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[Postcard of Seventh Street in Saint Paul, Minnesota]

Description: Postcard of an illustration depicting a view of a street with yellow trolleys running up and down it, while crowds of people in long coats and hats walk on the sidewalks on either side of the street. The buildings on either side of the street are about three-stories tall and have colorful hanging signs. Printed text below the illustration indicates the postcard shows Seventh Street in St. Paul, Minnesota, looking east from Wabasha Street. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postc… more
Date: 19uu
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Falls of Minnehaha]

Description: Postcard of an illustration of a waterfall with a fenced in lookout in the bottom left foreground. A wooded area borders either side of the river upstream. Printed text above and below the illustration reads, "Where The Falls of Minnehaha Flash And Gleam Among The Oak Trees, Laugh And Leap Into The Valley." The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Creator: Haynes, Frank Jay
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Minnesota State Capitol Building]

Description: Postcard of an illustration of a large, white, stately, four-story building with a tall domed tower at the top and two American flags flying from the roof of the building, at either end. The building as a grassy green lawn and several paths leading from the building to a drive in front of the building. Printed text below the illustration identifies the building as the Minnesota State Capitol Building in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The other side of the postcard has postcard markings and a printed pa… more
Date: 19uu
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Stone Building with Spires in St. Paul, Minnesota]

Description: Postcard of an illustration of a tall, castle-like stone building with spires and dozens of windows along each floor. The building sits on the corner of an T-intersection, across the street from a small city park. On the right side of the street, several men in suits and hats are standing around an automobile. In the background on the right and to the left of the tall building are other, smaller buildings. Printed text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the building as located in St. Paul… more
Date: 19uu
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Hotel Iturbide, Monterrey]

Description: Postcard featuring a photograph of the front of Hotel Iturbide on Calle Zaragoza in Monterrey, Mexico with mountains in the background as well as people and automobiles in the street. It was sent to Rochester, Minnesota with this handwritten text: "Sun. P. M. Dear Matt: arrived here yesterday (Saty.) leaving right now, the weather has been unusually cold. Laredo, on the border, had 2" snow the Mexican kids sure were having fun with it. So long, Mel"
Date: January 24, 1940
Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Postcard of Minnesota State Capitol and Central Park]

Description: Postcard of an illustration of a city park with a fountain and filled with trees, with a large, white, stately, domed building with three American flags flying from the roof. The octagonal fountain is surrounded by beds of flowers and sits at the center of several converging pathways through the park. On the other side of the thick trees, tall buildings in various architectural styles, some with spires and steep gables, border the park. Printed text below the illustration identifies the area as… more
Date: 19uu
Location: None
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Duluth Civic Center]

Description: Postcard of four white government buildings sharing a courtyard on three sides. On the back, it is described as "This group of buildings, the Federal Building, Court House and City Hall, is known as Duluth's Civic Center, located on First Street between Sixth Avenue and Fourth Avenue West."
Date: unknown
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of College of St. Scholastica]

Description: Postcard of an aerial view of St. Scholastica college. On the back, the postcard adds, "College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minnesota is an accredited Catholic College for Women. It offers Environment and Broad, Liberal Education of the very highest standards. Located on a beautiful 160 acre campus, overlooking Lake Superior, it is in the famed Arrowhead Country, home of all Summer and Winter sports."
Date: unknown
Creator: Zweifel-Roleff
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Medical Arts and Alworth Buildings]

Description: Postcard of five multi-story buildings, three red brick and two white. The two white buildings are taller, the Medical Arts and Alworth buildings respectively. The sidewalk is lined with parked cars and scattered with pedestrians. On the back, the postcard adds, "The Medical Arts Building, the home of the Duluth Chamber of Commerce, is the newest large office building in Duluth. It has all the latest modern improvements, and its appointments are of the very finest."
Date: unknown
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Hotel Duluth in Color]

Description: Postcard of a multi-story building with a yellow and white exterior, green accents on the windows, and a few cars parked outside the sidewalk. The back of the postcard adds, "In Duluth, Minnesota, the air conditioned city on beautiful Lake Superior, stop at the Hotel Duluth, the Arrowhead region's leading and most modern up to date hotel - 400 rooms with bath - Coffee Shop, Grill, Cocktail Lounge - Golf and Tennis."
Date: unknown
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Harbor Entrance in Duluth, Minnesota]

Description: Postcard of a white and green lighthouse at the harbor of Duluth, Minnesota. The back adds, "The Duluth-Superior harbor ranks second only to New York in point of tonnage handled. U. S. Government records show that since 1895 the stupendous total of 1,317,092,019 tones of merchandise, in receipts and shipments, have passed through this harbor.
Date: unknown
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Hotel Kahler]

Description: Postcard of a nine story hotel with the name, 'Hotel Kahler,' a white sign on the roof. A fountain, two cars, and several young trees are in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Hotel Duluth]

Description: Postcard of a large multistory building with two covered entrances and cars parked nearby. The back of the postcard adds, "In Duluth, Minnesota, the air conditioned city on beautiful Lake Superior, stop at Hotel Duluth, the Arrowhead region's leading and most up-to-date hotel; 400 rooms with bath; Coffee Shop, Cocktail Lounge, Grill; Golf and Tennis."
Date: unknown
Creator: Lumitone Photoprint
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Gateway Park and Nicollet Hotel]

Description: Postcard of a large brick hotel with white accents shadowing a white structure with a green dome. The back of the postcard adds, "Gateway Park houses the Gateway Tourist Bureau of the Minneapolis Civic and Commerce Association, where visitors may secure information about points of interest and travel conditions. To the left of the Nicollet Hotel, is Nicollet Avenue, known as the "Fifth Avenue of the Northwest" where many important mercantile establishments and smart shops are to be found. To th… more
Date: unknown
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Aerial View From Sky Line Drive]

Description: Postcard of Duluth from an aerial perspective. The town is edged by the harbor and coastline. The back of the postcard adds, "Extending along the brow of the hill for a distance of more than twenty-five miles, the Boulevard Drive overlooks the city and Lake Superior, a drive from the extreme eastern end of the city to the extreme western end, commanding a beautiful panorama of parks, buildings, industries, harbor operations and lake, said to be the finest and most picturesque in America."
Date: unknown
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Hotel Kahler 2]

Description: Postcard of a yellow 11-story hotel with three trees planted in the front, described on the back as "The Kahler Hotel 650 Rooms - Rochester, Minnesota Largest, Finest, and newest air-conditioned guest and public rooms - food and beverage service in the Elizabethan Room all day, service in the Coffee House - Unique Hemisphere Room cocktail lounge - many private dining rooms - exceptional shopping arcade on the subway system parking facilities." The message on the back reads, "Glad you two have g… more
Date: September 1928
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum
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