Hungarian folk dancers at the 1934 St. Paul Folk Festival

Hungarian folk dancers at the 1934 St. Paul Folk Festival

Hungarian folk dancers at the 1934 St. Paul Folk Festival (a forerunner of the Festival of Nations) held in the St. Paul Civic Auditorium, April 27‒29, 1934. Pictured are John Boldizar, Helen Ganda, John Klopcsik, George Kurilla, Jean Kurilla, and Emeline Tarr. Photograph by Kenneth Melvin Wright.

Italian folk dancers at the 1934 St. Paul Folk Festival

Italian folk dancers at the 1934 St. Paul Folk Festival

Italian folk dancers at the 1934 St. Paul Folk Festival (a forerunner of the Festival of Nations) held in the St. Paul Civic Auditorium, April 27‒29, 1934. Pictured are (left to right) Ann Fabio, Ruth Fritz, Celia Marzitelli, Marie Mourizio, and Emma Petranton. Photograph by Kenneth M. Wright Studios.

Booth at the 1934 St. Paul Folk Festival

Booth at the 1934 St. Paul Folk Festival

A booth at the St. Paul Folk Festival (a forerunner of the Festival of Nations) held in the St. Paul Civic Auditorium, April 27‒29, 1934. Photograph by Kenneth M. Wright Studios.

Festival Of Nations

The International Institute of Minnesota created the Festival of Nations in 1936 to celebrate the ethnicities and cultures of people living in Minnesota. Since then, the event has grown to reflect the increasing diversity of the state.

Wolf Diorama

Francis Lee Jaques, Wolf Diorama. Taxidermy diorama, 1940. Photography by Kit Larson. Used with the permission of the Bell Museum and the University of Minnesota.

Francis Lee Jaques and Florence Page Jaques

Francis Lee Jaques and Florence Page Jaques

Francis Lee Jaques, Francis Lee Jaques and Florence Page Jaques. Photograph, ca. 1960. Gift of Dorothy Morey. Used with the permission of the Bell Museum and the University of Minnesota.

The Garden Wall, Glacier National Park

The Garden Wall, Glacier National Park

Francis Lee Jaques, The Garden Wall, Glacier National Park. Pencil drawing, before 1954. Gift of Dorothy Morey. Used with the permission of the Bell Museum and the University of Minnesota.

Over the Portage Trail

Francis Lee Jaques, Over the Portage Trail. Print, ca. 1960s, after an illustration in Florence Page Description: Jaques’ Canoe Country (1938, page 58). Used with the permission of the Bell Museum and the University of Minnesota.

Tundra Swans

Tundra Swans

Francis Lee Jaques, Tundra Swans. Oil on canvas, 1943. Gift of Wilma B. Fairchild; photography by Tom Nelson. Used with the permission of the Bell Museum and the University of Minnesota.

The Travels of Florence and Lee Jaques on Land and Sea

The Travels of Florence and Lee Jaques on Land and Sea

Francis Lee Jaques, The Travels of Florence and Lee Jaques on Land and Sea. Oil on canvas, 1940s. Gift of Helen P. Huff; photography by Tom Nelson. Used with the permission of the Bell Museum and the University of Minnesota.

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