Pencil drawing of two lemmings in a barren landscape with distant mountains. Study for tree later used in Victor H. Cahalane, "The Mammals of North America" (1946), in the entry on "Chisel-Teeth," page 502.
YMCA work with and by blacks began in 1853 when Anthony Bowen established the first ""colored"" association in Washington D.C. As Anthony Bowen's work in the 1850s indicates, African Americans embraced the YMCA early on. By the late 1860s, the YMCA found a firm foothold in the community with associations established in New York City, Philadelphi...
Creator:
National Council of the Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Colored Work Department.
Created:
1946
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Kautz Family YMCA Archives.
Apothecary jar. White, blue and black cylindrical ceramic jar that is narrower at the base than it is at the top; jar is decorated all over with a crackle glaze; jar lid is circular, has blue botanical decoration on its side and top; gold decoration circling the edges of the lid and jar; lettering is framed with a black circle. Includes manufact...
Creator:
Herr, Anton, 1919-2008
Contributor:
Herr Keramik (Bogen, Germany)
Created:
1946 - 1955?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Scratchboard drawing of two manatees in water, both facing left. The foreground manatee is diving down, and the one behind it is simply floating. This image was an illustration for the book "South American Zoo" (Victor W. Von Hagen, 1946), the heading for Chapter 24, "Ridiculous Mermaid." The illustration published in "South American Zoo" is vir...
This folder contains materials created/collected by the National Florence Crittenton Mission (NFCM), which was chartered by Congress in 1898. Florence Crittenton homes were maternity homes and hospitals established in cities throughout the U. S. and Canada to provide residential care for unmarried mothers and their children and to undertake prev...
Creator:
National Florence Crittenton Mission
Created:
1946 - 1956; 1970
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Social Welfare History Archives.
Memorial Day Parade at a Polish Displaced Persons Camp. US Zone, Germany, 1946 Paper globe on the truck made by Displaced Persons. Notice words: "Long life to Democracy..."
Creator:
Rude, Maxine, 1921-2012
Created:
1946
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
Photograph showing the young men of the Minneapolis Talmud Torah Bar Mitzvah class. Bar Mitzvahs celebrate the coming of age at 13 of Jewish boys. At this age, young men become obligated to observe scripture. They may also lead prayer services and count towards a minyan. No service is required: however, it is customary to mark the occasion with ...
Created:
1946
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
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