Attendees are gathered on the steps of Mott Hall. The Fifth National Conference of Principals and Superintendents of Institutions for Deaf-Mutes took place during July 9-13, 1884 at the Minnesota Institute for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind in Faribault. At this conference, the advisability of employing deaf teachers to teach deaf students was discussed, and this issue became part of the oralism vs. manualism debate in deaf education. The man sitting in the front row on the left end is Dr. James L. Smith. Sitting to the right of Dr. Smith is Olof Hanson. The bearded man in a buttoned jacket standing in the front row, to the right of a woman in a white dress, is Dr. Philip G. Gillett, Superintendent of the Illinois School for the Deaf. The bearded man to the right of Dr. Gillett is Judge Rodney A. Mott. The man with a mustache standing in the front row on the right end is George Wing. The man with a hand thrust inside his jacket in the second row, fourth from the left, is Edward Miner Gallaudet, President of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb (later renamed Gallaudet College). The man with a dark beard standing to the right of center, behind a woman in a striped dress, is Alexander Graham Bell.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Photo of 7th St. N. in Willmar, MN. You can see the Seminary in the distance. Peter Bonde was sheriff in Kandiyohi county from 1906-1927. He was known as the Prohibition Sheriff. Images in this collection were taken by Peter Bonde from 1890-1910.
Women and children dressed up posing for photo. Little girl with sash around her shoulder. Possible school pageant. Peter Bonde was sheriff in Kandiyohi County from 1906-1927. He was known as the Prohibition Sheriff. Images in this collection were taken by Peter Bonde from 1890-1910.
Women and children dressed up posing for photo. Little girl with sash around her shoulder. Possible school pageant. Peter Bonde was sheriff in Kandiyohi County from 1906-1927. He was known as the Prohibition Sheriff. Images in this collection were taken by Peter Bonde from 1890-1910.
The view is to the southeast looking toward the Old Main Administration building at right and Wheeler Hall Dormitory at left. In front of Old Main stands the Fargo and Moorhead Electric Street Railway's streetcar number 6.
The view is to the southwest from 7th Street and 8th Avenue South. Concordia College buildings shown include from left Academy Hall men's dormitory, Bishop Whipple Hall and the President's home. A house on 6th Street can be seen beyond and to the right of the President's house.
View is to the southeast showing the north and west sides of the Main Administration Building at Concordia College. A large formally dressed crowd poses in the foreground, in front are a number of uniformed band members.
A display of menorahs and books in the Sumner branch of Minneapolis Public Library, located at 611 Van White Memorial Boulevard, which opened in 1915. The Carnegie-funded building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Founded in 1885, the Minneapolis Public Library grew to include a Central Library and fourteen branches. In 2008 the library was merged into the Hennepin County Library system.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
A display in the Sumner branch of Minneapolis Public Library, located at 611 Van White Memorial Boulevard, which opened in 1915. The Carnegie-funded building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Founded in 1885, the Minneapolis Public Library grew to include a Central Library and fourteen branches. In 2008 the library was merged into the Hennepin County Library system.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Panoramic view of the Hibbing High School Band with its members posed and seated in front of the bleachers at Cheever Field at the Hibbing High School, Hibbing, Minnesota.
The Fillmore County country school exhibits building on the fairgrounds in Preston. Built by Evenson & Paulson Builders, the blocks were furnished by Cast Stone Block Factory in Lanesboro.
Panoramic view of Hibbing High School Graduation Class of 1929 posed on and around the front steps of the Hibbing High School, Hibbing, Minnesota. The photograph is captioned: "Class - 1929 - Hibbing, Minn. "
Panoramic view of Hibbing High School Graduation Class of 1930 posed on and around the front steps of the Hibbing High School, Hibbing, Minnesota. The photograph is captioned: "Class - 1930 - Hibbing, Minn."
Panoramic view of Hibbing High School Graduation Class posed on and around the front steps of the Hibbing High School, Hibbing, Minnesota. Class year not indicated. Notation in lower right corner of photograph: #6521 Copyright pend.
This is a 1937 view of the Boy's Dormitory at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. The building is known as Uhler Hall. At far right is a portion of the old St. Peter watertower. This postcard negative, marked 3704, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This is a 1937 view of the Gymnasium at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. A bust of the Swedish King, Gustavus Adolphus, can be seen in front of the building. This postcard negative, marked 3703, has been converted into a digital positive image.
This is a view of the east side of Old Main, one of the buildings on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. Construction began in 1875, and the building was dedicated in 1876. This postcard negative, marked 3705, has been converted to a digital positive image.
Panoramic view of Hibbing High School Graduation Class of 1938 posed on and around the front steps of the Hibbing High School, Hibbing, Minnesota. The photograph is captioned: "Class - 1938, Hibbing Minn."
Two people stand in front of the Maple Plain branch of the Hennepin County Library, with one of the delivery boxes used to transport materials to the branches. Library service to Maple Plain and the surrounding communities began in 1922, when the library was housed out of a former U.S. Post Office. For the next five decades, the library operated out of various locations in the community, with the first permanent location opening in 1973 in a commercial building at 5184 Main Street East.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
This image shows a view of Johnson Hall on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. The dormitory was destroyed in the March 1998 tornado. This postcard negative, marked N483, has been converted to a positive digital image.
This image shows a view of the front of the Gymnasium at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. This postcard negative, marked 468, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows a view of Old Main at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. Construction began in 1875, and the building was dedicated in 1876. This postcard negative, marked 448, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows a view of Rundstrom Hall, one of the dormitories at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. This postcard negative, marked 438, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows a view of Rundstrom Hall, one of the dormitories at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. This postcard negative, marked 468, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows Uhler Hall, a dormitory at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. This postcard negative, marked 458, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows a view of Wahlstom Hall, one of the dormitories at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. This domitory has been demolished. This postcard negative, marked 478, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image show the new Bernadotte Memorial Library at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. This postcard negative has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows a view of the Auditorium and Uhler Hall at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. A portion of the city watertower is visible beyond the Uhler Hall dormitory. This postcard negative, marked 469, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows the old Library on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. This postcard negative, marked 4159, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows the reading room at the old Library on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. This postcard negative, marked 4159, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows the old Library on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. This postcard negative, marked 4149, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows the east entrance and the north side of the St. Peter High School, which was located on the southwestern corner of the intersection of Fifth and Nassau Streets, facing Fifth. Later used as a Community Center, it was destroyed by the March 1998 tornado. This postcard negative, marked 4119, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows Uhler Hall, a dormitory on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. This postcard negative, marked 4109, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows a view of the interior courtyard of Uhler Hall, a dormitory on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. This postcard negative, marked 4169, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows Wahlstrom Hall, a dormitory that was located on the southern end of the Gustavus Adolphus College campus in St. Peter. After many years of use, the building was demolished. This postcard negative, marked 4139, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows a view of Uhler Hall at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. This postcard negative has been converted to a digital positive image.
Exterior view of the Robbinsdale branch of the Hennepin County Library, located at 4915 42nd Avenue North. Robbinsdale library patrons are now served by the Rockford Road Library in Crystal, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
This image show the interior of the Bernadotte Memorial Library at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. This postcard negative has been converted to a digital positive image.
Entrance to Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter in 1951. Rundstrom Hall can be seen at center. This postcard view, marked 531A, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows a view of the Auditorium building and Uhler Hall on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter in 1951. Also visible is the old St. Peter water tower. This postcard negative, marked 541A, has been converted to a digital positive image.
Exterior view of the Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. This postcard negative, marked 3A87, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This is a view of Sorensen Hall, a men's dormitory, on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in 1958. This postcard negative, marked 538, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows a view of Johnson Hall at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter in 1958. The dormitory was destroyed in the March 1998 tornado. This postcard negative, marked 588, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows a view of Old Main at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter in 1958. This postcard negative, marked 578, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows a view of the east and north sides of the new St. Peter High School in 1958. This postcard negative, marked 568, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows a view of the St. Peter Public Library in 1958. The library was on the northeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Mulberry Street. This postcard negative, marked 548, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows a view of Uhler Hall on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter in 1958. This postcard negative, marked 598, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows a view of Wahlstrom Hall, one of the dormitories on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus in St. Peter. This postcard negative has been converted to a digital positive image.
The Excelsior Community Library shared a building with the city administrative offices for a time and served the communities of Deephaven, Excelsior, Greenwood, Shorewood and Tonka Bay
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library