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1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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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