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Beer Faucet
A beer faucet patented, manufactured, and sold by the Cornelius Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The faucet, patented in 1942, was the invention of company founder Richard T. Cornelius. His patent...
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Texan Crash
A scene of a AT-6 “Texan” training fighter plane crash somewhere in Minnesota on June 16, 1944. This image forms part of our Minneapolis and St. Paul Newspaper Negative collection. Additional...
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B-24 Bomber
A photograph of women working on a B-24 “Liberator” bomber in May, 1944. This image forms part of our Minneapolis and St. Paul Newspaper Negative collection. Additional photographs in this series may...
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Christmas Party
A photograph of the staff Christmas party at Duluth Brewing and Malting Company on December 20, 1947. For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this photograph in our...
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Snowy Farm
A color woodcut on paper “Untitled [Farmstead in the Snow]” made by Elmer Young in 1944. For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this print in our collections database.
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U of M ID Card
A WWII era ID card for Marjorie Cox from the University of Minnesota. For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this card in our collections database.
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Marching Band Paddle
A wooden paddle used in the ceremonial hazing of freshman members of the University of Minnesota Marching Band, circa 1947. For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this...
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GBs on the Bar
A photograph of a smoke filled Minneapolis tavern with quite a few bottles of Grain Belt Premium on the bar on October 21, 1945. This image forms part of our Minneapolis and St. Paul Newspaper...
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Folding Table
A small child-size wood and metal folding table with built-in bench. Probably from the 1940s or 50s. For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this table in our collections...
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WWII Aussies
Two Australian (?) officers having coffee at a Minneapolis O-Club on November 26, 1943. This image forms part of our Minneapolis and St. Paul Newspaper Negative collection. Additional photographs in...
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Red Wing Crock
A Red Wing Union Stoneware Co. 8-gallon white glazed crock with birch leaves stamped decoration, circa 1910. With a variety of sizes ranging from 2 to 60 gallons, the Red Wing crocks were sold in the...
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Ration Stamps
A photograph of a woman buying meat at the butcher counter using ration stamps on March 29, 1943. This image forms part of our Minneapolis and St. Paul Newspaper Negative collection. Additional...
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Daughters of Norway Quilt
A cotton album block quilt made by 48 members of the Daughters of Norway sewing club of Lanesboro, Minnesota, 1945. Signature of each member is embroidered on the quilt. For more information or to...
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Forestry Service Chainsaw
A Reed-Prentice “Timberhog B” model two person chainsaw used by members of the Minnesota Forestry Service in the 1940s. For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this saw in...
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Feed Sack Apron
A patchwork half apron made from dress print feed sacks. Circa 1940-50. For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this apron in our collections database.
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Can Cows Vote?
A photograph of several Minnesota politicians milking cows during an event outside the State Capitol on June 19, 1940. This image forms part of our Minneapolis and St. Paul Newspaper Negative...
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Searching the River
A photograph of two Minneapolis police officers searching for a drowning victim with the Gluek’s Brewery in the background on April 3, 1947. This image forms part of our Minneapolis and St. Paul...
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Hamm’s Hat
A Hamm’s beer cap of green cotton twill used in the 1940s. For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this hat in our collections database.
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X-Ray
A photograph of four women watching a body builder flex in front of an x-ray machine on May 27, 1947. This image forms part of our Minneapolis and St. Paul Newspaper Negative collection. Additional...
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Freedom Train
A photograph of two youngsters looking at the original Bill of Rights on the “Freedom Train” during its May 4, 1948 visit to Minneapolis. This image forms part of our Minneapolis and St. Paul...
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Merchant Marine Medal
A United States Merchant Marine World War II Victory medal consists of a bronze disc showing a female figure holding a trident in her right hand and an olive branch in her left, standing in a desert...
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Trashcan
A photograph of two Minneapolis boys inside a “Help Keep Your Parks Clean” trash can, on July 14, 1941. This image forms part of our Minneapolis and St. Paul Newspaper Negative collection. Additional...
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Flour Bag Dress
A large cloth flapper-style sack dress made out of a 100 lb Pillsbury’s XXXX Patent Flour bag. Probably made in the 1940s. For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this...
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Too Many Buttons
A photograph of a man with one too many 1942 “On to Victory” Minneapolis Aquatennial buttons. This image forms part of our Minneapolis and St. Paul Newspaper Negative collection. Additional...
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Cops
A photograph of two Minneapolis cops on Harley-Davidson motorcycles. 1944. This image forms part of our Minneapolis and St. Paul Newspaper Negative collection. Additional photographs in this series...
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Toro Postcard
A color postcard from 1948 advertising Toro Power Mowers. For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this postcard in our collections database.
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Crazy Cow
A photograph of a young boy scared by an over-enthusiastic calf at the 1940 Minnesota State Fair. This image forms part of our Minneapolis and St. Paul Newspaper Negative collection. Additional...
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FDR clock
One of the stranger political items in our collection, this metal electric clock features likenesses of George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln standing around a ship’s wheel....
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Postcard from Moorhead
A postcard depicting the “Magic Aquarium Bar and Liquor Store” in Moorhead, Minnesota. 1940. For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this postcard in our collections...
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Motorcycle Crash
A photograph of an accident scene after a motorcycle crashed into a grocery store in July 1949. This image forms part of our Minneapolis and St. Paul Newspaper Negative collection. Additional...
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Pacific Theater
A photograph of a WPA made exhibit at the St. Paul Science Museum describing the WWII Pacific Theater in 1942. This image forms part of our Minneapolis and St. Paul Newspaper Negative collection....
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1940s Stove
A white enamel Roper gas kitchen stove featuring four stove-top burners, two ovens and a storage drawer. Metal body of appliance is finished with white enamel and chrome trim. Below oven is burner...
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3M Souvenir
A Lucite-encased sample of the first commercial Scotch brand magnetic tape produced by 3M in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1947. For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this...
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Gophers Game
A photograph of play during a November 5, 1949 University of Minnesota football game vs. Iowa. The gophers won 24-7. For more things football, come to St. Paul and see our new exhibit, Gridiron Glory...
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Faribault Postcard
A postcard from the 1940s that says “Greetings from Faribault Minnesota. The Peony Capital of the World.” Faribault was home to the Brand Peony Farm which once grew over 1000 varieties of peonies. For...
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Turkey Button
A Turkey Day button from Worthington, Minnesota. The front reads “KING TURKEY DAY / OCT. 1 1947 / WORTHINGTON MINNESOTA / 2229″ with image of a crowned strutting tom. Happy Thanksgiving! For more...
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Army Glider
A photograph of a Northwestern Aeronautical spokesman showing off the MN made US Army CG-4A Transport Glider at an April, 1943 show in Minneapolis. This image forms part of our Minneapolis and St....
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Beer Mat
A red, green and black rubberized fabric placemat advertising Schmidt’s City Club Beer, with an image of the Schmidt Brewery of Saint Paul, Minnesota, circa 1940. For more information or to purchase a...
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Bill on the Ice
A photograph of a man, possibly named Bill, out ice-fishing with his home made shelter on January 26, 1948. This image forms part of our Minneapolis and St. Paul Newspaper Negative collection....
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Motorbike
A photograph of two women riding a motorized bicycle on a warm January day in 1942. This image forms part of our Minneapolis and St. Paul Newspaper Negative collection. Additional photographs in this...
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Hauenstein Bottle
A glass half-gallon beer bottle from John Hauenstein Company of New Ulm, Minnesota, circa 1934-1969. The bottle has a trademark on the silkscreened paper label and the glass factory’s markings on the...
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Self Portrait
An ink and ink wash on paper by Erle Loran, 1944. Titled “Self Portrait”. For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this drawing in our collections database.
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Winter Nurse Uniform
A United States Cadet Nurse Corp winter uniform from the 1940s which consists of a jacket, skirt, hat and purse, all made of dark gray wool flannel. Jacket has notched lapel collar, button-on shoulder...
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Fighting for the Ball
A photograph of two basketball players fighting for the ball during a Feb 25, 1948 NBL game between the Minneapolis Lakers and the Anderson (Indiana) Packers. This image forms part of our Minneapolis...
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Ping Pong
A photograph of a sailor and his partner playing table tennis in Minneapolis on December 10, 1942. This image forms part of our Minneapolis and St. Paul Newspaper Negative collection. Additional...
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RR Warning
A warning sign from “Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.” intended to be applied to railroad car doors equipped with charcoal heaters: “WARNING / Poisonous Fumes / HEATED CAR” and...
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RR Crash
A nighttime photograph of the scene after a head-on crash between two locomotives in October, 1945. This image forms part of our Minneapolis and St. Paul Newspaper Negative collection. Additional...
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Stacks of Peas
A photograph of workmen stacking boxes of Green Giant peas in February, 1940. Interestingly, the company wasn’t named Green Giant until 1950. It took its name from these peas (which were originally...
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Can My Monkey Join Too?
A photograph of a Minneapolis truck driver and his pet monkey hearing about the Seabees from a sailor during WWII. This image forms part of our Minneapolis and St. Paul Newspaper Negative collection....
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April Birthday
A photograph of a man celebrating his 44th birthday on 4/4/1944. This image forms part of our Minneapolis and St. Paul Newspaper Negative collection. Additional photographs in this series may be...
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