West Publishing Company

The nation’s most innovative and most successful law-book-publishing company operated in downtown St. Paul from 1876 until 1992, when it moved to Eagan. In 1876, West Publishing Company began publishing Minnesota State Supreme Court opinions; by 1887, its “reporter” system covered the whole country. In 1908, West introduced an indexing system for all American law. In 1975, it introduced Westlaw, a computerized legal research system. The company was sold to Thomson Reuters in 1996.

Color image of the exterior of Mercado Central, a cooperatively owned market featuring forty-five Latino-owned businesses at 1515 East Lake Street in Minneapolis, February 20, 2016. Photographed by Lizzie Ehrenhalt.

Mercado Central

Exterior of Mercado Central, a cooperatively owned market featuring forty-five Latino-owned businesses at 1515 East Lake Street in Minneapolis, February 20, 2016. Photographed by Lizzie Ehrenhalt.

Black and white photograph of Horace Lowry, Minneapolis, c.1923. Photographed by Lee Brothers.

Horace Lowry

Horace Lowry, Minneapolis, c.1923. Photographed by Lee Brothers.

Color image of a streetcar transfer ticket, 1910.

Streetcar transfer ticket

Streetcar transfer ticket, 1910.

Color image of a metal streetcar token holder, c.1900s.

Metal streetcar token holder

Metal streetcar token holder, c.1900s.

Color image of a wooden streetcar sign with carved black lettering on each side, installed at the corner of Lexington and St. Clair by the St. Paul City Railway Company, c.1920.

Wooden streetcar sign

Wooden streetcar sign with carved black lettering on each side, installed at the corner of Lexington and St. Clair by the St. Paul City Railway Company, c.1920.

Color image of a Minneapolis Street Railway Company trade token, 1945–1949.

Minneapolis Street Railway Company trade token

Minneapolis Street Railway Company trade token, 1945–1949.

Black and white photograph of a President's Conference Committee (PCC) streetcar #419, July 27, 1953. Photographed by John Runk, Jr.

President's Conference Committee (PCC) streetcar #419

President's Conference Committee (PCC) streetcar #419, July 27, 1953. Photographed by John Runk, Jr.

Black and white photograph of the interior of a President's Conference Committee (PCC) streetcar, September 5, 1953. Photographed by John Runk, Jr.

Interior of a President's Conference Committee (PCC) streetcar

Interior of a President's Conference Committee (PCC) streetcar, September 5, 1953. Photographed by John Runk, Jr.

Colorized postcard of a Twin City Rapid Transit Company Express boat Hopkins on Lake Minnetonka, c. 1908.

Twin City Rapid Transit Company Express boat

Twin City Rapid Transit Company Express boat Hopkins on Lake Minnetonka, c. 1908.

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