This Boomerang video shows a healthcare worker wearing a face shield and walking towards the entrance of a building. The video is taken from a parking lot. The text over the video reads "This is what healthcare workers are doing to keep us safe. Wear A Mask." The video also includes an animated mask. From the creator: "Boomerang video I took out...
Creator:
Cirilli, Katherine
Created:
2020-07
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This Boomerang video shows a healthcare worker wearing a face shield and walking near a building. The video is taken from a parking lot. The text over the video reads "Riverwood is taking serious precautions. Want to help? Wear a mask. Wear A Mask." The video also includes an animated mask. From the creator: "Boomerang video I took outside my ho...
Creator:
Cirilli, Katherine
Created:
2020-07
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
A selfie of the contributor wearing a Wonder Woman cloth face mask, and fogged glasses. This is one of four photographs that the contributor took at the Duluth International Airport when she and her husband traveled across the country to visit a sick family member in July 2020.
Creator:
Pittman, Kim
Created:
2020-07
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
May Esperanza Losloso was born in the Philippines in 1982 and immigrated to the United States in 1992. Her parents were originally from the Quezon province of the Philippines. Her father is from Lucena and her mother from Pagbilao.
Creator:
Losloso, May Esperanza
Created:
2020-07
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Immigration History Research Center
Plexiglass barriers at Delta and United Airlines check-in counters. This is one of four photographs that the contributor took at the Duluth International Airport when she and her husband traveled across the country to visit a sick family member in July 2020.
Creator:
Pittman, Kim
Created:
2020-07
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This green and white decal, which appears to be near a baggage carousel, reads "6' Apart for Safe Travels #FlyDLH". This is one of four photographs that the contributor took at the Duluth International Airport when she and her husband traveled across the country to visit a sick family member in July 2020.
Creator:
Pittman, Kim
Created:
2020-07
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This bright green sign is titled "Tips for Safe Travels" and includes the following tips with accompanying graphics: "Wash your hands, minimum 20 seconds"; "Keep your distance, minimum 6' apart"; and "Wear face covering, for everyone's safety". The hashtag #FlyDLH is included at the bottom of the sign. This is one of four photographs that the co...
Creator:
Pittman, Kim
Created:
2020-07
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented global crisis. Increased urbanization, global travel, climate change and a generally older and immuno-compromised population continue to make the problem of pandemic planning and control challenging. Recent advances in computing, AI and data science have created new opportunities for real...
Creator:
Marathe, Madhav (University of Virginia)
Created:
2020-06-23
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications.
This is an episode of the Causenetic podcast, created by staff members of the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas from 2019 to 2023. The podcast focused on promoting awareness of the YMCA’s mission to new audiences and providing conversation, inspiration, and influence on various timely community topics. The description that accompanied this Causenetic ...
Creator:
Ross, Rodrigua; Vinson, Keith
Contributor:
Leonard, La Shae; Frederick, David; YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas; Maiden, Terrence
Created:
2020-06-22
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Kautz Family YMCA Archives.
These five photographs were posted together on the Twin Ports Mask Brigade social media pages. They show deliveries of PPE to various institutions and people around the Twin Ports, which may include Twin Ports Health Services, CADT (Center For Alcohol and Drug Treatment), Center City Housing, Accend Services, St. Lukes Hospital, RSI (Residential...
Creator:
Twin Ports Mask Brigade
Created:
2020-06-19
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This is an episode of the Causenetic podcast, created by staff members of the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas from 2019 to 2023. The podcast focused on promoting awareness of the YMCA’s mission to new audiences and providing conversation, inspiration, and influence on various timely community topics. The description that accompanied this Causenetic ...
Creator:
Ross, Rodrigua; Vinson, Keith
Contributor:
Leonard, La Shae; Frederick, David; YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas
Created:
2020-06-15
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Kautz Family YMCA Archives.
Drawing of the old Duluth Public Library Carnegie building. Cursive text at the bottom of the image reads: "101 West 2nd Street. Duluth. Minnesota. 1902" Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendemic project, a series of drawing prompts done at the beginning of the pandemic in the spring of 2020. D...
Creator:
Twu, Krista Sue-Lo
Created:
2020-06-10
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Three completed murals designed by Moira Villiard for the 100 Year Memorial of the lynchings of Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie in Duluth, which occured on June 15, 1920. The three murals depict George Floyd, a raised fist, and Breonna Taylor. From the artist: "The murals were designed by me with additions made by majority BIPOC [B...
Creator:
Villiard, Moira
Created:
2020-06-08
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Three murals designed by Moira Villiard for the 100 Year Memorial of the lynchings of Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie in Duluth, which occured on June 15, 1920. The three murals depict George Floyd, a raised fist, and Breonna Taylor. The top image shows the murals in the beginning stages, and the bottom image shows the completed mu...
Creator:
Villiard, Moira
Created:
2020-06-08
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Community members adding to murals designed by Moira Villiard for the 100 Year Memorial of the lynchings of Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie in Duluth, which occured on June 15, 1920. The three murals depict George Floyd, a raised fist, and Breonna Taylor, and all three are visible in this photograph. The Clayton Jackson McGhie Memo...
Creator:
Villiard, Moira
Created:
2020-06-08
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
A community member adding to a mural designed by Moira Villiard for the 100 Year Memorial of the lynchings of Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie in Duluth, which occured on June 15, 1920. This is one of three murals created for the memorial. From the artist: "The murals were designed by me with additions made by majority BIPOC [Black,...
Creator:
Villiard, Moira
Created:
2020-06-08
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Community members adding to a mural designed by Moira Villiard for the 100 Year Memorial of the lynchings of Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie in Duluth, which occured on June 15, 1920. Participants are wearing cloth masks. This is one of three murals created for the memorial. From the artist: "The murals were designed by me with add...
Creator:
Villiard, Moira
Created:
2020-06-08
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Community members adding to a mural designed by Moira Villiard for the 100 Year Memorial of the lynchings of Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie in Duluth, which occured on June 15, 1920. Participants are wearing cloth masks. This is one of three murals created for the memorial. From the artist: "The murals were designed by me with add...
Creator:
Villiard, Moira
Created:
2020-06-08
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This is an episode of the Causenetic podcast, created by staff members of the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas from 2019 to 2023. The podcast focused on promoting awareness of the YMCA’s mission to new audiences and providing conversation, inspiration, and influence on various timely community topics. The description that accompanied this Causenetic ...
Creator:
Ross, Rodrigua; Vinson, Keith
Contributor:
Leonard, La Shae; Frederick, David; YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas
Created:
2020-06-08
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Kautz Family YMCA Archives.
From the creator: "I took this photograph on June 5, 2020 in my apartment. Because I moved here during the pandemic, I set up hooks by the door to hold the things I'd always need to grab on my way out - my keys and a cloth mask."
Creator:
Conerton, Kate
Created:
2020-06-05
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This is an episode of the Causenetic podcast, created by staff members of the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas from 2019 to 2023. The podcast focused on promoting awareness of the YMCA’s mission to new audiences and providing conversation, inspiration, and influence on various timely community topics. The description that accompanied this Causenetic ...
Creator:
Ross, Rodrigua; Vinson, Keith
Contributor:
Leonard, La Shae; Frederick, David; YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas
Created:
2020-06-01
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Kautz Family YMCA Archives.
This poster was created as part of COVID-19 response and outreach programming for the American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO) in Duluth, Minnesota. Michelle Defoe was one of many artists contracted by AICHO and the Minnesota Department of Health to design artwork for public health posters around COVID-19 safety protocols. The arti...
Creator:
Defoe, Michelle
Created:
2020-06-01
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Abbey DeLisle at a free community mask distribution event organized by the Duluth chapter of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). DeLisle is holding two plastic bags containing cloth masks, and is wearing gloves, a cloth mask, and a Black Lives Matter t-shirt. The photographer describes the image: “This photogr...
Creator:
Vainio, Ivy
Created:
2020-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
View looking in to the closed dining room. Chairs stacked on tables are visible, as well as a social distancing decal on the floor. Various signs are also visible but not legible. This Dairy Queen is located at 307 Canal Park Drive, Duluth, Minnesota. This image is related to "Interview with David E. Beard."
Creator:
Beard, David E.
Created:
2020-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Chairs are stacked on tables, preventing customers from using the dining room. Several signs about social distancing are visible, but difficult to read. This Dairy Queen is located at 307 Canal Park Dr, Duluth, Minnesota. This image is related to "Interview with David E. Beard."
Creator:
Beard, David E.
Created:
2020-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Delilah Savage is wearing a cloth face mask and holding a plastic container with six frosted cupcakes. The lid of the container reads: "Joon, 3 Raspberry - Blue, 3 Reg green." This photo was taken when Savage was delivering cupcakes to the photographer curbside. Vainio describes the image: “In May, my husband and I purchased online an order of w...
Creator:
Vainio, Ivy
Created:
2020-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Sale items include: "Drink of the Day Caramel Hazelnut Latte $1.00 off" and "Panini Special Bricklayer $1.50 off." The sign also states that the coffeehouse is open for seating. Twisted Pastries Coffeehouse is located at 1418 Tower Ave #2, Superior, Wisconsin. This image is related to "Interview with David E. Beard."
Creator:
Beard, David E.
Created:
2020-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Decal reads: "Walk this way." This Dairy Queen is located at 307 Canal Park Dr, Duluth, Minnesota. This image is related to "Interview with David E. Beard."
Creator:
Beard, David E.
Created:
2020-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Customers are visible in the coffeehouse. Twisted Pastries Coffeehouse is located at 1418 Tower Ave #2, Superior, Wisconsin. This image is related to "Interview with David E. Beard."
Creator:
Beard, David E.
Created:
2020-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Photograph of Skype call with Vainio's 94-year-old grandmother Teresa Trout, and Teresa's husband Rainbow. The photographer describes the image: “My grandmother is 94 years young and my grandfather is 87 years young. They are both very social people. Before the pandemic, they would go to polka events to dance, meet up with their friends, and eat...
Creator:
Vainio, Ivy
Created:
2020-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
The glass window contains several signs: a neon "Open" sign; a handwritten sign reading "Black Lives Matter"; and a heart-shaped decal reading "Shop Small and Support Your Community." Twisted Pastries Coffeehouse is located at 1418 Tower Ave #2, Superior, Wisconsin. This image is related to "Interview with David E. Beard."
Creator:
Beard, David E.
Created:
2020-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Image shows tables stacked on top of each other to limit seating. Four employees are visible. Two are wearing face masks, and two are not. Noodles and Company is located in the Miller Hill Mall, at 1600 Miller Trunk Highway in Duluth, Minnesota. This image is related to "Interview with David E. Beard."
Creator:
Beard, David E.
Created:
2020-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Plants and wooden plant markers in Vainio's garden. The plant markers read: "Gichi aniibiish," the Ojibwe word for cabbage; and "Kaali," the Finnish word for cabbage. The photographer describes the image: “My husband and I started a garden for the first time this Spring! We have tomatoes, cabbage, collard greens, peas, potatoes, carrots, peppers...
Creator:
Vainio, Ivy
Created:
2020-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Handwritten sign with new store hours. The sign also states that the coffeehouse is open for inside seating, with a capacity of 8 people. Twisted Pastries Coffeehouse is located at 1418 Tower Ave #2, Superior, Wisconsin. This image is related to "Interview with David E. Beard."
Creator:
Beard, David E.
Created:
2020-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Three signs are affixed to a post. They read: "The Health and well being of our fans and crew members is top priority. Due to growing concerns about COVID-19 our lobby is for takeout orders only. Our business remains committed to our everyday cleaning and sanitation practices that meet and often exceed local, state and government standards. We a...
Creator:
Beard, David E.
Created:
2020-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Two signs are affixed to a post. They read: "Due to ongoing concerns with COVID-19, we will not be opening up our dining room for seating until further notice. This decision was made with the safety of our customers and staff in mind. Thank you for your understanding."; and "We're all friends here, but please stay 6 feet from the people next to ...
Creator:
Beard, David E.
Created:
2020-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Decal reads: "Yes, we know it's delicious! but please wait here." This Dairy Queen is located at 307 Canal Park Dr, Duluth, Minnesota. This image is related to "Interview with David E. Beard."
Creator:
Beard, David E.
Created:
2020-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Decals read: "Yes, we know it's delicious! but please wait here." This Dairy Queen is located at 307 Canal Park Dr, Duluth, Minnesota. This image is related to "Interview with David E. Beard."
Creator:
Beard, David E.
Created:
2020-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Sign reads: "Temporary business hours; Sunday Through Thursday; 10:30 AM to 8 PM; Friday and Saturday; 10:30 AM to 8 PM; No Gatherings of 10 or more; (Governors orders); Keep 6ft away from others; (Practice social distancing while in line)." This Dairy Queen is located at 307 Canal Park Dr, Duluth, Minnesota. This image is related to "Interview ...
Creator:
Beard, David E.
Created:
2020-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
These yellow cones, normally used to warn about wet floors, were places six feet apart to encourage social distancing. Vitta Pizza is located at 307 Canal Park Drive in Duluth, Minnesota. This image is related to "Interview with David E. Beard."
Creator:
Beard, David E.
Created:
2020-06
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Jamison Green is a white trans man, trans activist, advocate, public speaker, author, and consultant based in Vancouver, Washington. At the time of this interview, Green worked as a consultant and public speaker on trans issues. An early activist in FTM and transmasculine communities in the San Francisco Bay Area, Green was one of the first memb...
Photograph of a plastic cup of quarters at a laundry room. A handwritten sign in the cup reads: "Free to anyone who needs them, we are in this TOGETHER :)". Small handwritten notes near the cup read: "Thank you :)" and "Grateful for NICE neighbors :) Stay safe, everyone". The contributor describes this photo: "Act of Kindness we did for elderly ...
Creator:
Rehbein, Rachel
Created:
2020-05-29
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Photograph of many homemade cloth face masks drying on a laundry drying rack. The creator describes the photograph: "a photo of our laundry drying which is almost all masks."
Creator:
Rehbein, Rachel
Created:
2020-05-29
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
The photograph shows a person with red hair crouched in a parking lot, wearing a face mask and writing on a yard sign with a blue sharpie marker. Description from the creator: "Duluth East High School senior Peter Potswald writes his name on a yard sign for new incoming Association members in the school parking lot. Association is a club at Dulu...
Creator:
Goodermote, Corbyn
Created:
2020-05-29
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
From the contributor: "The material is a Letter of Closing by the Schroeder Area Historical Society for the Cross River Heritage Center museum for the year 2020." The letter explains the decision not to open the museum for the 2020 season due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes plans for 2021. The contributor, Erik Simula, ...
Creator:
Schroeder Area Historical Society (SAHS) Board of Directors
Contributor:
Simula, Erik
Created:
2020-05-27
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This is an episode of the Causenetic podcast, created by staff members of the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas from 2019 to 2023. The podcast focused on promoting awareness of the YMCA’s mission to new audiences and providing conversation, inspiration, and influence on various timely community topics. The description that accompanied this Causenetic ...
Creator:
Ross, Rodrigua; Vinson, Keith
Contributor:
Leonard, La Shae; Frederick, David; YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas
Created:
2020-05-25
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Kautz Family YMCA Archives.
A video of Israel Malachi flying his small plane on a route following the St. Louis River to the Thomson Dam in Thomson, Minnesota, then north and east back to the Duluth International Airport. Malachi wrote and recorded the original music in this video. In his interview for Stories of Wisdom from Bodies in Seperation (SWaBS) Malachi, a musician...
Creator:
Malachi, Israel
Created:
2020-05-25
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This poster was created as part of COVID-19 response and outreach programming for the American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO) in Duluth, Minnesota. Karen Savage-Blue was one of many artists contracted by AICHO and the Minnesota Department of Health to design artwork for public health posters around COVID-19 safety protocols. The a...
Creator:
Savage-Blue, Karen
Created:
2020-05-25
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Drawing of a tree with pink foliage. Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association (DICTA) Pendemic project, a series of drawing prompts done at the beginning of the pandemic in the spring of 2020. DICTA consists of UMD participants from humanities, arts and sciences (faculty and staff), as well as Duluth community...
Creator:
Twu, Krista Sue-Lo
Created:
2020-05-25
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth