Friday, December 23, 2016
Vintage Christmas lights Minnesota, December 1964
Christmas lights in Minnesota- likely Minneapolis since that's where our relative is from who took the photos. December 1964. These are from scanned slides.
Hotel Empress, Canada
Labeled "Hotel Empress", Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Now called Fairmont Express. Taken by our great-grandfather in his travels.
Vintage Boothill Graveyard and O.K. Corral
A couple vintage photos of Boothill Graveyard in Tombstone, Arizona. Taken by our great-grandfather on his many trips.
Duran H. Summer's home, Apache Junction, Arizona, 1960
These are photos of Duran H. Summer's place in Apache Junction, Arizona. He was our great-grandfather, Ben Zupp, college classmate. Dated 1960.
Mille Lacs Lake photos, 1963, Minnesota
These photos are on Mille Lacs Lake, in Minnesota. Slides labeled July 1963. Taken south of Malmo about 1 1/2 miles.
Saturday, November 19, 2016
Vintage airplanes at Colorado Springs airport, Colorado
Labeled "Taken at airport, Colorado Springs". Not sure of dates- we read the airport was opened in 1927 and buildings built 1929.
Ford dam in Minnesota
Ford dam in Minnesota taken from the Minneapolis side. Ford plant (Twin Cities Assembly Plant). Late 1920s or early 1930s.
Saturday, November 12, 2016
The Emporium Department Store, Saint Paul, Minnesota, vintage postcard
The Emporium Department Store, 7th, 8th, Robert and Jackson Streets, Saint Paul, Minnesota. Vintage postcard.
Skyline from Bronze Statue on State Capitol Building, St. Paul, Minnesota, vintage postcard
Skyline from Bronze Statue on State Capitol Building, St. Paul, Minnesota, vintage postcard.
Aerial Lift Bridge, U. S. Ship Canal, Entrance to Duluth-Superior Harbor vintage postcard. 1935. Minnesota.
Aerial Lift Bridge, U. S. Ship Canal, Entrance to Duluth-Superior Harbor vintage postcard. 1935. From a Mrs. Carrie Wolsted in Harmony Minnesota, from an Agnes.
Post Office in New Ulm, Minnesota, vintage postcard, September 30, 1933
Post Office in New Ulm, Minnesota, vintage postcard, September 30, 1933. Addressed to Miss Ora Decker in Waltham, Minnesota from a friend.
To see more items from Ora Decker, follow this link: click here
Germania Life Building, Saint Paul, Minnesota, vintage postcard, 1913
Germania Life Building, Saint Paul, Minnesota, vintage postcard. Bank building. Addressed to Mis Elenora Larson in North Branch, MN, from an Alma. 1913
Fourth Street, Showing Auditorium and Court House in Saint Paul, Minnesota, vintage postcard
Fourth Street, Showing Auditorium and Court House in Saint Paul, Minnesota, vintage postcard
Lift Bridge and Ship Canal at night, Duluth-Superior Harbor, vintage postcard, Minnesota
Devils Chair, Dalles of the St. Croix River, Vintage Postcard
Devils Chair, Dalles of the St. Croix River, Near Twin Cities, vintage postcard. Minnesota.
Conservatory at Como Park, Saint Paul, Minnesota vintage postcard
Conservatory at Como Park, Saint Paul, Minnesota vintage postcard.
Airplane View of Grain Elevators, Lift Bridge, and Entrance to Duluth Superior Harbor. Vintage postcard.
Airplane View of Grain Elevators, Lift Bridge, and Entrance to Duluth Superior Harbor. Vintage postcard.
Aerial Bridge, Entrance to Duluth Superior Harbor, postcard
The Aerial Bridge, Entrance to Duluth Superior Harbor, vintage postcard. Duluth, MN.
Full of the Moon, Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota postcard. 1917
Full of the Moon, Lake Minnetonka, Minn. postcard. Addressed to a Miss Sallie Larson in North Branch, Minnesota, from an Anna. Marked March 7, 1910 in Merriam Park, St. Paul, MN.
Dining Hall @ University Farm in Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1917
This vintage postcard is the Dining Hall @ University Farm in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It's addressed to a Miss Hazel Fletcher in Grantsburg, Wisconsin, from a Lillian J. (We think that's the last initial). Postcard is stamped March 29, 1917 at Merriam Park Station, Saint Paul, MN.
Per the U of MN website: 1882—The university buys the 155-acre J. W. Bass Farm in St. Anthony Park to serve as the new site for the School of Agriculture and Experiment Station. This site was known as University Farm and is the current St. Paul Campus.
To read more about farm, click here.
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Multiple photos from around Minnesota
These are photos we inherited from our relative, who happen to love taking photos and traveling. Photos are pulled from slides from 1950s and 1960s.
Humprey Terminal @MSP 1-1964
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