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Handbill for “The True Story of Coca Cola in Mexico”

Advertisement for “The True Story of Coca Cola in Mexico,” by Patrick Scott and Aldo Velasco, at Mixed Blood Theatre, 1994.

Mixed Blood Theatre

Mixed Blood Theatre, Minnesota’s first multi-racial theater company, was founded in 1976 to produce shows that pay positive attention to difference, break down racial barriers, and make theater accessible to anyone and everyone. Originally meant to be a summer project that would last for only one season, the company has presented over forty seasons as of spring 2019.

Festival Of Nations

The International Institute of Minnesota created the Festival of Nations in 1936 to celebrate the ethnicities and cultures of people living in Minnesota. Since then, the event has grown to reflect the increasing diversity of the state.

Huset School, Boy Lake Township

Huset School, an example of the kind of one-room log schools once common in northern Minnesota, was built in Boy Lake Township (Cass County) in 1912. Cass County Historical Society restored it in 1968 and opened it to the public as a historic site.

Gown with bustle and train

Two- toned blue and teal taffeta bustled and trained silk gown attributed to Mary G. Worley, a dressmaker in St. Paul, Minnesota, ca. 1875.

Wedding gown

Silk taffeta wedding gown, Lina Christianson, 1880.

Net and Satin Dress

Sequined net and satin dress attributed to Hattie H. McGahn, 1918–1923.

Satin gown

Brocaded satin gown. Made by dressmaker Elizabeth Elser, Minneapolis, Minnesota, ca. 1911–1914.

Evening gown

Debutante's floor-length evening gown with short train. White net studded with glass beads over grayish pink silk crepe chiffon over pale yellowish pink silk taffeta. Made by Helen Gjertsen, Dayton's Department store dressmaker, Minneapolis, Minnesota, ca. 1912.

Lavender satin dress

Lavender satin dress made by dressmaker Caroline Mundahl, St. Paul, 1910–1913.

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