"The Birds of Minnesota,Ó by Thomas Sadler Roberts, was published in 1932 by the University of Minnesota Press. Allan Cyril Brooks (1869-1946) was an ornithologist and artist who in addition to painting the plates for "The Birds of Minnesota,Ó contributed illustrations to ornithological publications and the "Birds of Western Canada,Ó "Birds o...
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Bell Museum of Natural History
Created:
1932?
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University of Minnesota Libraries, University Archives.
Ware was at one time the location of a post office near Thief Lake in Marshall County, Minnesota. According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Ware Post Office (historical) opened on May 12, 1896 and was discontinued on March 15, 1908. Thomas Sadler RobertsÕs journal from July 1900 mentioned visiting Ware, "a P.O. and tiny provisio...
Creator:
Bell Museum of Natural History
Created:
1900-07-21
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University of Minnesota Libraries, University Archives.
In 1894, William Guile Northrup (1851-1929), president of North Star Woolen Mills from 1898-1929, commissioned architect William Channing Whitney to design and build a home on the shore of Lake Minnetonka in Wayzata. The home, a Greek revival that featured Corinthian columns, garden, swimming pool, boathouse, and fountain, was named "BonSyde.Ó
Creator:
Bell Museum of Natural History
Created:
1900?
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University of Minnesota Libraries, University Archives.
Hans Jager/Jaeger, state agent for the Minnesota State Public School for Dependent and Neglected Children, kept flocks of geese, ducks, and other fowl that he bred in captivity at his home in Owatonna, Minnesota.
Creator:
Bell Museum of Natural History
Contributor:
Richardson, Jenness (Photographer)
Created:
1916-10-15
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University of Minnesota Libraries, University Archives.