Anoka Halloween Celebration, 1936

Anoka Halloween Celebration, 1936

Bridge Square during the Anoka Halloween Celebration, October 31, 1936. Adults are Edwin Bune (1936 event co-chairman, left) and Larry Farrier (event chairman, right). Printed in the November 4, 1936 edition of the Anoka County Union. Used with the permission of the Anoka County Historical Society.

Anoka Halloween Celebration, ca. 1925

Anoka Halloween Celebration, ca. 1925

Anoka Halloween Celebration, ca. 1925.

Black and white photograph of the Anoka Post Office, located on the south-east corner of Main Street and Third Avenue, undated.

Anoka Post Office

Exterior view of the Anoka Post Office, located on the south-east corner of Main Street and Third Avenue, undated.

Black and white photograph of in-progress construction of the Anoka Post Office, July 5, 1916.

Anoka Post Office construction

In-progress construction of the Anoka Post Office, July 5, 1916.

Black and white photograph of in-progress construction of the Anoka Post Office interior, October 2, 1916.

Anoka Post Office Interior Construction

In-progress construction of the Anoka Post Office interior, October 2, 1916.

Anoka State Hospital complex, ca. 1910.

Anoka State Hospital complex

Anoka State Hospital complex, ca. 1910.

Black and white postcard image of the Anoka–Champlin Mississippi River Bridge, originally built in 1884, ca. 1920.

Anoka–Champlin Bridge postcard

Postcard image of the Anoka–Champlin Mississippi River Bridge, originally built in 1884, ca. 1920.

Color image of the Anoka–Champlin Mississippi River Bridge carrying U.S. Route 169, 2013. Photographed by Wikimedia Commons user McGhiever.

Anoka–Champlin Mississippi River Bridge

Anoka–Champlin Mississippi River Bridge carrying U.S. Route 169, 2013. Photographed by Wikimedia Commons user McGhiever.

Black and white photograph of the Anoka–Champlin Mississippi River Bridge 4380, ca. 1930.

Anoka–Champlin Mississippi River Bridge 4380

Anoka–Champlin Mississippi River Bridge 4380, ca. 1930.

This sample of anorthosite was mined by 3M in the corporation’s earliest era. The corporation intended to mine corundum for sandpaper manufacturing, but anorthosite was found instead. This led to a transformation in the corporation’s structure and a transition from mining to manufacturing.

Anorthosite sample from Two Harbors, Minnesota

This sample of anorthosite was mined by 3M in the corporation’s earliest era. The corporation intended to mine corundum for sandpaper manufacturing, but anorthosite was found instead. This led to a transformation in the corporation’s structure and a transition from mining to manufacturing.

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