Exterior view of Swan J. Turnblad mansion from northeast corner. 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 Turnblad mansion used as headquarters for the American Swedish Institute. 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 Turnblad mansion from the corner of Park Avenue and 26th Street. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
A postcard highlighting attractions in Fergus Falls. The center of the postcard reads ""Greetings from Fergus Falls Minn."" Surrounding that phrase are photographs of St. Luke's Hospital, the Wright Water Power dam, the main business district, the City Light Station dam, Wright Memorial Hospital, the Woolen Mill Power dam, the State Hospital, and a river.
Cottage tenements of Crosby, Minnesota, were also known as Honeymoon Row. The cottages are under construction, with horses and buggies parked outside. These four-room cottages, built by the mine owners, rented for $12 a month including sewer, water, electric lights and a sanitary closet.
Honeymoon Row, Crosby, Minnesota, was streets of small cottages built by mining companies to accommodate miners and their families. A horse and buggy travel the unpaved street.
A view of Harwood, North Dakota. Power line poles can be seen on the left hand side, a dirt road down the middle, and a row of houses on the right hand side.
This is the interior of the First National Bank in Crosby, Minnesota. Tellers stand behind the bars, one at the "Paying" window and one at the "Receiving" window. A spittoon sits on the floor. A drinking fountain is to the right. Marble lines the bottom of the teller area.
View of Lakeside Pavilion from the south, the changing house for the public beach, and people assembling for an event at the pavilion are visible in the background.
A man stands in front of the Co-operative Creamery building in Vining. He stands next to two milk cans. The building has a very tall smoke stack, and stands in the middle of a field, with trees in the background.
A postcard showing three churches of Long Prairie, Minnesota: Presbyterian Church, Methodist Church and Lutheran Church. The Methodist Episcopal Church was built in 1883. It burned in a fire in 1941 but the congregation rallied its financial and spiritual powers to rebuild. The new church was dedicated in April 1942 and cost $18, 000. Written on the back: "Miss Eilsie Schalfer 28 W. 10 St., St. Paul, Minn, Grey Eagle, Minn, Dec. 22. Dear Sister, We got your box, shure (sp.) was glad to hear from you. Say Elsie Ewald dond (sp.) got his ring, diden (sp.) you send it, or it got lost on the way. Anser right away, from your Mother."
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
Visby Window on the stairway landing of the Turnblad mansion. This enamel-painted glass copy of a Swedish painting depicts the citizens of Visby forced to bring their valuables to the Danish king. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.