Black and white photograph of the interior of the Foshay Tower, 1929–1930.

Interior of the Foshay Tower, Minneapolis

Interior of the Foshay Tower, 1929–1930.

Black and white photograph of Foshay Tower, 821 S. Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, 1928–1929.

Foshay Tower, Minneapolis

Foshay Tower, 821 S. Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, 1928–1929.

Foshay Tower

Since 1929, the Foshay Tower has been a vital part of the Minneapolis skyline. When it was built, the thirty-two-story tower was the tallest building between Chicago and the West Coast. In the 1970s and 1980s, much taller skyscrapers were built, but the attractive Foshay Tower remained a crowning glory of Minnesota architecture.

Black and white photographs of Main Street at Milford location and lake which flooded mine, 1924.

Main Street at Milford location and lake which flooded mine.

Main Street at the Milford Mine location, showing the lake that flooded the mine, 1924.

Black and white photograph of the main Street of the Milford Mining Company in Crosby, 1924.

Main Street on Milford Mining property, Crosby.

Main Street of the Milford Mining Company in Crosby, 1924.

Black and white photograph of the Milford Mine, 1936.

Milford Mine

The Milford Mine, 1936.

Milford Mine Disaster, 1924

On February 5, 1924, water from Foley Lake flooded the Milford Mine, killing forty-one miners in Minnesota's worst mining disaster. Only seven miners climbed to safety.

Black and white Triple exposure of Susie Schmitt Hanson seated at a table.

Susie Schmitt Hanson

Triple exposure of Susie Schmitt Hanson seated at a table : back to audience, standing behind table working and seated to right of table. Each exposure shows her in a different outfit.

Black and white photograph of Susie Schmitt Hanson is seated wearing a light-colored long-sleeve floor-length dress.

Mrs. Susie Schmitt Hanson Inside Her House

Susie Schmitt Hanson is seated wearing a light-colored long-sleeve floor-length dress.

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