Front exterior of a home typical of the West Side Flats neighborhood in St. Paul. The "Flats" was a working class area that was home to numerous immigrants, including a large Jewish population. A figure can be seen sleeping on the floor of the second story porch.
Created:
1935
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Three quarter view from the top and right side of a tabulating bookkeeping machine. Keys include numbers, functions, months, and specialized hotel fee designations such as: "cafe," "garage," "room service," and "valet." A demonstration invoice titled "Guest Statement" can be seen in the paper carriage.
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Harry Goldie had an interesting career, which included amateur boxing, coaching, and real estate development. He spearheaded the creation of the Calhoun Beach Club, and is shown here welcoming Minneapolis Mayor Hubert Humphrey to the club's opening. While the club was chartered in 1928 and building began in 1929, financing for it foundered durin...
Created:
1946
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
A young Hyman Berman stands in his Boy Scout uniform holdng semaphores. Scouting was available to both boys and girls. Although scouting's intent was in part to Americanize participants through civic service and outdoor recreation, the sponsors of most all of the Jewish scout troops were synagogues.
Created:
1923
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Three women in lab coats and hair nets working along a laboratory bench. Each work station has a fume hood. The laboratory is part of the Military Field Service Division.
Created:
1952
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Fourteen employees in clean room jackets, caps, and booties, do on disk files. Flying head assemblies can be seen hanging on racks in the center and left of the room.
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
A photograph showing the interior of a store. A long counter is on the left and other products a stacked on high shelves. In the photograph (left to right): Edna Leasman, Ike Kaplan, Esther Kaplan, Mrs. Charles Greenberg and Herb Kullberg. In 1927 there were 13 Jewish families living in Hector, part of the physically extended Jewish community on...
Created:
1925
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.