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Lions Club Hobby Show (1945)
1858 34th St. E (Harris); 4115 5th St. NE (Selfors); 109 31st St. E (Edgell)
Source: Hennepin County Library.

Harris (left) and Selfors look over some wood carvings by William Edgell (not pictured) at the Y.M.C.A.

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Governor Olson's Funeral Procession (1936)
Source: Hennepin County Library.

Shown looking SE down 12th St. past the Convention Center.

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A. O. Olson (1935)
Source: Hennepin County Library

Olson is the manager of operations for Northland Greyhound Lines in Minneapolis

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Yahya Mohamed Shakal (2000s)
Source: Hennepin County Library

Shakal sought election to the Whittier Alliance board of directors.

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Mrs. Henry S. Kingman (1938)
Source: Hennepin County Library

Kingman of Maplewood, Lake Minnetonka is chairman for the 1939 Speakers Bureau of the Community Fund drive.

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Lin Storti (1940)
Source: Hennepin County Library

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Charles H. Jensen (1944)
Source: Hennepin County Library

Jensen was President of Jensen Printing Co.

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Houses Under Construction on 1st Avenue South (1970s; 1980s; 1990s)
2642 1st Ave. S
Source: Hennepin County Library

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Miss Florence Blyberg. L to R, seated: Miss Kathryn Fleming, Mrs. R. J. Clark, Mrs. C. Neil Barrett, Mrs. F. H. Fournier, Mrs. P. Albertson Well, Mrs. J. M. Sullivan

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Minneapolis Delphian Federation Planners (1931)
Source: Hennepin County Library

Arrangements committee for the bridge party held at the Leamington Hotel. L to R, standing: Mrs. Robert E. Hawkinson, Mrs. Guy H. Poling, Mrs. F. O. Clift, Mrs. William Kidd, Mrs. J. B. Tegner, Mrs. A. B. Wilder, ...

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Kitten Rescued from Oil Can (1944)
1301 3rd St. S (Continental Machine Co.)
Source: Hennepin County Library

Scznik, janitor at Continental Machine Co., with kitten (left) he rescued from can of oil. The company's top mouse-catcher (right) scratched Scznik's leg to get his attention.

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Arthur Beattie (1944)
237 1/2 Marquette Ave.
Source: Hennepin County Library

Beattie is sentenced to 30 days for drunkenness after he had allegedly snatched a purse.

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Minneapolis Clears Snow from Fire Hydrants for Safety (1950)
3856 3rd Ave. S (Regan)
Source: Hennepin County Library

Regan helps out the City by clearing the hydrant in front of his house.

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Clarence Colton (1932)
Source: Hennepin County Library

Colton, alias Stone or Devol, is a member of the killer-bandit gang which held up the Third Northwestern National bank, slaying two policemen and one curious passerby.

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Room at the New Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) Building (1929)
12th St. S and Nicollet Ave.
Source: Hennepin County Library

Room has decorative stenciling on the walls.

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Members of the Central High School Fencing Club (1938)
Source: Hennepin County Library.

L to R: Swanstrom, Reuter, Jarvis

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Einar Hoidale (1930)
4736 17th Ave. S
Source: Hennepin County Library

Democratic candidate for US senate

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Ark Lodge 50th Anniversary (1940)
1st Ave. S and 31st St.
Source: Hennepin County Library

L to R: Rinkel, McCormick, Calvin, Anderson

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House on 8th Street South (1970s; 1980s)
1100 8th St. S
Source: Hennepin County Library

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New Minneapolis Armory Building (1936)
500 6th St. S
Source: Hennepin County Library.

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Civil War Veteran Gravesites in Lakewood Cemetery (1935)
Source: Hennepin County Library

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Kenneth W. Hyatt (1944)
1365 Spruce Pl.
Source: Hennepin County Library

Lieutenant in United States Army

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Lot Cleared for Construction of a House on 1st Avenue South (1970s; 1980s; 1990s)
2642 1st Ave. S
Source: Hennepin County Library

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House on Clifton Avenue (1998)
410 Clifton Ave.
Source: Hennepin County Library

Undergoing renovation

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bands, choirs and individuals.

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Recording Engineer (1948)
809 13th Ave. SE
Source: Hennepin County Library

Harry Harishima came to Minneapolis after two years in a relocation center to enroll in the Japanese language school operating in Savage during the war. He now works for Schmitt Music Co. making radio recordings of ...

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Willie Warhol (1935)
Source: Hennepin County Library

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Apartment Building on 2nd Avenue South (1970s; 1980s; 1990s)
2640 2nd Ave. S
Source: Hennepin County Library

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House Under Renovation 22nd Street East (1980s; 1990s)
2429 22nd St. E
Source: Hennepin County Library

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Jerry Snyder (1998)
Source: Hennepin County Library

Jerry Snyder is a member of the Elliot Park Neighborhood Inc. Board of Directors.

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