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Egekvist Bakeries sale poster/flyer.

Egekvist Bakeries sale poster/flyer c.1928–1930.

Two Egekvist Bakery store clerks

Egekvist Bakery store clerks Lois Jorgensen (left) and Virginia Gustafson (right), 1936. From the Minneapolis Newspaper Photograph Collection, Hennepin County Library Special Collections.

Three Egekvist Bakery store clerks

Egekvist Bakery store clerks Helen Broberg (left), Marian Lawrence (center), and Elvera Dahl (right), 1936. From the Minneapolis Newspaper Photograph Collection, Hennepin County Library Special Collections.

Egekvist Bakeries, 1906–1962

From 1906 to the 1960s, Danish-born brothers Valdemar and Soren Egekvist built a model of immigrant enterprise. They applied Old World skills in a New World economy. Their chain of Minneapolis bakery stores ultimately led to nationally distributed baked goods.

United States of America v. Reserve Mining Company

In the mid-twentieth century, scientists struggled to find ways to extract iron ore from the sedimentary rock called taconite, which contains 25 to 30 percent iron. The process that was eventually developed involves crushing the hard rock into a powder-like consistency. The iron ore is then removed with magnets and turned into pellets.

Newspaper clipping with a photograph of Ry-Krisp workers

Newspaper clipping with a photograph of Ry-Krisp workers printed in the Minneapolis Tribune, February 13, 1949.

Magazine advertisement from The American Journal of Nursing, March, 1944

Magazine advertisement from The American Journal of Nursing, March, 1944.

Magazine advertisement from LIFE magazine with opera singer Marion Talley

Magazine advertisement from LIFE magazine with opera singer Marion Talley, September 2, 1937.

Newspaper advertisement from Svenska Amerika Posten

Newspaper advertisement from Svenska Amerika Posten, January 25, 1933. Clever Elsie is being praised for her preparation of Ry-Krisp, which is to heat buttered crackers and then let them cool.

Page from promotional booklet, A Mother's Manual

Page from promotional booklet, A Mother's Manual, 1928, from Ralston Purina.

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