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KSTP-TV film footage (without sound) of the 1956 construction and opening of Southdale Mall, including scenes from the mall's finished interior.
Engraved portrait of Henry M. Rice, c.1860.
James J. Hill, 1902. Photograph by the Pach Brothers.
The Masters Hotel in Burr Oak, Iowa. Photographed on December 6, 2009 by Wikimedia Commons user Jonathunder.
Trader Andrew Myrick, c.1860.
Former Indian Agent Thomas Galbraith, c.1885.
The Lower Sioux Agency warehouse, 2012. Photographed by Wikimedia Commons user McGhiever on August 31, 2012.
Aerial photograph of the Hormel Packing Company and surrounding area in Austin, Minnesota, 1972. Photograph by Vincent H. Mart.
The interior of the Woolworth's store at Southdale shopping center on opening day in 1956. The image speaks to the importance of consumption and retail in the twentieth century business landscape. Photograph by Norton & Peel.
Shoppers inside St. Paul's Credjafawn Co-op at 678 Rondo Avenue c.1950.