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1. Youth Goes to War, Central Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1936 - 1945
Description:
Student representatives from each Minneapolis High School aid in setting up the exhibit "Youth Goes to War" in the Young People's Room of Minneapolis Public Library's Central Library.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

2. Young People's Room, Central Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1949?
Description:
"Young people from high schools all over the city meet to look over school annuals and papers, read from the book collection especially selected for teen-agers and talk over school events in the Young People's Room at the Main Minneapolis Public Library."
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

3. Young People's Room, Central Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Edmundson, Ed. G.
Date Created:
1949-10
Description:
"High school youngsters watch the football game on a television set in the Young People's Room, Minneapolis Public Library, Ocober 1949."
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

4. Young patrons find books at the Northtown Library, Blaine, Minnesota

Creator:
Anoka County Library
Date Created:
1970 - 1980
Description:
A librarian helps several young girls find books to read.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5. Work on roof continues for Central Library of the Saint Paul Public Library, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1915-08-06
Description:
The photograph is taken from present day 4th corners of Washington and 4th Streets. Window frames are now installed being installed on the third floors of the library. The roof will soon enclose the library. The power lift is still needed for the finishing work.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

6. Work on roof continues for Central Library of the Saint Paul Public Library, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1915-08-06
Description:
The photograph is taken from an elevated position on present day Kellogg Boulevard. Roof trusses are in place and soon the roofing materials will be fixed in place. The power lift is still needed to move materials to the various floors of the library. Construction workers can be seen on the roof. Below the power lift can be seen three round arches. These arches make up the loading and delivery dock for the library.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

7. Work on roof continues for Central Library of the Saint Paul Public Library, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1915-09-02
Description:
The photograph is taken from an elevated position on present day Kellogg Boulevard. The scaffolds with their cranes, and the power lift have been removed. Finishing work continues on the room. Three rectangular openings on the roof will be for skylights. Windows that have the frames installed are now being sealed.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

8. Working with film, East Central Regional Library, Cambridge, Minnesota

Date Created:
1975
Description:
The 16mm films and projectors required continual maintenance. Here, Ron McGriff, assistant director, and Alzina Stone, film coordinator, troubleshoot a problem at the East Central Regional Library Headquarters in 1976. 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:
Black-and-white photographs

9. Winners of the Junior Royalty Pageant, Blaine, Minnesota

Creator:
Anoka County Library
Date Created:
1984-1985
Description:
The winners of the 1984-1985 Blaine Junior Royalty Pageant gather for a picture, Blaine, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

10. West Lake Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1926 - 1946
Description:
The West Lake branch of Minneapolis Public Library operated from this location at West Lake Street and Pillsbury Avenue f rom 1926 to 1946.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

11. West Duluth Branch Library, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
McKenzie, Hugh, 1879-1957
Date Created:
1919?
Description:
West Duluth Branch Library 701 North Central Avenue; Duluth Public Library; winter; fence
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

12. West Duluth Branch Library, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
McKenzie, Hugh, 1879-1957
Date Created:
1919?
Description:
West Duluth Branch Library 701 North Central Avenue; Duluth Public Library; winter; fence; houses
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

13. West Duluth Branch Library, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
McKenzie, Hugh, 1879-1957
Date Created:
1919?
Description:
West Duluth Branch Library 701 North Central Avenue; Duluth Public Library
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

14. Watching vidoes at the library, Anoka County, Minnesota

Creator:
Anoka County Library
Date Created:
1976-06
Description:
Young patrons use televisions at the library, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

15. Washburn Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1970?
Description:
The Washburn branch of the Minneapolis Public Library, located at 5244 Lyndale Avenue South, was built in 1970.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

16. Walker Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Hibbard, C. J.
Date Created:
1911 - 1954
Description:
Located in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Walker branch of Minneapolis Public Library opened in 1911 at 2901 Hennepin Avenue South. In the 1970s the branch moved across the street.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

17. Walker Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1950 - 1960
Description:
Located in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Walker branch of Minneapolis Public Library opened in 1911 at 2901 Hennepin Avenue South. In the 1981 the branch moved across the street.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

18. Walker Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1911?
Description:
Located in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Walker branch of Minneapolis Public Library opened in 1911 at 2901 Hennepin Avenue South. In the 1970s the branch moved across the street.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

19. Walker Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930 - 1950
Description:
The Adult Department of the Walker Branch of Minneapolis Public Library. This branch opened in 1911 at 2901 Hennepin Avenue South where it functioned until the 1970s.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

20. Walker Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930 - 1950
Description:
The Reference area of the Walker Branch of Minneapolis Public Library. This branch opened in 1911 at 2901 Hennepin Avenue South where it functioned until the 1970s.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

21. Vonda Heckman outside the Centennial Library, Circle Pines, Minnesota

Creator:
Anoka County Library
Date Created:
1977-08
Description:
Librarian Vonda Heckman waves hello from the front doors of Centennial Library.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

22. Vonda Heckman at Coon Rapids East Library, Coon Rapids, Minnesota

Creator:
Anoka County Library
Date Created:
1976-01
Description:
Vonda Heckman checks out books to a young patron at the old Coon Rapids East Library, later named Northdale Library.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

23. Visual Aids Departmen, Central Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Sifford, Bruce
Date Created:
1948-11
Description:
"Margaret Fletcher, Assistant in charge of Visual Aids, discusses selection of a film with Mrs. Allan Moore, while the Rev. Elder C. Anderson and George Grenander "preview" a film in a home-made projection unit, constructed from a cardboard carton. Visual Aids Service, Minneapolis Public Library, November, 1948."
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

24. View of library facade from Fourth Street for Central Library of the Saint Paul Public Library, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1915-07-21
Description:
The photograph is taken from present day 4th Street. The fa?ade is almost completed. Two building cranes are visible in front of the library. Window frames are now present on the second floor.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

25. Ventilation ducts for the Central Library of the Saint Paul Public Library, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1915-12-16
Description:
Ventilation system, attic of Central Library.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

26. Touring the stacks, Central Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1949-10-01
Description:
Roosevelt High School seniors go through the central book stacks on a visit to the Minneapolis Public Library. A clipping taped to the back reads, " Back in the stacks, students see volumes not in popular use by library patrons. The public is not permitted in the stacks, but for the purposes of the tour, library officials allowed students to browse in the forbidden territory. Left to right, David Swanson, Joan Haenel, Wendell C. Anderson and Joan Dahl, front, enter the stacks."
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

27. Teen Age Book Show, Central Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1945
Description:
A display in the window of Powers book store for the Teen Age Book Show to be held at the Minneapolis Public Library in October 1945.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

28. Technical Room, Central Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Sifford, Bruce
Date Created:
1920 - 1930
Description:
A woman consults cookbooks in the Technical Room of Minneapolis Public Library's original Central Library.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

29. Technical Room, Central Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Hibbard, C. J.
Date Created:
1910 - 1920
Description:
The Technical Room in Minneapolis Public Library's original Central Library is shown filled with male patrons. In the foreground is a tray of volumes labelled "U.S. Boy's Working Reserve."
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

30. Sumner Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Hibbard, C. J.
Date Created:
1920?
Description:
A party for night school students in the Reading Room of the Sumner branch of the Minneapolis Public Library. The branch opened in 1915 in a building funded by the Andrew Carnegie Corporation. It is named for Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Before 1915, the library was located in a rented room at 901 6th Avenue North.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

31. Sumner Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Hibbard, C. J.
Date Created:
1920?
Description:
The Sumner branch of the Minneapolis Public Library opened in 1915 in a building funded by the Andrew Carnegie Corporation. It is named for Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Before 1915, the library was located in a rented room at 901 6th Avenue North.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

32. Sumner Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1950 - 1959
Description:
The lobby of the Sumner branch of the Minneapolis Public Library. The branch opened in 1915 in a building funded by the Andrew Carnegie Corporation. It is named for Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Before 1915, the library was located in a rented room at 901 6th Avenue North.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

33. Sumner Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1954-05
Description:
The Sumner branch of the Minneapolis Public Library opened in 1915 in a building funded by the Andrew Carnegie Corporation. It is named for Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Before 1915, the library was located in a rented room at 901 6th Avenue North.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

34. Sumner Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920?
Description:
The Sumner branch of the Minneapolis Public Library opened in 1915 in a building funded by the Andrew Carnegie Corporation. It is named for Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Before 1915, the library was located in a rented room at 901 6th Avenue North.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

35. Sumner Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Kairies, A. E.
Date Created:
1920?
Description:
Children reading in the Sumner branch of the Minneapolis Public Library. The branch opened in 1915 in a building funded by the Andrew Carnegie Corporation. It is named for Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Before 1915, the library was located in a rented room at 901 6th Avenue North.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

36. Sumner Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Hibbard, C. J.
Date Created:
1920?
Description:
The Reading Room in the Sumner branch of the Minneapolis Public Library which opened in 1915 in a building funded by the Andrew Carnegie Corporation. It is named for Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Before 1915, the library was located in a rented room at 901 6th Avenue North.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

37. St. Peter Public Library, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1929?
Description:
This photograph shows the old St. Peter Public Library, which was located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Mulberry Streets. Andrew Carnegie provided funds for its construction.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

38. Storytime at the library, Anoka County, Minnesota

Creator:
Anoka County Library
Date Created:
1980-05
Description:
A librarian reads a story to a group of children.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

39. Storytime at Northtown Library, Blaine, Minnesota

Creator:
Anoka County Library
Date Created:
1983 - 1987
Description:
A librarian reads a group of young children a story at the Northtown Library.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

40. Storytime at Northtown Library, Blaine, Minnesota

Creator:
Anoka County Library
Date Created:
1968-10-31
Description:
Children wear masks and listen to a spooky story on Halloween at the Northtown Library.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

41. State Firemen's Convention, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Date Created:
1907-06
Description:
Attendees at the 1907 Minnesota State Firemen's Convention are gathered on the front steps of the St. Cloud Public Library's Carnegie building.
Contributing Institution:
Great River Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

42. St. Anthony Public Library, Hennepin County Library, St. Anthony, Minnesota

Date Created:
1963 - 2002
Description:
Exterior view of the St. Anthony branch of Hennepin County Library, including a book drop and telephone booth. St. Anthony Library has been providing service to St. Anthony and northeast Minneapolis residents since 1963, when it opened in a storefront in St. Anthony Shopping Center, Minnesota. In 2002 the library moved to a different section of the shopping center, at 2941 Pentagon Drive Northeast.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

43. Southeast Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Reynolds, Warren
Date Created:
1967 - 1975
Description:
The Southeast branch of Minneapolis Public Library is located at 1222 Fourth Street Southeast, Mineapolis, Minnesota. Designed by architect Ralph Rapson, the building originally housed a credit union, but was converted to library use in 1967.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

44. Southeast Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Reynolds, Warren
Date Created:
1966
Description:
The Southeast branch of Minneapolis Public Library is located at 1222 Fourth Street Southeast, Mineapolis, Minnesota. Designed by architect Ralph Rapson, the building originally housed a credit union, but was converted to library use in 1967.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

45. Southeast Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Reynolds, Warren
Date Created:
1967 - 1975
Description:
The Southeast branch of Minneapolis Public Library is located at 1222 Fourth Street Southeast, Mineapolis, Minnesota. Designed by architect Ralph Rapson, the building originally housed a credit union, but was converted to library use in 1967.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

46. Southeast Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1967 - 1975
Description:
The Southeast branch of Minneapolis Public Library is located at 1222 Fourth Street Southeast, Mineapolis, Minnesota. Designed by architect Ralph Rapson, the building originally housed a credit union, but was converted to library use in 1967.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

47. Social Services, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1954-05
Description:
Social Services, Minneapolis Public Library.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

48. Seven Corners Branch of Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920?
Description:
An array of library visitors reading books and periodicals.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

49. Seven Corners Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1912-1920
Description:
Patrons fill the Reading Room of the Seven Corners Branch of Minneapolis Public Library, built in 1912 at 300 Fifteenth Avenue South and in use until 1967. The Seven Corners (Cedar-Riverside) area was teeming with new immigrants and the library was quite busy.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

50. Seven Corners Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1912 - 1930
Description:
Exterior of the Seven Corners Branch of Minneapolis Public Library at 300 Fifteenth Avenue South, built in 1912 and in use until 1967.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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