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St. Paul Ice Carnival, Chamber of Commerce Tent

Date: 02 1886
Description: St. Paul Ice Carnival, view of ice palace. Chamber of Commerce tent in front advertises St. Paul as the geographic center of the continent. Horse-drawn sle...
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Sioux Indians at St. Paul Ice Carnival

Date: 
Description: A Sioux woman is sitting on the ground, and two Sioux men are standing in front of tepees.
Book or Pamphlet

St. Paul Harvester Works Catalog

Date: 1882
Description: Cover of a catalog for the Saint Paul harvester and cord binder, "The Pioneer Cord Binder of the World," manufactured by the Saint Paul Harvester Works. Th...
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Job Applicants at St. Paul Works

Date: 09 19 1941
Description: A group of men and women who have applied for employment at the new St. Paul Works sit around a table. They are being interviewed by representatives of Int...
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Engineering Department at St. Paul Works

Date: 1941
Description: Men and women at drafting tables at International Harvester's St. Paul Works. Original caption reads: "Medium Caliber Artillery Gun Manufacture. The engine...
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Workers with Sign at 20 Millimeter Gun Plant

Date: 05 25 1942
Description: Factory workers posing under a sign at Internationl Harvester's St. Paul Works. Original caption reads: "The Production Drive Committee of Harvester's gun ...
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St. Paul Works Employees

Date: 1942
Description: Factory workers sitting and standing for a group portrait at International Harvester's St. Paul Works. Uniformed women are sitting in the foreground, and A...
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Picket Duty

Date: 1956
Description: Members of Local 167 of the United Packinghouse Workers of America employed by the Swift Company in South St. Paul signing up for strike duty.
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Cannon Inspection at St. Paul Works

Date: 1945
Description: Factory worker James Matzke raises the barrel of a 20mm cannon onto a receiving block to be inspected by Beverly Ackerman at International Harvester's St. ...
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Milling Gun Parts at St. Paul Works

Date: 1945
Description: Factory worker Stella Ringstrand mills a 20mm gun part at International Harvester's St. Paul Works.
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Grinder at St. Paul Works

Date: 1945
Description: Factory worker Byrdine Fowler operates a grinder at International Harvester's St. Paul Works to take down the outer dimension on the gas sleeve of a 20mm c...
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War Production at St. Paul Works

Date: 1945
Description: Factory worker Helen Karas changes a drill bit before working on a prime mover part at International Harvester's St. Paul Works factory.
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Bolt Body Part Inspection for 20 mm Cannon

Date: 1945
Description: Factory worker Joan Harris sits at a workspace to inspect a 20 mm cannon bolt body part at International Harvester's St. Paul Works. Tools are on the table...
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20mm Cannon Assembly Line

Date: 1945
Description: Factory worker Lorraine Larsen, a lathe operator, tends to a bolt body for the 20 mm cannon at International Harvester's St. Paul Works.
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Wrapping Cannon Parts at St. Paul Works

Date: 1945
Description: Factory worker Edna Fillbrandt wraps parts for a 20 mm cannon at International Harvester's St. Paul Works.
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Steamboat on Mississippi River

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of a steamboat on the Mississippi in the vicinity of Indian Mound Park. A woman sits on the riverbank in the foreground and the river winds t...
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Author Sigurd Olson

Date: 01 21 1973
Description: Sigurd Olson, who became a leading exponent of the conservation philosophy, is shown here autographing books in a bookstore.
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Dousman and Sturgis Studio Portrait

Date: 1873
Description: Nina Lynn Sturgis and Hercules Louis Dousman pose together in a studio in front of a painted backdrop. Hercules is wearing a suit and is seated with his ar...
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Virginia Dousman

Date: 1893
Description: Full-length formal portrait of Virginia Dousman. She is wearing a light-colored, off-the-shoulder dress, with straps. Her hands are clasped. In the backgro...
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51st Annual National Convention of the N.A.A.C.P.

Date: 06 20 1960
Description: Group portrait of attendees at the 51st annual national convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, in the St. Paul Audit...

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