Purchased over 50 years ago by a member of the Fiedler family who worked for Archer, Daniels, Midland (ADM), traveled to India on company business and acquired this shawl. Workmanship reflects Spanish and Italian shawl weaving but shawls produced in Spain and Italy are square whereas this is rectangular. A suggestion was made that possibly a Por...
Shops in India often have hanging in their entrances a lemon and chili peppers as a good luck symbol. This silver reproduction was given as a wedding favor.
Uterine sound. One side of handle is scored metal, the other side is wood; rounded probe tip; sound body contains the following graduated markings:"2 1/2""3 1/2""4 1/2""5 1/2""6 1/2""7 1/2" and "8 1/2" each spaced an inch apart.
Creator:
Simpson, James Young, 1811-1870
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Probe. One side of handle is ridged metal, the other side is smooth metal; rounded probe tip. Neck of probe has markings:"3""4""5""6""7" and "8" each spaced an inch apart. Includes manufacturer markings:"HASLAM"
Creator:
Sims, J. Marion (James Marion)" 1813-1883
Contributor:
Fred Haslam & Co
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
The bukhani is the piece of cloth wrapped over a groom's turban and head to protect the jewelry worn while riding a horse to the wedding.Silk embroidery thread on cotton cloth.
The bukhani is the piece of cloth wrapped over a groom's turban and head to protect the jewelry worn while riding a horse to the wedding.Cotton embroidery thread on cotton cloth.
A female singer performs a piece for CCW radio, station WEBC, while musicians and the audience watch. A small sign below the portrait on the wall reads "Fitger's," which was a brewery in Duluth, Minnesota.
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
