Dayton Company Paddleboat float, ca. 1958

Dayton Company Paddleboat float, ca. 1958

Dayton’s Department store was regarded among Aquatennial organizers and attendants alike as regularly sponsoring the most lavish floats of the Grande Days and Torchlight Parades for decades, ranging from full-size paddleboats to scale replicas of the Taj Mahal led by elephants. Aquatennial Parade Floats[graphics], Sound and Visual Collection Call #I:3. Used with the permission of the Hennepin County History Museum.

Dayton’s Bluff

Dayton’s Bluff in the early twentieth century. Hays’s body was found near the barge on the left. Used with the permission of Gary Brueggemann, in whose book, Minnesota’s First Murder Mystery (Beaver’s Pond Press, 2013), the map originally appeared.

Black and white photograph of Curtiss aircraft used for Dayton’s merchandise delivery, 1922.

Dayton’s Dry Goods Plane

Curtiss aircraft used for Dayton’s merchandise delivery, 1922.

Black and white photograph of Men’s department, c.1926.

Dayton’s Men’s Department

Men’s department, c.1926.

Black and white photograph of window display of gifts for bride, c.1923.

Dayton’s Window Display

Window display of gifts for bride, c.1923.

Dayton’s “Century of Fashion” float, 1956

Dayton’s “Century of Fashion” float, 1956

For 1956’s parade, Dayton’s created a 167-foot long float depicting fashion trends by decade from the 1860s to the 1950s with live models. This ten-car display briefly held the world record for the longest parade float. Used with the permission of the Hennepin County History Museum.

Black and white photograph of the expanded downtown store complex, c.1938. The original store is in the darker shade.

Dayton’s, Minneapolis

The expanded downtown store complex, c.1938. The original store is in the darker shade.

Black and white photograph of Dayton’s at Sixth and Wabasha, St. Paul, 1975.

Dayton’s, St. Paul

Dayton’s at Sixth and Wabasha, St. Paul, 1975.

Sheet music printed by the publishing company of Carlton Pillsbury, a member of the politically and economically influential Pillsbury family. This music was performed by Al Jolsen, George Armstrong, Bobby Carroll, and others.

De cleanin' man (1906)

Sheet music printed by the publishing company of Carlton Pillsbury, a member of the politically and economically influential Pillsbury family. This music was performed by Al Jolsen, George Armstrong, Bobby Carroll, and others.

Black and white photographs of dead and captured Northfield Raid gang members, produced by Sumner Studio, 1876.

Dead and captured Northfield Raid gang members

Dead and captured Northfield Raid gang members, produced by Sumner Studio, 1876. Left to right from top: Clell Miller (deceased), Bill Chadwell (misidentified by authorities as Bill Stiles; deceased), Charlie Pitts (deceased), Cole Younger, Jim Younger, and Bob Younger.

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