Break in the tunnel at Saint Anthony Falls, 1869.

Break in the tunnel at Saint Anthony Falls, 1869.

The rapids of Saint Anthony Falls in 1869, as they appeared before the break in the tunnel.

John L. Merriam, c.1865, one of the primary people responsible for the tunnel project.

Break in the tunnel at Saint Anthony Falls, 1869.

Bridge Square, Minneapolis, with the electric light mast at center, c.1884.

Lower section of the electric light mast at Bridge Square, Minneapolis, ca. 1883. The first centralized hydroelectric power in the United States turned on in downtown Minneapolis on September 5, 1882.

Advertising for the Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Mills Co., c.1900.

Charles Alfred Pillsbury and Mary Ann Stinson Pillsbury, c.1895.

Tradesman’s card with advertising for Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Mills Co., c.1890.