Mortar and pestle. Miniature cylindrical brass mortar with flared lip; incised horizontal lines decorate the exterior of the mortar; cylindrical brass flanged pestle with clubbed grinding end and decorative knob handle. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. Together they are used for crushin...
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mortar and pestle. Miniature cylindrical bronze mortar, with slightly narrower base at bottom third of mortar; decorated with incised, undulating lines; 6 Gothic-style ribs protrude from base, which serve as handles as well as ornamentation. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. Together the...
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mortar. Miniature cylindrical bronze two-handled mortar with flared lip; incised horizontal lines decorate the exterior of the mortar; knob handles. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. Together they are used for crushing, grinding, and blending pharmaceutical or culinary preparations. Mor...
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mortar and pestle. Miniature cylindrical brass two-handled mortar, with flared lip and slightly narrower base at bottom third of mortar; incised horizontal lines decorate the exterior of the mortar; rectangular handles; miniature cylindrical flanged brass pestle with clubbed ends. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, rou...
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mortar. Miniature cylindrical bronze two-handled mortar with flared lip; incised horizontal lines decorate the exterior of the mortar; roughly rectangular handles with concave outer edges. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. Together they are used for crushing, grinding, and blending pharm...
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Portrait photograph of the North High men's basketball team. North High had a large Jewish population from the turn of the century through the early 1960s.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Minneapolis Talmud Torah at 1616 Queen ave. North Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1967, the Talmud Torah sold 1616 Queen to the Minneapolis School Board. The building retained the name of George J. Gordon, who had also been a champion of public school education. In 1969, the Talmud Torah combined all its operations at the St. Louis Park location. By ...
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.