Orange Alexander figure casting belt over landscape of factories; gray and black with orange; company name in orange; year's calendar printed on light orange background
Creator:
Purcell, William Gray, 1880-1965; Iannelli, Alfonso, 1888-1965
Contributor:
Alexander Brothers Leather and Belting Company
Created:
1917
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives.
Large purple machines spew sparks into factory interior with workers; two orange belts run vertically in foreground; year's calendar printed on pink background
Creator:
Purcell, William Gray, 1880-1965; Norton, John W., 1876-1934
Contributor:
Alexander Brothers Leather and Belting Company
Created:
1917
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives.
1917 calendar cover with image of green Alexander holding seven belts that stretch down to factory landscape below opposite year's calendar with yellow background
Creator:
Purcell, William Gray, 1880-1965; Hart-Kaiser Studios
Contributor:
Alexander Brothers Leather and Belting Company
Created:
1917
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives.
Green Alexander pulls orange belt on pulley over his shoulder; small blue factory buildings; blue background; year's calendar printed on mint green background
Creator:
Purcell, William Gray, 1880-1965; Hart-Kaiser Studios
Contributor:
Alexander Brothers Leather and Belting Company
Created:
1917
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives.
Orange Alexander medallion serves as moon shining above blue factory with orange light glowing from interior; railroad tracks in foreground and row of orange cylinders; year's calendar printed on light orange background
Creator:
Purcell, William Gray, 1880-1965; Hart-Kaiser Studios
Contributor:
Alexander Brothers Leather and Belting Company
Created:
1917
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives.
Alexander looks down on factory complex being carried on orange platform by six pairs of small Alexanders; blue background with stars; year's calendar on light blue background
Creator:
Purcell, William Gray, 1880-1965; Hart-Kaiser Studios
Contributor:
Alexander Brothers Leather and Belting Company
Created:
1917
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives.
Alexa Brill was born in China in 1996. She was adopted at 9 months old and grew up in Seymour, Wisconsin. Alexa studied sociology and economics at St. Norbert College in DePere, Wisconsin.
Creator:
Sabrowsky, Kelly
Created:
2016-03-20 - 2016-06-20
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Immigration History Research Center
A history of John Law's Mississippi Company, and a favorable comparison of it with England's South Sea Company. Dated (page 23): London, Nov. 11, 1721.
Creator:
Budgell, Eustace, 1686-1737
Created:
1721
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, James Ford Bell Library.
Part of a series of radio programs on post-war problems, sponsored by the Key Center of War Information and the Department of Speech, broadcast over radio station WLB, January 25, 1943 - July 1, 1946
Creator:
University of Minnesota. Radio Station KUOM
Contributor:
Manuel, Ralph; Rarig, Frank; Osgood, Ernest
Created:
1943-05-19
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, University Archives.
Alessandra Inojosa was born in Fortaleza, Brazil. She moved to the United States with her husband and son on September 3, 2011 because her husband, who worked from 3M, was transferred to Minnesota.
Creator:
Inojosa, Alessandra
Created:
2015-03-20 - 2015-06-20
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Immigration History Research Center
Established in 1924, AZA (Aleph Zadik Aleph) is the fraternity component of BBYO (B'nai Brith Youth Organization) for high school aged Jewish boys. The acronym stands for Ahavah (fraternal love), Tzedakah (benevolence), and Ahdoot (harmony). Photograph taken at the Lowry Hotel in St. Paul.
Created:
1929
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Aleph Zadik Aleph chapter 210 presented with the best chapter award at the B'nai Brith Youth Organization awards banquet. Those pictured include: Mr. Ben Dorshow, Mr. Bob Marvy, and Mr. Burt Katz.
Created:
1965
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Dora Zaidenweber, Minneapolis, MN. Needleworker. Inspired by handmade marriage canopies seen in Jewish museums and Jewish art books. This item is part of an exhibition in honor of Adath Jeshurun Congregation's Centennial Celebration, October 15- December 22, 1983: "Judaic Needlework: The Continuing Legacy" held at the Jewish Community Center of ...
Created:
1983
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Alejandra's mother was her first family member to emigrate to the United States. Alejandra stayed in Mexico with her father while her mother and later brothers emigrated, but she finally joined them in Minnesota years later.
Creator:
Cruz Blanco, Alejandra
Created:
2014-09-22 - 2014-12-21
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Immigration History Research Center
Illustration, Some guy is Alec, canny Scot. How carefully he plays his shot! He got this whole blamed show up for us. "Some guy" is right, believe me, Mawruss.
Creator:
Steele, Frederic Dorr, 1873-1944
Created:
1920
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
Prof. of Pediatrics at Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. Graduate school at U of Minnesota. Director of the Rochester Child Health Project, section on Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, University Archives.
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, Charles A.
Created:
1935-05-24
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives.
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, Charles A.
Created:
1935-02-06
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives.
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, Charles A.
Created:
1935-02-06
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives.
![A Letter to Mr. F. B. Lenz, [Stamped as] Personal and Confidential, Changsha, Hunan, China. July 13th, 1925](https://dkp5i0hinw9br.cloudfront.net/4026b990fb89831025dcff5503f0cb47faced082.png "A Letter to Mr. F. B. Lenz, [Stamped as] Personal and Confidential, Changsha, Hunan, China. July 13th, 1925")
