Immanuel Lutheran Church, Almelund

Immanuel Lutheran Church, Almelund

Immanuel Lutheran Church, Almelund (Chisago County). Photograph by J. W. Rand, 1894. Churches helped Swedish immigrants meet the challenges of adapting to their new lives, especially in rural areas.

Immigrants taking oath of citizenship

Immigrants to Minnesota taking oath of citizenship

Immigrants taking oath of citizenship, Minneapolis Council of Americanization, 1925.

Immigration cartoon

Immigration cartoon

Iimmigration cartoon by Joseph Ferdinand Keppler printed in Puck magazine 32 (January 11, 1893). Its caption reads, “Looking Backward. They would close to the new-comer the bridge that carried them and their fathers over.”

Immigration pamphlet written by Hans Mattson

Immigration pamphlet written by Hans Mattson

Cover of ““Minnesota Och Dess Fördelar För Invandraren” (“Minnesota and its Advantages for Immigrants”), a pamphlet written in 1867 by Hans Mattson to encourage Swedes to immigrate to Minnesota.

Black and white photograph of the inauguration ceremonies for Northwest Airlines' first flight over the "Great Circle" to the Orient, 1947.

Inauguration ceremonies for Northwest Airlines' first flight over the "Great Circle" to the Orient

Inauguration ceremonies for Northwest Airlines' first flight over the "Great Circle" to the Orient, 1947.

Incarcerated woman feeding pigs

Incarcerated woman feeding pigs

A woman incarcerated at the Minnesota Reformatory for Women, Shakopee, feeds pigs in a field, ca. 1920.

Incarcerated women cultivating a field

Incarcerated women cultivating a field

Women incarcerated at the Minnesota Reformatory for Women, Shakopee, cultivate a field ca. 1920.

Incarcerated women posing by a cornfield

Incarcerated women posing by a cornfield

Women incarcerated at the Minnesota Reformatory for Women, Shakopee, pose by a cornfield, ca. 1920.

Incarcerated women sewing

Incarcerated women sewing

Incarcerated women working in the sewing room of the Women's State Reformatory, Shakopee, ca. 1950.

Incarcerated women working in laundry room

Incarcerated women working in laundry room

Incarcerated women working in the laundry room of the Women's State Reformatory, Shakopee, ca. 1950.

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