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1. Group on the lawn, Shakopee, Minnesota

Creator:
Aanes, B. J.
Date Created:
1909?
Description:
Real photographoc postcard of a group of women and children lawn of private residence. Bertha Strunk with medium size dog, woman in center next to her is Lizzie (Elizabeth) Ries. The three children are Howard, Don, and Hildegard Ries.
Contributing Institution:
Scott County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

2. Knights of Columbus Banquet, Shakopee, Minnesota

Creator:
Aanes, B. J.
Date Created:
1910 - 1920
Description:
Knights of Columbus banquet in Shakopee. Seen in the interior of the banquet room with approximately 100 men and women seated at long tables for a meal. The guests are formally dressed and the room is decorated with American flags and Knights of Columbus pennants.
Contributing Institution:
Scott County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

3. President William H. Taft at the Shakopee railroad depot, Shakopee, Minnesota

Creator:
Aanes, B. J.
Date Created:
1911-10-24
Description:
President Taft speaking to a crowd from a platfrom erected at the railroad depot in downtown Shakopee. There is a crowd of mostly men around the platform listening to him. There are three American flags hanging around the platform and various Shakopee products laid out: Shakopee bricks, corn and corn stalks, Jacob Reis bottles. Taft was on his way to the Twin Cities, and stopped over in Shakopee for an half hour.
Contributing Institution:
Scott County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

4. Wedding portrait of Bertha Vogel and John Lenzmeier, Shakopee, Minnesota

Creator:
Aanes, B. J.
Date Created:
1911
Description:
Wedding portrait of Bertha Vogel and John Lenzmeier, who were married at Shakopee on October 20, 1911. The bride and groom are seen at the center of the image. The groom is sitting in a chair and the bride is standing to his left. They are flanked by the wedding party, which consisted of Ida Lenzmeier, Rose Sohner, Arnold Vogel, and Alex Vogel. The couple's wedding was held on a Tuesday morning at St. Mark's Catholic Church.
Contributing Institution:
Scott County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5. Interview with Dean Aarvig, World War II Veterans Collection, St. Cloud State University, Willmar, Minnesota

Creator:
Aarvig, Dean, 1920-1998
Date Created:
1989-07-19
Description:
This was an interview conducted on July 19, 1989 by David Overy. Dean H. Aarvig was born on October 15, 1920 in Wilmar, Minnesota. He graduated from high school in 1937 and was drafted into the Army in 1942. After completing basic training, Aarvig went to Officer Candidate School (OCS) and joined the 9th Armored Division in France as a platoon leader that conducted intelligence & reconnaissance missions. During his service, Aarvig participated in the Battle of the Bulge and the Battle of Remagen. After the wars end, Aarvig returned to Minnesota, where he and his wife ran a newspaper in Grand Meadow, as well as farmed. In November of 1950, Aarvig was recalled into the service and served with the 25th Infantry Division as a Company Commander in Korea. He talked about his thoughts on those in Vietnam burning their draft cards and going to Canada. Aarvig was married and had two children. He passed away on July 2, 1998.
Contributing Institution:
St. Cloud State University
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

6. West Duluth Denfeld High School Site, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Abbott, Ray W.
Date Created:
1925?
Description:
West Duluth; site of Denfeld high school Forty-Fourth Avenue west between Fourth and Fifth streets; view; houses; streets
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

7. Interview about Truffrey Abear, Brainerd, Minnesota

Creator:
Abear, John
Date Created:
1936-05
Description:
Interview with John Abear. John talks about his ancestor, "Triffle", who was Civil war veteran and gives a genealogy of his family. This interview is part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Crow Wing County during the years 1936-1939. This outreach effort sought to record personal accounts of the lives of early Crow Wing County pioneers and settlers.
Contributing Institution:
Crow Wing County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Oral histories

8. St. Cloud streetcar, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:
Abeln, G.J.
Date Created:
1910
Description:
St. Cloud-Sauk Rapids Streetcar on the St. Germain Street bridge over the Mississippi River.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

9. Interview with Rabbi Kassel Abelson, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Abelson, Kassel
Date Created:
1993-06-24
Description:
In this interview, Rabbi Kassel Abelson speaks of his life, times, and views regarding Judaism. Abelson spent over forty years as senior Rabbi at Beth El synagogue in North Minneapolis and later Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, serving as a leader in the community and as a developer of national Judaic programs and policy. Abelson recalls his family background, his childhood in Brooklyn, his education culminating in the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York in the 1940s (a focus of discussion), his chaplaincy, his arrival and experience at Beth El, relocating to Saint Louis Park from Minneapolis' North Side and actions in setting Judaic policy. The focus of the interview, in addition to Abelson's personal narrative, is on his vision of American Judaism and how it was enacted through various programs and organizations, such as the United Synagogue Youth, in addition to his social justice principles exemplified by his participation in organizations such as the Urban Coalition 1960s on Minneapolis' North Side. This interview was conducted by Dr. Linda Mack Schloff, former director of the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest, in effort to document the stories of Jewish immigration to and community leaders in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

10. Net Price Catalog 1905 Printers and Binders Manufacturing Stationers, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
A.B. Farnham Printing & Stationery Company
Date Created:
1905
Description:
Illustrated trade catalog of stationery and printing supplies, Includes envelopes, Ledgers, receipt books, pencils, pens and ink, stamps, presses, and card index cabinets, among others.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Catalogs

11. Interview with M. J. Abhishaker

Creator:
Abhishaker, M. J.; United States
Date Created:
1995-01-04
Description:
M. J. Abhishaker was born in India. He attended college in India and in Minnesota. Presently, he is a professor. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Family background, family values, education, college experiences, differences between American and Indian university structures, work experiences, political activities. Leaving India. Arriving in and adjusting to the United States, marriage and family, discrimination, travels in India and the U.S., changes in India. Sound of India radio show, Indian migration. Retaining and passing on cultural values, maintaining family ties.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

12. Drawing for Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, Basilica of Saint Mary, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Abrahamson, Frank, 1885-1972
Date Created:
1924-01-18
Description:
Sketch of Chapel of the Immaculate Conception. Pillars, decorations, and Mary emerging from a cave, with another woman kneeling below. Chapel bears inscription,""Je suis l'immaculee conception,", and is marked ""traced"" by FAA (architect Frank A. Abrahamson) and dated.
Contributing Institution:
Basilica of Saint Mary Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Drawings (visual works)

13. Dentist ? Don't Move Somethin's got to Come This Time, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
A. B. Rugg, the Photographer
Date Created:
1880 - 1910
Description:
Business trade card for A.B. Rugg, the Photoprapher.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Trade cards

14. Grab the Ball Jimmy, I'll Wait for You Here, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
A. B. Rugg, the Photographer
Date Created:
1880 - 1910
Description:
Business trade card for A.B. Rugg, the Photoprapher.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Trade cards

15. On with the Dance, Let Joy Be Unconfined, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
A. B. Rugg, the Photographer
Date Created:
1880 - 1910
Description:
Business trade card for A.B. Rugg, the Photoprapher.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Trade cards

16. T'is Years Since Last We Met, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
A. B. Rugg, the Photographer
Date Created:
1880 - 1910
Description:
Business trade card for A.B. Rugg, the Photoprapher.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Trade cards

17. Compliments of A. C. & C. F. Peters, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
A. C. & C. F. Peters
Date Created:
1880 - 1910
Description:
Business trade card advertising products sold by A.C. and C.F. Peters, including artworks and art supplies.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Trade cards

18. Boat docks at Excelsior, Minnesota

Creator:
Acmegraph Company
Date Created:
1908?
Description:
Looking east from Water Street at the Excelsior waterfront on Lake Minnetonka.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

19. Interview about Samuel R. Adair, Brainerd, Minnesota

Creator:
Adair, Alice
Date Created:
1938-07
Description:
Interview with Alice Adair, wife of Samuel R. Adair. She relates that her husband was a jeweler, served on the city council, was a member of the national guard, was elected county treasurer, and help found the Crow Wing County Historical Society. This interview is part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Crow Wing County during the years 1936-1939. This outreach effort sought to record personal accounts of the lives of early Crow Wing County pioneers and settlers.
Contributing Institution:
Crow Wing County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Oral histories

20. Interview about George Washington Adair, West Brainerd, Minnesota

Creator:
Adair, Lillian
Date Created:
1939-02
Description:
Interview with Mrs. George Washington Adair. Lillian Adair relates how her husband was a Civil War veteran, and she provides some history and genealogy on her family. This interview is part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Crow Wing County during the years 1936-1939. This outreach effort sought to record personal accounts of the lives of early Crow Wing County pioneers and settlers.
Contributing Institution:
Crow Wing County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Oral histories

21. Interview with Robert William Adair, Brainerd, Minnesota

Creator:
Adair, Robert William
Date Created:
1939-01
Description:
Interview with Robert William Adair. Robert talks about his childhood, coming to Brainerd, working in the railroad shops, and becoming a Salvation Army officer. This interview is part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Crow Wing County during the years 1936-1939. This outreach effort sought to record personal accounts of the lives of early Crow Wing County pioneers and settlers.
Contributing Institution:
Crow Wing County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Oral histories

22. Interview about Billy Fawcett, Crow Wing County, Minnesota

Creator:
Adams, Allen
Date Created:
1936-09
Description:
Interview with Allen Adams. He relates some of William Fawcett's history, including that he was an Olympian and started the famous Breezy Point Resort. This interview is part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Crow Wing County during the years 1936-1939. This outreach effort sought to record personal accounts of the lives of early Crow Wing County pioneers and settlers.
Contributing Institution:
Crow Wing County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Oral histories

23. Abandoned brick house, site of Yellow Medicine Agency, near Granite Falls, Minnesota

Creator:
Adams, Arthur T., 1872-1955
Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Lantern slides

24. Aftermath of the collapse of Eastman's Tunnel at St. Anthony Falls, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Adams, Arthur T., 1872-1955
Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
Aftermath of the W.W. Eastman tunnel collapse that caused the loss of St. Anthony Falls to erosion. 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.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Lantern slides

25. After the Great Hinckley Forest Fire, near St. Louis River above Fond du Lac, Minnesota

Creator:
Adams, Arthur T., 1872-1955
Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
Burnt trees and fields near the St. Louis River after the Great Hinckley Forest Fire. 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.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Lantern slides
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