F. H. Dowling (1939)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Dowling, general agent of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroad, is elected president of the Traffic club of Minneapolis at its annual meeting at the Hotel Nicollet.
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F. H. Dowling (1939)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Dowling, general agent of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroad, is elected president of the Traffic club of Minneapolis at its annual meeting at the Hotel Nicollet.
21 Soo Line Engineers Retire (1940s)
2337 Central Ave. (Dovre Hall); 2230 Wilson St. NE (Boreen); 4308 Zenith Ave. S (Scott)
Source: Hennepin County Library
3 engineers at Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, division 494, banquet at Dovre Hall. L to R: Boreen, Sparrow, Scott
Teggie Barnhill (1945)
1518 3rd Ave. S
Source: Hennepin County Library
Barnhill is shown after her sweetheart, Billie L. Moore (not pictured), set fire to her clothes in the room of her sister at the Woonsocket hotel.
Marion Atwood (1922)
1717 Logan Ave. S
Source: Hennepin County Library.
Little Judge's Liquor Store Sign (1970s; 1980s)
1413 Chicago Ave.
Source: Hennepin County Library
Mrs. Estelle Nichols as Uncle Sam (1934)
801 4th St. SE
Source: Hennepin County Library
Mrs. Nichols has represented Uncle Sam as a member of a VFW auxiliary drill team
Vacant Lot on Harriet Avenue (2001)
2723 Harriet Ave.
Source: Hennepin County Library
A house was built on the lot in 2002.
Miss Minnesota Modelling a Suit with the Downtown Skyline Behind Her (1938)
Nicollet Ave. and 3rd St. S
Source: Hennepin County Library.
She's standing on a fire escape of the Nicollet Hotel. View is down Nicollet Ave. This is nearly identical to P13096.
Pierre Lounge Opens (1936)
Source: Hennepin County Library
celebrating the opening of the new lounge at the Radisson hotel. L to R: R. A. Rathbun, Mrs. R. A. Hood, Mr. R. A. Hood, hotel manager.
Francis Kane (1940s)
2732 Pillsbury Ave. S
Source: Hennepin County Library
United States Coast Guard Ship's Cook Kane, from Minneapolis, peels potatoes while on convoy duty aboard a Destroyer Escort in the North Atlantic.
Harris Furniture (1970s; 1980s)
1419 Chicago Ave.
Source: Hennepin County Library
Lumber Chutes at Mills on Minneapolis Side of River (1878)
Source: Hennepin County Library.
Two lumber chutes cross each other over the river
Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Jewett (1939)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Mr. Jewett, president of the Community Chest and Council of Hennepin County from 1948 to 1951, engineer, and former vice president of the E. J. Longyear Co.
Lake Harriet Pavilion After Being Damaged By Storm (1925)
42nd St. W and Queen Ave. S
Source: Hennepin County Library.
The storm occured on July 8th, 1925.
Olav Wallo with Norwegian Elkhound and Niece Karin Erickson (1946)
3132 2nd Ave. S
Source: Hennepin County Library
The dog was a gift from Wallo's brother in Norway.
Lookee! These Fellows Are Getting Their Cigarettes (1944)
129 4th St. N (Tobacco Mart)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Retailers shown picking up cigarette stock from the Tobacco Mart. L to R: Pichar, Jensen, Bessell.
Dr. W. B. Riley (1939)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Riley was president of Northwestern Bible School and Evangelical Seminary, and pastor of First Baptist Church. He lived from 1861 to 1947.
Phyllis Karlson and Lorraine Trulen Eating Watermelon at a Picnic (1930s)
Source: Hennepin County Library
L to R: Karlson, Trulen. Both are members of the Bethel Baptist Church congregation.
Betsy Barnum (1999)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Betsy Barnum is a member of the Seward Neighborhood Group board of directors.
Rich Thomasgard and David Fey at a Seward Redesign Staff Party (1999)
Source: Hennepin County Library
L to R: Thomasgard, Fey. David Fey is the director of Seward Redesign, and Rich Thomasgard is a staff member.
Technical College to train mechanics for the transportation industry. Though many women applied, none were admitted.
03.08.2025 17:30 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Miller Vocational Training Program (1944)
4636 Ewing Ave. S (Jennings); 2008 21st Ave. N (Tarbell)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Automobile Tune-Up Instructor Jennings shows student, Tarbell, how to adjust the voltage regulator as part of a new program at Miller Vocational High School and ...
Art, critique artwork for the upcoming annual local artists' exhibit.
03.08.2025 17:00 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Hermann Williams, Alexander Calder, and Bernard Arnest on an Art Jury (1947)
Source: Hennepin County Library
L to R: Hermann Williams, Director of the Corcoran Gallery, Washington D.C., artist Alexander Calder of New York, NY, and Bernard Arnest, an instructor at the Minneapolis Institute of ...
Little Darlene Wanous Enjoys Milk (1941)
Source: Hennepin County Library
And what would be the drink at a convention of creamery men? Milk, of course. Darlene Wanous, age 3, and her mother, Esther Wanous of Pine City, MN, look in on the Land O'Lakes annual meeting in Minneapolis.
Mule Watson (1925)
Source: Hennepin County Library.
Offertory at the Eucharistic Congress (1941)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Keane is on the right
Garden of the Charles J. Larson Home
4831 Penn Ave. S
Source: Hennepin County Library.
On the Third and Last Terrace Lies the Water Pool, Hidden between the Two Masses of Shrubbery. A (statue) boy with an umbrella stands in the center of the image
Elizabeth Holmberg (1937)
2317 Newton Ave. S
Source: Hennepin County Library
Miss Holmberg will take part in the saddle classes in the Minnesota State Fair Horse Show
Mrs. John J. Louis (1933)
4601 Browndale Ave. (Edina; Louis)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Louis, a resident of Edina, is the president of the Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs.