Ames, Albert Alonzo “Doc” (1842–1911)

Albert Alonzo Ames, called “Doc,” was mayor of Minneapolis four times, between 1876 and 1903. Though he earned notoriety as "the shame of Minneapolis" for his involvement in extortion and fraud during his last term in office, Ames also won praise for his work as a doctor and an advocate for veterans.

Color image of a Cotton bandana given to volunteers when the AIDS quilt was shown at the Metrodome, 1988.

Cotton bandana given to volunteers when the AIDS quilt was shown at the Metrodome

Cotton bandana given to volunteers when the AIDS quilt was shown at the Metrodome, 1988.

Color image of the exterior of the Minneapolis location of Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES), a nonprofit social service organization for Latinos, at 720 East Lake Street in Minneapolis, February 20, 2016. Photographed by Lizzie Ehrenhalt.

Minneapolis location of CLUES

The exterior of the Minneapolis location of Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES), a nonprofit social service organization for Latinos, at 720 East Lake Street in Minneapolis, February 20, 2016. Photographed by Lizzie Ehrenhalt.

Black and white photograph of Dr. Louis A. Fritsche, c.1920.

Dr. Louis A. Fritsche

Dr. Louis A. Fritsche, c.1920.

Black and white photograph of Dr. Henry Longstreet Taylor entertaining children at the Ramsey County Preventorium, c.1930.

Henry Longstreet Taylor and children

Dr. Henry Longstreet Taylor entertaining children at the Ramsey County Preventorium, c.1930.

Black and white photograph of Pokegama Sanatorium cottages, c.1920.

Pokegama Sanatorium cottages

Pokegama Sanatorium cottages, c.1920.

Black and white photograph of Henry Longstreet Taylor, c.1917. Photograph by Golling Studio.

Dr. Henry Longstreet Taylor

Henry Longstreet Taylor, c.1917. Photograph by Golling Studio.

Black and white photograph of Luther Hospital in St. Paul. Photograph by Charles P. Gibson, c.1905.

Luther Hospital

Luther Hospital in St. Paul. Photograph by Charles P. Gibson, c.1905.

Black and white photograph of Dr. Henry Longstreet Taylor in his St. Paul office, 1896.

Henry Longstreet Taylor

Dr. Henry Longstreet Taylor in his St. Paul office, 1896.

Taylor, Henry Longstreet (c.1858–1932)

Henry Longstreet Taylor was a key figure in the development of tuberculosis treatment in Minnesota. The sanatoriums he helped establish in the early 1900s were an essential part of a statewide anti-tuberculosis campaign to control and study the disease.

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