Exterior view of the mess hall (Building 8), CCC Camp Rabideau F-50. Photo by Jerry Mathiason, 1994. From box 1 (144.G.8.4F) of Historic American Buildings Survey records related to Minnesota structures, 1882-2001, 1883. Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Mess hall at Camp Rabideau (exterior)

Exterior view of the mess hall (Building 8), CCC Camp Rabideau F-50. Photo by Jerry Mathiason, 1994. From box 1 (144.G.8.4F) of Historic American Buildings Survey records related to Minnesota structures, 1882-2001, 1883. Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

South (front) view of the recreation hall (Building 8), CCC Camp Rabideau F-50. Photo by Jerry Mathiason, 1994. From box 1 (144.G.8.4F) of Historic American Buildings Survey records related to Minnesota structures, 1882-2001, 1883. Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Recreation hall at Camp Rabideau

South (front) view of the recreation hall (Building 8), CCC Camp Rabideau F-50. Photo by Jerry Mathiason, 1994. From box 1 (144.G.8.4F) of Historic American Buildings Survey records related to Minnesota structures, 1882-2001, 1883. Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Classroom in the education building (Building 7), CCC Camp Rabideau F-50. Photo by Jerry Mathiason, 1994. From box 1 (144.G.8.4F) of Historic American Buildings Survey records related to Minnesota structures, 1882-2001, 1883. Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Education building at Camp Rabideau (interior)

Classroom in the education building (Building 7), CCC Camp Rabideau F-50. Photo by Jerry
Mathiason, 1994. From box 1 (144.G.8.4F) of Historic American Buildings Survey records related to Minnesota structures, 1882-2001, 1883. Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Northwest section of CCC Camp Rabideau F-50, looking southwest, with (left to right) barracks, education building, barracks, and recreation hall. Photo by Jerry Mathiason, 1994. From box 1 (144.G.8.4F) of Historic American Buildings Survey records related to Minnesota structures, 1882-2001, 1883. Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Northwest section of Camp Rabideau

Northwest section of CCC Camp Rabideau F-50, looking southwest, with (left to right) barracks, education building, barracks, and recreation hall. Photo by Jerry Mathiason, 1994. From box 1 (144.G.8.4F) of Historic American Buildings Survey records related to Minnesota structures, 1882-2001, 1883. Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Southwest section of Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Rabideau F-50, looking northeast, with (left to right) picnic shelter, barracks, forest service officer’s quarters, and hospital. Photo by Jerry Mathiason, 1994. From box 1 (144.G.8.4F) of Historic American Buildings Survey records related to Minnesota structures, 1882-2001, 1883. Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Southwest section of Camp Rabideau

Southwest section of Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Rabideau F-50, looking northeast, with (left to right) picnic shelter, barracks, forest service officer’s quarters, and hospital. Photo by Jerry Mathiason, 1994. From box 1 (144.G.8.4F) of Historic American Buildings Survey records related to Minnesota structures, 1882-2001, 1883. Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

General view of Camp Rabideau, Chippewa National Forest, Beltrami County, 1974. Photograph Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul

Camp Rabideau

General view of Camp Rabideau, Chippewa National Forest, Beltrami County, 1974. Photograph Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul

Interior view of the library at Camp Rabideau, ca. 1930s. Used with the permission of the Beltrami County Historical Society.

Library at Camp Rabideau

Interior view of the library at Camp Rabideau, ca. 1930s. Used with the permission of the Beltrami County Historical Society.

Interior view of the workshop building at Camp Rabideau, ca. 1930s. Used with the permission of the Beltrami County Historical Society.

Workshop at Camp Rabideau

Interior view of the workshop building at Camp Rabideau, ca. 1930s. Used with the permission of the Beltrami County Historical Society.

Twin City Lines Strike, 1969

In 1969, members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 called a strike against Twin City Lines (TCL), the metropolitan area’s largest privately owned bus company. Most union members and patrons probably didn’t realize it at the time, but that strike would prove to be a critical turning point for Twin Cities public transit. It would provide the opportunity for public acquisition of the company and dramatic service improvements.

Oliver Iron Mining Company

The Oliver Iron Mining Company was one of the most prominent mining companies in the early decades of the Mesabi Iron Range. As a division of United States Steel, Oliver dwarfed its competitors—in 1920, it operated 128 mines across the region, while its largest competitor operated only sixty-five.

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - Labor