Abandoned brick house located at the site of the Yellow Medicine Agency. The Yellow Medicine Agency was destroyed during the Dakota Conflict of 1852, and the site is now part of Upper Sioux Agency State Park in Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Title from cover. Includes a brief history of the museum, an overview of the permanent collections, donors, recent acquisitions, general information about the museum, e.g. location, hours of opening, lunch room, membership, etc., a list of the trustees and officers of the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts, and a list of the staff of the Minneapolis Institute of Art. 8 unnumbered pages: illustrations, plans.
Variant title: Samplers: a brief historical treatise on needlework samplers. Stylized illustration printed on front cover. Article to accompany an exhibit held at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, through April 15, 1921. "Through the kindness of Mrs. Emma B. Hodge of Chicago, her famous collection of samplers ... has been shown ... "--Bulletin of the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Volume X, number 4 (April, 1921)), page 25. Includes bibliographical references (page 6). 6 unnumbered pages.
United States Army Corps of Engineers, 25th Regiment, Company A
Date Created:
1920?
Description:
Directory of members and history of the 25th Engineers Regiment, A company of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. The roster includes a listing of officers and enlisted men by state with their addresses.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
One page advertisement for the Second Concert of the 1921-1922 season of the Minneapolis Choral Society, held at The Auditorium and featuring soloist Florence Macbeth, "The Minnesota Nightingale."
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
One page advertisement for Minneapolis Choral Society 1921-1922 season, which included "The Messiah," Second Concert featuring part songs and Florence Mabeth, and the May Music Festival. Also includes tear-off subscription form for season tickets.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
One page advertisement for the Minneapolis Choral Society performance of "The Messiah," held at The Auditorium on December 26, 1921, with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
In the middle of this image are the low, long Northern Pacific freight sheds with cranes and a couple of men near the harbor end of the dock by the tip of the ore boat. Wholesale grocers Gowan-Lenning-Brown sign for its Honor brand is visible in the Canal Park area near the bridge. The manufacturer of the Honor Brand was an outgrowth of the Wright-Clarkson Company. It was Gowan-Peyton-Twohy Company in 1910 then Gowan-Peyton-Congdon in 1911, and finally Gowan-LenningBrown in 1913. At 20 West Morse Street is a sign for wholesale Hogstad Fish.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Construction shot of the bridge and the approach to the bridge from Minnesota Point or South Lake Avenue, Minnesota Avenue. This photograph has been physically altered; the background has been whited out and buildings drawn over.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
This view from the crest of the hillside of Duluth shows a vessel steaming toward the aerial bridge. A prominent sign is visible on the bayside of Minnesota Point advertising Marine Iron and Shipbuilding. That business was located for years at the foot of Eleventh Avenue West and bayfront. The first ship launched in the Twin Ports for service in World War II was at the Marine Iron and Shipbuilding Co., April 23, 1941. A Duluth newspaper on July 1, 1966 ,reported that the former Marshall-Wells Building on Lake Avenue South has been purchased by Marine Iron and Shipbuilding Co. and Modern Constructors Inc. The assessors office lists the value of the property at $736,000.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
There are 15 black and white aerial photographs of the City of Saint Paul. On the inside front cover of the atlas there is a street map of the City of Saint Paul. This map is divided into 15 sections. Each section corresponds to a numbered map.On the inside back cover is an index that gives the population of Saint Paul for the year 1920. An explanation is provided that describes the geographic division of streets for the City of Saint Paul.
South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter extends diagonally upward from a point slightly above the lower left corner of this aerial view and runs across the width of the image. The side streets are, from left to right, Nassau, Park Row, and Broadway. The Nicollet County Bank, the Nicollet Hotel, and the Johnson & Company building are among the visible businesses.
The aerial view includes all or parts of Delaware Township sections 23, 24, 25, 26, 35 and 36; and Macsville Township sections 1 and 2; and the Mustinka River.
The aerial view includes all or parts of Delaware Township sections 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 33, 34, and 34; Macsville Township sections 2, 3, and 4; and the Mustinka River.
The aerial view includes all or parts of Delaware Township sections 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, and 34; Macsville Township sections 3 and 4; and the Mustinka River.