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1. General Conference of the Evangelical Association, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1899
Description:
Dinner for delegates of the General Conference of the Evangelical Association in 1899 held at the Pine Street church in St. Paul. Bishops Horn, Breyfogel and Bowman are identified in the photograph. "St. Paul Pine Street church extended the invitation for the General Conference of the Evangelical Association to hold its annual meeting in St. Paul. A vacant store building was rented and fitted up for a dining hall and kitchen on the first floor. The second floor was made into sleeping apartments" (Utzinger's History of the Minnesota Conference of the Evangelical Association 1856 to 1922, p. 181). This is the only time the General Conference met in Minnesota. To finance the event offerings were taken at all of the Minnesota Conference congregations and $403.29 was raised.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

2. Rest Porch at the Blue Earth County Fair, Garden City, Minnesota

Date Created:
1915?
Description:
Rest Porch at the Blue Earth County Fair in Garden City. Note to Nels Peterson in Garden City, the postcard is postmarked Garden City, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3. Staff of the Evangelical Headquarters Dining Hall at the Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Schawang, Peter
Date Created:
1910?
Description:
The Evangelical Headquarters Dining Hall was a fundraiser for the Evangelical Hospital and Deaconess Home in St. Paul. This Hospital became the West Side General Hospital. The aprons were donated by the Washburn -Crosby Mill. Rev. J. M. Baitinger, President of the hospital in his newsletter the "LifeLine", December 1914, thanked the Washburn-Crosby people saying, "the apron catches the eye and the gold metal flour satisfies their stomachs. We want to thank the Washburn-Crosby people for furnishing us with these beautiful caps and aprons, neatly and artistically made."
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

4. Staff of the Evangelical Headquarters Dining Hall at the Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930?
Description:
The Evangelical Headquarters Dining Hall was a fundraiser for the Evangelical Hospital and Deaconess Home in St. Paul. This Hospital became the West Side General Hospital. The group is sitting at the "Rail-O'matic" serving machine also known as "Baitinger's Automatic Eat". This device patented in 1923 helped serve hungry visitors at the Minnesota State Fair, Evangelical Dining Hall. In the spring 1919 edition of the "Life Line", the newsletter of the Evangelical Hospital and Deaconess Home, Rev. Baitinger describes it like this, "All foodstuffs will be automatically conveyed to the guests seated at the table, also all return dishes will find their way back into the kitchen automatically. No waiters will be necessary in this dining hall; everything will take care of itself. The only business of the guest is to take what he wants, all he wants and eat to his heart's content."
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5. Staff of the Evangelical Headquarters Dining Hall at the Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1909
Description:
The Evangelical Headquarters Dining Hall at the Minnesota State Fair, was a fundraiser for the Evangelical Hospital and Deaconess Home in St. Paul. This hospital became the West Side General Hospital. A hearty dinner of Roast Beef, Potatoes, Pork and Beans, Spaghetti, Celery, Pie and Coffee could be had for 35 cents.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

6. Staff of the Evangelical Headquarters Dining Hall at the Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1905
Description:
The Evangelical Headquarters Dining Hall was a fundraiser for the Evangelical Hospital and Deaconess Home in St. Paul. This Hospital became the West Side General Hospital.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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