1899 annual report of the Board of Public Works of the City of St. Paul. This report tells the story of the development and use of the roads, sidewalks, sewers, gas lines and electricity. This information is gathered from primary resources of the period and goes into much detail. This reliable information is presented in reports, fold out statistical data sheets, maps, black and white photographs and sketches.
Biographies of veterans of Company B 1st Minnesota Volunteers, including detailed accounts of their lives before, during and after the Civil War. The record book also contains meeting minutes and details of Last Man's Club banquets.
Executive Committee, Winona Free Public Library, Winona, Minnesota; Bell, Frederick Somers, 1859-1938; Lees, Edward
Date Created:
1899 - 1905
Description:
The fourth bulletin from the Winona Free Public Library's by-laws, chapter 2, article 3, and chapter 1, article 3. The bulletin details the librarian's duties, as well as the assistant librarian, Miss Black, and the first attendant, Miss Von Rohr. It is signed by the library's Executive Committee, Fred S. Bell, Edward Lees, and Mrs. S. W. Morgan.
This cartoon shows Uncle Sam, the G.O.P. elephant and the Tariff catching Cold Storage in the act of raiding a pantry containing eggs, butter, and other foods.
Members of the Grand Army of the Republic (G. A. R.) standing on a sidewalk. Pictured are: Erdmann; Rob More; Allen Cummings; Mr. Craig; Mr. McCory; Mr. Cartier; Mr. Constans; Wayne Mort.
Studio portrait of the Roseau County Officers taken at the Holm Studio. The group included Mike Holm who served as the Minnesota Secretary of State for 30 years. John Spencer later played in Philip Sousa's Band.
Studio portrait of the Roseau County Officers of 1900. First Row: George E. Davis, County Commissioner, G.M. Stebbins, County Attorney, Ole E. Oie, Register of Deeds. Second Row: L. P. Dahlquist, County Superintendent of Schools, Mike Johnson, County Commissioner, A. C. Lokken, County Treasurer, Ole Peterson, County Commissioner, Iver Torfin, Clerk of Court. Back Row: Atlantus Austin, Sheriff, Mike Holm, Clerk of Probate Court, John C. Spencer, County Auditor, G. S. Bertilrud, Deputy County Auditor, Jacob Johnson, County Commissioner , A. M. Pearson, County Commissioner.
Standing in front of the 1883 Cottonwood County Courthouse are the following. Back row: S.A. Brown, Charles Gove with his surveying equipment, John Brown, S.G. Kibbey and Ole Peterson. Center row: Thomas Brown, Eva Taylor, Gust Sjostrum, P.G. Neufeld. Front row: H.E. Hanson, D.A Stuart, Don R. Savage.
Fairmont Fire Department, left to right Visselman, Crissinger, Henry Fritz, Gene Rendel, George Andermann, unknown, Fred Meyer, J. Jartjen, E. Meyer, unknown, William LaRoe, Fred Grewe, E. Hoertel, William Weber, Ernest Meyer, William Klopp, Unknown, George Wiebe, Ralph Cross, and Harry Serle on left edge of photo.
The G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic) Hall on 10th Street Worthington, Minnesota. Dr. J. R. Conway had a dentist office in the building. George W. Wilson, Attorney and the Minnesota Loan and Investment Company in the building to the right. To the left is the ElectroMedical Institute.
Group portrait of the members of Fairmont Commandery in early 1900s. The Fairmont Commandery #27 is a constituent commandery of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Minnesota.
A well-dressed, paunchy vote buyer stands in front of the Capitol Building, while the scrawny vote seller is chased away by a policeman armed with a billy-club. At the buyer's feet lies a scroll that states, "Public office is a private trust. When you start for it, land it or bust. Motto of Corrupt Official."