Display of vegetables at the annual show of Minneapolis and St. Paul Market Gardeners Associations held at Northwestern National Bank, Minneapolis November 1930.
Exhibit of apples for judging at the Minnesota State Fair in 1900. Wyman Elliot, President of the Minnesota Horticultural Society 1886 - 1891, is standing in the foreground of the photograph.
Men and women standing behind a fence in front of a race track, in background are grandstands filled with people and flags waving. This stereograph is similar to cards MS0046 and MS0047.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
W.L.Carlyle and R.S.Mackintosh with First Prize watermelon at Minnesota State Fair in 1895. Both were associated with the University of Minnesota. Carlyle latermanaged the E.P. Ranch ion Alberta, Canada, and Mackintosh was associated with the Minnesota State Horticultural Society for many years.
Minnesota State Fair of 1899, fruit judging, including strawberries. John S. Harris, the Secretary of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society, is at the far right.
Interior view of the Agricultural Hall at the Bill King's Fair with plants on display; wooden flooring and the hall's decorations. The building was located at 24th Ave. S & Franklin Ave.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Interior view of the Agricultural Hall at the Bill King's Fair with plants on display; wooden flooring and the hall's decorations. The building was located at 24th Ave. S & Franklin Ave.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Postcard depicting the Minnesota State Fair's Newspaper Building at night. Portions of the building are tinted pink and blue to highlight its lights. Reverse has a message written in Dutch, which was sent to "Miss H. v. d. Molen" in Bussum, Netherlands.
View of crowds of people and carriages lining the streets amongst the State Fairground's buildings. Flags waving, horse carriages, unpaved streets, tents, Horticulture Building's dome can be seen in the far background.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
View of the State Fair, the building in foreground is the Minnesota Building, Etoile du Nord; crowds surrounding the building, power pole and wires in foreground.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library