Tag Archives: 1940s

Capitol Building, Cheyenne, Wyoming

This image is an illustration of the grand approach to the main entrance of the Wyoming State Capitol, located in Cheyenne.

Sanborn Souvenir Co., Denver, Colo.

The description states:
Wyoming State Capitol Building. Wyoming was admitted to the Union in 1890 and was the first state to give the women the right to vote.
–The building was constructed over four years, and was started before Wyoming was admitted as a state.
This card was used and is dated 3 July 1948.

American Bison, Oklahoma

This is an image of a typical Plains bison, often called buffalo, taken and illustrated from an animal in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Baxtone, Box 175, Amarillo, Texas

The description states:
One of a herd of 600 Buffalo in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, photographed and painted by C. Faye Bennett.
BLC-44
–The bison roamed over much of North America until its migration routes began to be crossed by the railroad. Unrestricted slaughter of the bison nearly drove it to extinction, but the numbers have recovered after protections were put in place and refuges established.
This image likely dates from the 1940s.

Dam, Locks and Ford Bridge, Minneapolis, Minnesota

This image shows the dam and associated locks on the Mississippi River described here at U. S. Government Dam and Locks.

Genuine Curteich-Chicago “C.T. Art Colortone”

The description states:
GOVERNMENT DAM AND LOCKS AND FORD BRIDGE, MINNEAPOLIS MINN.
Through these locks pass the Mississippi river boats and barges laden with coal, oil and industrial machinery. The head of navigation is at Minneapolis Municipal Dock at Washington Ave. South.
CITY OF LAKES AND PARKS
–The dam was originally built and owned by the Ford Motor Company and are now known as Lock and Dam Number 1. The Ford Bridge in the background is now known as the Intercity Bridge and carried 46th Street between Minneapolis and St. Paul.
This image likely dates from the 1940s.

Mississippi River Vista, Minneapolis, Minnesota

This is an artists rendition showing a section of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Genuine Curteich-Chicago “C.T. Art Colortone”

The description states:
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
This view of the mighty Mississippi River, near the campus of the University of Minnesota, shows the northern terminal of the Federal Barge Lines. In the background is the Cappelen Memorial Bridge.
CITY OF LAKES AND PARKS
–The Cappelen Memorial Bridge was constructed in 1923. At the time of its completion, the bridge’s central span was the longest concrete arch in the world.
This image likely dates from the 1940s.

Minnehaha Falls, Minneapolis, Minnesota

This is another view of Minnehaha Falls, located in a park in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Genuine Curteich-Chicago “C.T. Art Colortone”

MINNEHAHA FALLS
This famous falls, immortalized in Longfellow’s “Hiawatha”, is one of the many beauty spots of Minneapolis, city of lakes and parks.
—Minneapolis is separated from the city of Saint Paul by the Mississippi River, similar to the way the Danube separates the cities of Buda and Pest in Hungary.
This image likely dates from the 1940s.

Minnehaha Falls, Minneapolis, Minnesota

This image shows the main cataract of Minnehaha Falls, with an excerpt of the poem “Hiawatha” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Genuine Curteich-Chicago “C.T. Art Colortone”

The description states:
MINNEHAHA FALLS
Located in Minnehaha Park in South Minneapolis, Minnehaha Falls, made famous in Longfellow’s “Hiawatha”, tumbles into a deep glen of woodland beauty below.
—Minnehaha Park and the associated creek and falls are part of the Mississippi National River and Recreational Area, extending along large portions of the Mississippi River in Minnesota.
This image likely dates from the 1940s.

Native American Statue, Minneapolis, Minnesota

This image shows a life-sized statue of the legendary American Indians Hiawatha and Minnehaha.

Genuine Curteich-Chicago “C.T. Art Colortone”

The description states:
HIAWATHA AND MINNEHAHA STATUE.
MINNEHAHA PARK, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
This statue, immortalized by Longfellow in his poem “The Song of Hiawatha” is located just above Minnehaha Falls, a few yards from the beautiful Mississippi River Gorge.
—Hiawatha was a founder of the Iroquois Confederacy. Minnehaha, however, is fictional, from the poem noted above.
This image likely dates from the 1940s.

Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota

This image shows the original building of the Mayo Foundation, now known as the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota.

Genuine Curteich-Chicago “C.T. Art Colortone”

There is no description on the back of this card.
The Mayo Clinic is known world-wide for its efforts to treat advanced medical problems, and employs over 4,700 physicians.
This image likely dates from the 1940s.

Shoreline near Grand Marais, Michigan

This image shows a portion of the Lake Superior shoreline near the village of Grand Marais in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis.

There is no description on this card. The legend on the front states:
GRAND MARAIS
BETWEEN EAGLE HARBOR AND COPPER HARBOR — 30
IN BEAUTIFUL KEWEENAW
–The village of Grand Marais is the location of a fresnel lens lighthouse and a rescue station for sailors and ships.
This image likely dates from the 1940s.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Portrait

This is an artist’s rendition of an early photograph of the famous American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who lived primarily in the New England area.

Pub by The Eastern News Co., Portland, Me.

There is no description on the back of this card. The legend says:
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
BORN 1807 — DIED 1882.
–Among his notable poems are Evangeline and the epic Song of Hiawatha.
This image likely dates from the 1940s.