This image is an artists rendition of the state capitol building, which houses the Nebraska government in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The description states:
NEW STATE CAPITOL, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
The Capitol of Nebraska, designed by the late Bertram Goodhue, is one of the most dignified and imposing public buildings that has been erected in this country. It is a gravely simple, its style is essentially its own; it perfectly fulfills its purpose, and it symbolizes to Nebraskans and to succeeding generations the people’s idea of government, of statehood.
–The building was completed in 1932 from Indiana limestone and the tower is 400 feet high.
This card likely dates from the 1930s.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
This image shows the driveway and main building of Anderson’s French River Motel in Duluth, Minnesota.
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.
First National Bank of Flint, Michigan
This image shows the ornate and elaborate interior of the First National Bank of Flint, Michigan.
The description states simply:
FIRST NATIONAL BANK AT FLINT
FLINT, MICHIGAN
–As noted in the link at the beginning of this post, the building was erected in 1926 as the first steel-framed skyscraper in Flint, and is still used as a bank by the Republic Bank which occupies the first two floors. The rest of the building has been converted to apartments.
This card was used and is dated 12 January 1928.
School of Law, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
This image shows the building where the so-called Law Department was housed at the main campus of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
There is no description on the back of this card.
This building is no longer a part of the law school, which is housed in the English Gothic Law Quadrangle on the main campus.
This card was used and is dated 7 March 1924
