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The opening of the first Minneapolis skyway, connecting the Northstar Center and the Northwestern National Bank; Leslie Park is at left, 1962.
St. Paul’s first electric streetcar line opens on Grand Avenue, February 22, 1890. Photo by Eclipse View Company.
A fire truck outside the Opera House Block on South Main Street after the 1987 fire.
Flames from the 1987 Opera House Block fire light up the night and smoke is seen up to ten miles away.
Firefighters battle the flames in the Opera House Block in 1987.
The façade of the Opera House Block on South Main Street as it looked in 1910.
An operating room at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, 1893. The Sisters of St. Francis at St. Mary's were known for their excellent nursing care.
Participants in the Operation Free Flu Shot program gather for a group photograph at the Hmong New Year celebration in St. Paul’s RiverCentre on November 24, 2012.
Participants in the Operation Free Flu Shot program gather for a group photograph at Hmong Village in St. Paul on October 27, 2013.
Orchestra Hall exterior, c.1975.