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Ukrainian National Chorus of the Twin Cities

The Ukrainian National Chorus of the Twin Cities, 1933.

Ukrainian Zaporozhs'ka Sich society

The Ukrainian Zaporozhs'ka Sich society in Minneapolis, 1914. Public domain. Photograph (im000147) from the Alexander A. Granovsky papers (IHRCA 796), Immigration History Research Center Archives, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Boots worn by Maria Scholucha

Leather boots worn by Maria Scholucha at St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Minneapolis, ca. 1910–1919.

Ukrainian cap

Cap made of jacquard silk and worn as part of a traditional Ukrainian costume. Created by Anastasia Prystupa Scholuch in Lipinki, Poland, ca. 1910, and used in Minneapolis at St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

Joe Huie

Joe Huie, ca. early 1908s. Photographed by Wing Young Huie in the basement of the Huie family home, which he converted into a photo studio and used as a place to experiment with studio lights and backdrops. Used with the permission of Wing Young Huie.

Joe Huie at home

Joe Huie at home in Duluth, 1979. Photograph by Wing Young Huie; used with the permission of Wing Young Huie.

The Huie family

The Huie family, ca. 1958. Pictured are (left to right) June Huie, Lee Ngook Kum Huie, Kwong Huie, Joe Huie, Wing Young Huie, and Ken Huie.

Joe Huie’s Café, Duluth

Joe Huie’s Café—an iconic Duluth landmark—was a modest eatery that became a community hub between its founding in 1951 and its closing in 1973. Owned by an enterprising Chinese immigrant, the restaurant served classic American Chinese, authentic Chinese, and down-home American food to a broad swath of customers with humor and hospitality.

Leif Erikson memorial

The Leif Erikson memorial on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user Mulad, June 22, 2005. Public domain.

Leif Erikson Memorial, St. Paul

In October of 1949, the Leif Erikson Memorial was unveiled on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol. The memorial was part of the Scandinavian American community’s efforts to credit their ancestors—not Christopher Columbus—with the “discovery” of the Americas.

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