuck. The building was identified by Pope County Historical Society staff members. There are 4 pages, including: Front elevation 50 x 90.5 cm, 1st Floor Plan 49 x 90 cm, 2nd Floor plan 49 x 90 cm, and Basement & Foundation plan 49.5 x 90 cm.
Larson Brothers Construction (Starbuck, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1928
Description:
Blueprints for the Farmers Co-op Creamery in Lowry drawn by Larson Brothers Construction September 18, 1928. This set has both the original drawings on onion skin paper and the blueprint copies.
Larson Brothers Construction (Starbuck, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1920 - 1930
Description:
Three pages of original drawing for the Jacob "John" and George Bjokne house in Lowry. It was designed and built by Larson Brothers Construction of Starbuck. The house stands at 221 Florence Avenue in Lowry. There is a history of the ownership of the house in the book "Our Home Town, Lowry, Minnesota." The pages include: Floor plans for the basement, 1st and 2nd floor - 38 x 75 cm, front elevation 35.5 x 44 cm, and south side elevation 35 x 31 cm.
A cabin near Lake Shetek where the Lake Shetek Massacre took place. During the massacre on August 20, 1862, a group of Dakota captured and killed area residents as part of the Dakota War of 1862. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
The Camden Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library was housed in the John D. Webber Memorial Fieldhouse in Webber Park from 1910�1954. It was renamed Webber Park Library in 1954 and razed for a new library building in 1979.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The Camden Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library was housed in the John D. Webber Memorial Fieldhouse in Webber Park from 1910�1954. It was renamed Webber Park Library in 1954 and razed for a new library building in 1979.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
View of the Capitol Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota, from the alley. 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 Capitol Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota, from the street. The marquee reads "Vitaphone-Moveitone." 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 Capitol Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota, from the street. The marquee reads "Vitaphone-Moveitone." 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