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Exterior of Pooja Grocers, 855 45th Avenue Northeast, Minneapolis. The store opened in 2009 to meet the growing needs of Indian Americans in Minnesota. Photographed by Preeti Mathur in March 2017.
Pillsbury Bake-off Apron, Pillsbury's Best Flour, Pillsbury Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota, ca. 1950.
Sign, Pillsbury's Best Flour, Pillsbury Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota, ca. 1950.
Bake-Off Winner Kurt Wait (Redwood City, CA) baking macadamia fudge torte. He was the first and only male grand prize winner, 1996.
Bake-Off Grand Prize winner Julie Konecne (Bemidji) tastes her chocolate pecan praline layer cake, 1988.
Contestants in the Junior Division of the Bake-Off Contest in San Antonio, Texas, 1982.
Contestants form the number “21” in San Diego to commemorate the 21st Bake-Off contest, 1970.
Barbara Thornton and Art Linkletter at Pillsbury Bake-Off, Dallas, Texas, 1968.
Tunnel of Fudge Cake, Second Prize Winning Recipe, 1966.
Peanut Blossom Cookies. Winning senior grand national recipe, 1957.