Title card of Cologne

Title card of Cologne

The title card used to introduce the film Cologne: From the Diary of Ray and Esther, filmed in Cologne, Minnesota, in 1939 by Raymond and Esther Dowidat. E-34 (AV1989.205), Audio-visual Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Color image of the title page of the Missionary Herald, c.2013.

Title page from the Missionary Herald

During the period historians call the "Second Great Awakening," publications such as the Missionary Herald inspired young people to dedicate their lives to spreading Christianity. Young Elizabeth Taylor read magazines like this one before devoting herself to mission work. Photograph by Linda Louise Bryan, c.2013.

Cover spread of a pamphlet promoting the fiftieth anniversary of the stage partnership between James McIntrye and Thomas Heath, who were some of the most influential and famous blackface minstrels of their time. From the Minnesota Historical Society pamphlet collection, St. Paul.

To McIntyre and Heath (1924)

Cover spread of a pamphlet promoting the fiftieth anniversary of the stage partnership between James McIntrye and Thomas Heath, who were some of the most influential and famous blackface minstrels of their time. From the Minnesota Historical Society pamphlet collection, St. Paul.

Inside spread of a pamphlet promoting the fiftieth anniversary performance by long time stage partners James McIntyre and Thomas Heath. The pamphlet celebrates the longevity of the duo as well as the quality of their blackface minstrel shows. From the Minnesota Historical Society pamphlet collection, St. Paul.

To McIntyre and Heath (1924)

Inside spread of a pamphlet promoting the fiftieth anniversary performance by long time stage partners James McIntyre and Thomas Heath. The pamphlet celebrates the longevity of the duo as well as the quality of their blackface minstrel shows. From the Minnesota Historical Society pamphlet collection, St. Paul.

To Remember Dan Patch, art original

To Remember Dan Patch, art original

To Remember Dan Patch, a sculpture of Dan Patch commissioned by his owner, Marion Savage, and created by Alexander Stirling Calder Sr. between 1912 and 1915.

Toastmaster advertisement, 1935

Toastmaster advertisement, 1935

Segment of a Toastmaster advertisement, 1935. Cropped from the original. From box 6 (148.F.4.2F) of the MacMartin Advertising Agency records, 1905–1980. Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Toastmaster advertisement, 1953

Toastmaster advertisement, 1953

Part of a flier (cropped from the original) advertising the "New DeLuxe Toastmaster Toast & Jam Set," 1953. Object ID 94.62.106.4 from the collections of The Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan.

Toastmaster advertisement, 1953

Toastmaster advertisement, 1953

Flier advertising "The Most Distinctly Different Toaster in the World, The Sensational New Toastmaster," 1953. Object ID 94.62.106.2 from the collections of The Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan.

Toastmaster advertisement, 1955

Toastmaster advertisement, 1955

Magazine advertisement for the Toastmaster toaster, 1955. Object ID 2008.122.7 from the collections of The Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan.

Toastmaster advertisement, 1959

Toastmaster advertisement, 1959

Toastmaster advertisement printed in Ladies’ Home Journal, 1959. Object ID 2008.122.26 from the collections of The Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan.

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