A resource for reliable information about significant people, places, events, and things in Minnesota history.
Shelter/refectory built by the Works Progress Administration at Interstate State Park, 1938.
Cabin in Itasca State Park built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, ca. 1940.
Park building, Interstate State Park, ca. 1936.
Construction of a stone building by CCC Company 2710, Gooseberry Falls, ca. 1938.
St. Cloud State Reformatory, c.1915. A guard at the facility reported “a distinct rumble in the building at about 3:20.”
Staples train depot, c.1929. Initial reports of damage at the depot proved to be exaggerated.
Orchestra Hall exterior, c.1975.
Aerial view of the Great Northern Depot and the surrounding area, looking north, 1978. Photograph by Charles Chamblis.
Interior of the Minneapolis Great Northern Depot waiting room, 1950.