Clarence ("Cap") Wigington (1883-1967) was the first African-American registered architect to practice for any substantial length of time in Minnesota. In 1915, one year after moving to St. Paul, Wigington took a qualifying exam as a senior draftsman and became the first African American municipal architect in the United States. He had the highe...
Creator:
Wigington, Clarence Wesley, 1883-1967
Contributor:
Bassford, Carles A.; Miller
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives.
Handwoven textile; wide white and black warp stripes with .5" spaced red or gold narrow warp stripes weft--narrow white and black stripes; fringe on either end. Color: black, white, red, and gold
Handwoven textile; shiny lurex warp and weft threads; metallic-like stripes with embroidered shapes over top (hourglass, stripes, and comb-like motifs); fringe on either end. Colors: gold, rust, purple, blue, and green
Handwritten sheet music for The Great Train Robbery including heading "Scene in railway office" There is a sheet of music pasted to the back of this sheet which can be found in B56F03_14 http://purl.umn.edu/142668
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
Many men dressed in uniforms are posing in front of a brick building with their firefighting gear. One man in the foreground is holding a hose that's shooting out water, and in the background, several men are posing on a ladder.
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Kautz Family YMCA Archives.
