Artificial Limb Industry in Minneapolis

The milling, logging, farming, and railroad industries that made Minneapolis a prosperous town in the late nineteenth century also cost many men their limbs, if not their lives. Minneapolis entrepreneurs, many of them amputees themselves, built on the local need and made the city one of the leading producers of artificial limbs in the United States.

Black and white photograph of a man standing to the left of the Gedney sign, outside the Chaska factory, c.1980s.

Gedney Sign

A man standing to the left of the Gedney sign, outside the Chaska factory, c.1980s.

Color image of Gedney Sweet Midget Pickles label, c.1958.

Sweet Midget Pickles label

Gedney Sweet Midget Pickles label, c.1958.

Color image of Gedney's Tomato Catsup label, c.1935.

Gedney's Tomato Catsup label

Gedney's Tomato Catsup label, c.1935.

Color label for Gedney Company French Dressing, c.1935.

Gedney's Zestive French Dressing label

Label for Gedney Company French Dressing, c.1935.

Black and white photograph of Bottling machinery at the M. A. Gedney Company, c.1912.

M. A. Gedney Company machinery

Bottling machinery at the M. A. Gedney Company, c.1912.

Black and white photograph of M. A. Gedney Company workers bottling product, c.1912.

M. A. Gedney Company workers

M. A. Gedney Company workers bottling product, c.1912.

Black and white photograph of Female employees at the M. A. Gedney Company, c.1912.

Female workers at the M. A. Gedney Company

Female employees at the M. A. Gedney Company, c.1912.

Black and white photograph of M. A. Company workers constructing vinegar barrels, c.1912.

Interior, M. A. Gedney Company

M. A. Company workers constructing vinegar barrels, c.1912.

Black and white photograph of M. A. Gedney Compnay workers and vinegar barrels, c.1912.

Interior, M. A. Gedney Company

M. A. Gedney Compnay workers and vinegar barrels, c.1912.

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