The main entrance of the East Lake Branch of Minneapolis Public Library at 2727 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota. This facility housed the library branch from 1976 to 2005.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The main lobby of the Nokomis branch of Minneapolis Public Library at 5100 Thirty-fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Hanging from the ceiling is a sculpture titled "Wind and Water Chime" by Donald Celender. Built in 1968, the building was designed by�Buetow and Associates, Inc�and replaced the nearby�Longfellow Community Library.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The children's area of the Nokomis branch of Minneapolis Public Library at 5100 Thirty-fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Built in 1968, the building was designed by�Buetow and Associates, Inc�and replaced the nearby�Longfellow Community Library.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior of the Nokomis branch of Minneapolis Public Library at 5100 Thirty-fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Built in 1968, the building was designed by�Buetow and Associates, Inc�and replaced the nearby�Longfellow Community Library.
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
Exterior of Minneapolis Public Library's Central Library at Tenth Street and Hennepin Avenue. This building opened in 1889 and was in service until 1959.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
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
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
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
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
Night time view of the mansion lit up. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Turnblad mansion alight against the night sky. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
The front entrance of the East Lake Branch of Minneapolis Public Library, which opened in this building at 2916 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota in February 1924. In 1976 the library moved to a new building two blocks west.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
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
Scene on the Kakelugn depicts Jacob Fugger burning expensive spices in his fireplace during a visit by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. Charles owed Fugger for many IOUs, and Fugger said he would burn them too as there was no hope of getting repaid. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Tile stove made in Sweden for a second floor bedchamber in the Turnblad mansion. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Exterior view of the Happy Hour Theater. Admission ten cents; 129 West Superior street; vaudeville; marquee; man in ticket booth; theatrical posters; motion pictures
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Lakeside Lester Park; House 4640 London Road; Robert Congdon house; driveway up to porte-cochere; car; brick with tile roof; chimneys; landscaping; dormers; porch; sidewalk; shrubs; summer; trees
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Exterior view of the Modern Woodmen of America Hall, located at 2031 West First Street. Note: The Modern Woodmen of America is a fraternal benefit society founded in 1883.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Lakeside Lester Park; House 4309 Cooke street; Frank A. and Matilda Wolthausen residence; shingle; glassed-in porch; steps; trellises; landscaping; garage; trees; lawn; Virginia creeper; street; curb; house next door; summer
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Lakeside Lester Park; House 4640 London Road; Robert Congdon house; brick with tile roof; chimneys; landscaping; Porte-co-chere; driveway; garage; dormer; porch; sidewalk; shrubs; summer; trees
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
West Duluth; Merritt House at 4603 Oneota; built by Leonidas Merritt in 1892; this house was later occupied by Alva and Ruth Merritt, Ruth was Leonidas' daughter; the building to the left and rear is an enlargement of Leonidas' office building also built in 1892; laundry; flowers; summer; holly hocks; elm trees
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
West Duluth; Merritt House; 3931 West sixth street; this is the earliest photograph of this building later ones have replacement windows and siding; it was later an apartment building; residence; clapboard; architectural details; porches; wrap around porch; trees; telephone pole; sidewalks; 131898
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections