Black and white photograph of Colonel George McLaren, c.1864. McLaren was a commandant of Fort Snelling during the Civil War.

Colonel Robert Neil McLaren

Colonel George McLaren, c.1864. McLaren was a commandant of Fort Snelling during the Civil War.

Colonial Hall (1900 3rd Avenue South, Anoka), date unknown. This was the home of Dr. Alanson Aldrich and Dr. Flora Aldrich. Alanson was an avid hunter and kept several hunting dogs in a kennel behind the house, two of which can be seen on the porch in this photograph. Photographer and date unknown. This photograph was found in the 1960s in the home of Era M. Smith, a friend of Dr. Flora Aldrich. Used with the permission of the Anoka County Historical Society.

Colonial Hall

Colonial Hall (1900 3rd Avenue South, Anoka), date unknown. This was the home of Dr. Alanson Aldrich and Dr. Flora Aldrich. Alanson was an avid hunter and kept several hunting dogs in a kennel behind the house, two of which can be seen on the porch in this photograph. Photographer and date unknown. This photograph was found in the 1960s in the home of Era M. Smith, a friend of Dr. Flora Aldrich. Used with the permission of the Anoka County Historical Society.

Photograph showing Colonial Hall (right, built in 1904) after Masonic Lodge No. 30 (left, built in 1922) was built beside it. Photographer unknown, ca. 1970s.

Colonial Hall and Masonic Lodge 30

Photograph showing Colonial Hall (right, built in 1904) after Masonic Lodge No. 30 (left, built in 1922) was built beside it. Photographer unknown, ca. 1970s.

Colonial Hall and Masonic Lodge No. 30

Colonial Hall and Masonic Lodge No. 30

Colonial Hall (right) and Masonic Lodge No. 30 (left) in Anoka. Photo by Wikimedia Commons user McGhiever, July 2, 2013. CC BY-SA 3.0

Colonial Hall operating as a museum, date unknown. Beginning in 1971, Anoka’s Masonic Lodge No. 30 leased Colonial Hall to the Anoka County Historical Society (ACHS). The house served as a museum and held all of the ACHS collections for thirty years. Used with the permission of the Anoka County Historical Society.

Colonial Hall operating as a museum

Colonial Hall operating as a museum, date unknown. Beginning in 1971, Anoka’s Masonic Lodge No. 30 leased Colonial Hall to the Anoka County Historical Society (ACHS). The house served as a museum and held all of the ACHS collections for thirty years. Used with the permission of the Anoka County Historical Society.

Postcard with image of Colonial Hall, residence of Drs. Alanson and Flora Aldrich. Photographer and date unknown; possibly taken shortly after the home was built in 1904. Used with the permission of the Anoka County Historical Society.

Colonial Hall Postcard

Postcard with image of Colonial Hall, residence of Drs. Alanson and Flora Aldrich. Photographer and date unknown; possibly taken shortly after the home was built in 1904. Used with the permission of the Anoka County Historical Society.

Colonial Hotel being moved to new site, Hibbing

Colonial Hotel being moved to new site, Hibbing

One of the largest moves, the Colonial Hotel, 1920. Note the steam crawler directly in front of the hotel.

Color bearers of the 151st Field Artillery on parade

Color bearers of the 151st Field Artillery on parade

Color bearers of the 151st Field Artillery on parade
Description: Color bearers lead the 151st Field Artillery on parade at a pagent on the state fairgrounds, 1921.

Color guard ceremony at Lake Harriet bandshell

Color guard ceremony at Lake Harriet bandshell

The color guard ceremony, 9-11 Tribute Concert at the Lake Harriet bandshell, September 11, 2016. Photo by Linda A. Cameron; used with permission.

Color postcard showing an aerial view of Granite Falls, c.1965.

Color postcard of Granite Falls

Color postcard showing an aerial view of Granite Falls, c.1965. Granite Falls was the site of a National Farmers Organization-organized “winter buying” day attended by over two thousand people in 1964.

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