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Dam, Locks and Ford Bridge, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

French River Motel, Duluth, Minnesota

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This image shows the driveway and main building of Anderson’s French River Motel in Duluth, Minnesota.

Photo and Pub. by Gallagher’s Studio of Photography, 920 E. 1st, Duluth, Minn.


The description states:
ANDERSON’S
FRENCH RIVER MOTEL
Highway 61 — North Shore Drive
on Lake Superior Circle Route
Phone JA 5-6165
Duluth, Minn
T.V.  Modern Kitchenette and Overnight Units
Carl and Ethel Anderson
–The community of French River still remains, unincorporated into a town or city, but the motel appears to have been closed. The phone number apparently was an error, and has been changed by hand on the card.
This image likely dates from the 1950s.

Ox Team and Driver, Mission Grove, Plymouth, Minnesota

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This image shows a wagon and driver being pulled by a team (or yoke) of oxen, a method which was very common in the 19th Century, particularly for those who were traveling across the continent in search of new opportunities, or to cross the land mass to the west coast.
There is no description on the back of this card.
–It is not clear why this was considered a notable image for publication (or by extension, why the purchaser decided to acquire it). Such ox carts were well known and still evident in rural areas throughout the United States, though their use had declined with the wider availability of mule teams.
Also unknown is what the distinction was between Mission Grove and Mission Farms. It is assumed that the grove referred particularly to the tree-lined area of the settlement and the buildings associated with it, and the farm was the actual working farm where residents would spend their time providing for their upkeep.
This image likely dates from the 1930s.

Wigwam, Mission Farms, Plymouth, Minnesota

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This image is a better view of the large, conical-ended residences that lined the canal in the previous image. As is more apparent from this image, the building was not completely conical, but only rounded on the end and tapered to a point at the rooftop.
There is no description on the back of this card.
–While the description on the previous posting of these buildings was tepee, and this is wigwam, the former is closer to the actual structural shape. The classic tipi was tall and conical, while a wigwam was hemispherical in shape. It is not clear why the publisher decided to use different names for the same structure on the two cards.
This image likely dates from the 1930s.

Mission Farms Canal and Housing, Plymouth, Minnesota

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This image shows a canal that ran through the grounds of Mission Farms, with housing for residents apparent on either side.
There is no description on the back of this card.
–The buildings to the right of the canal appear to be the ones referred to as tepees, as they appear taller and more conical, but it may be the ones on the left are smaller.
This image likely dates from the 1930s.