Influenza awareness poster

Influenza awareness poster

An influenza awareness poster showing a Red Cross nurse with a gauze mask over her nose and mouth, 1918.

Influenza awareness poster

Influenza awareness poster

Image is a poster with guidance on how to prevent the spread of influenza by droplets sprayed from nose and throat, date unknown.

Influenza masks and bag

Influenza masks and bag

American Red Cross influenza mask bundles and bag. One cloth bag that contains two bundles of gauze influenza masks. Masks were made by Saint Paul Red Cross volunteers at the request of the United States Army for use in Minnesota training camps and by civic leaders for use by the general population during the Spanish influenza pandemic, 1918–1919.

Influenza quarantine sign

Influenza quarantine sign

Minnesota State Health Department, influenza quarantine sign, not dated. Minnesota Department of Health, Reports and Miscellaneous Records, 1872–2002. Posters, Circulars, and Reporting Forms, undated and 1890s‒1940s.

Color image of an informal uniform for Graham Hall students.

Informal uniform for Graham Hall students

A “Peter Thomson” suit, 1902. This suit was the informal uniform for Graham Hall. The sailor-style two-piece outfit was chosen for its simplicity and comfort.

Information card for women experiencing domestic abuse

Information card for women experiencing domestic abuse

Copy of an information card, developed with input from Women’s Advocates, that St. Paul police distributed to women experiencing domestic abuse in the 1970s. From "Battered Women: The Hidden Problem," a report by the Community Planning Organization, Inc, 1976. Battered Women Resource Center, St. Paul Records, 1971–1981, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Black and white photograph of Mrs. Matzke, Miss Olson, and Miss Nelson present yellow carnations to initiates Luverne Sorenson, Deborah Hanson, Eloise Espe, and Clara Kelly at an initiation meeting for new BPWC members, 1966.

Initiation meeting for new BPWC members

Mrs. Matzke, Miss Olson, and Miss Nelson present yellow carnations to initiates Luverne Sorenson, Deborah Hanson, Eloise Espe, and Clara Kelly at an initiation meeting for new BPWC members, 1966.

Inkwell and lid

Inkwell and lid

Glass inkwell with lid belonging to Knute Nelson, c.1890.

Inmate wearing a restricting shirt

An inmate of Cambridge State Hospital wearing a restricting shirt (a variation of a straitjacket), 1970s. From a collection of photographs used as evidence in Welsch v. Likins, 1973.

Inmates in a recreation room

Inmates in a recreation room

Inmates in a recreation room of Cambridge State Hospital’s Cottage 5, 1970s. From a collection of photographs used as evidence in Welsch v. Likins, 1973.

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