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.

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

 Lift Bridge and Ship Canal at night, Duluth-Superior Harbor, vintage postcard

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.

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

Ford Dam

 Minneapolis Institute of Art, 1-1964

 Minneapolis Park Board vehicle 6-1964

Minnehaha Falls, January 1964

Warren Cadillac, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1950s or 1960s

Photo of Warren Cadillac in Minnesota. Per a post found in a forum, it was located at 14th Street and Nicollet in Minneapolis. To read more at the forum, go here: 

http://forums.cadillaclasalleclub.org/index.php?topic=97660.0

Julettes Originals buttons and a old shopping memo

Found these in a box in our genealogy items- they belonged to either Dolly or Ruth Decker of Waltham, MN. 

Julettes Originals, Extra Buttons

Old shopping memo

Vintage Betty Crocker Kitchens Postcard, Minneapolis, Minnesota

 Vintage Betty Crocker Kitchens Postcard, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Betty Crocker Kitchens of the world, General Mills, 9200 Wayzata Blvd.
~ Japanese Kitchen
~ Wall Detail, Scandinavian Kitchen
~ Aztec Calendar, Latin American Kitchen
~ New Orleans Kitchen

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, Postcard. 1945

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Postcard. Mailed 1945 to Noel Scherer from his parents. He was staying with a Mrs. E. Delaney in North Branch, MN - possibly during his brother's birth? See writing on postcard.

Metropolitan Stadium postcard, 1966, Minnesota

Metropolitan Stadium postcard 1966. Sent to a Mrs. Sidney Swenson at 1419 McKinley Ave, Saint Paul, Minnesota.