International Stock Food Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1905
Description:
Poster depicting the battle of Manila Bay by the marine artist of the International Food Company. Admiral George Dewey led the U.S. Navy to a victory over the Spanish fleet with much destruction inflicted on the enemy and little damage done to the American ships. International Stock Food Company was owned by Marion Savage, a Minnesota-based entrepreneur for whom the town of Savage, Minnesota, was named. Savage bought record-breaking harness race horse Dan Patch to help promote his business.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Event General Alger Reception; Secretary of War during Spanish American War; view from second floor of Palladio building at fourth avenue west and Superior street; parade was reviewed from the second floor balcony of the St. Louis hotel; signs; veterans
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Event General Alger Reception; Secretary of War during Spanish American War; view from second floor of Palladio building at fourth avenue west and Superior street; parade was reviewed from the second floor balcony of the St. Louis hotel; signs; veterans
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Event General Alger Reception; Secretary of War during Spanish American War; view from second floor of Palladio building at fourth avenue west and Superior street; parade was reviewed from the second floor balcony of the St. Louis hotel; corner of Phoenix block; signs; veterans
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
General Alger Reception in Duluth. Alger was Secretary of War during the Spanish American War. Parade is seen from the second floor of the Palladio Building at Fourth Avenue West and Superior Street; parade was reviewed from the second floor balcony of the St. Louis Hotel.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Event General Alger Reception; Secretary of War during Spanish American War; view from second floor of Palladio building at fourth avenue west and Superior street; parade was reviewed from the second floor balcony of the St. Louis hotel; corner of Phoenix block; signs; veterans
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Spanish-American War roster, Company K, 4th Minnesota Infantry. List of 90 volunteers, most from the Northfield, Minnesota, area. List of signatures of the volunteers follows.
Three veterans of the Spanish-American War from St. Peter and local businessmen pose informally. In the front row, from left to right, they are: Frank Magner, Oliver Quane, and Charlie Key. St. Peter Herald owner Henry Essler is the man in the middle of the back row.
The Worthington, Minnesota, Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Omaha Railroad train depot - station with the Spanish American Troops loading the train.