Black and white photograph of John Sweetman, founder of the Sweetman Catholic Colony, ca. 1885–1890.

John Sweetman

John Sweetman, founder of the Sweetman Catholic Colony, ca. 1885–1890.

Sweetman Catholic Colony

In 1881, John Sweetman brought forty-three immigrant families to farms near Currie and established the Sweetman Catholic Colony. Another nineteen families joined the colony in 1882, but two unseasonably wet growing seasons made farming difficult. By the end of 1882, half of the colonists had abandoned their farms and left the colony.

The interior of Yuen Faung Low (John's Place), a Chinese restaurant in Minneapolis (28–30 South Sixth Street), ca. 1915.

Interior of Yuen Faung Low (John's Place)

The interior of Yuen Faung Low (John's Place), a Chinese restaurant in Minneapolis (28–30 South Sixth Street), ca. 1915.

Sign for Yuen Faung Lo (John's Place) Chinese restaurant. The sign was carved in Canton, China, ca. 1914, and hung in John's Place, a Chinese restaurant in Minneapolis.

Sign for Yuen Faung Lo (John's Place) Chinese restaurant

Sign for Yuen Faung Lo (John's Place) Chinese restaurant. The sign was carved in Canton, China, ca. 1914, and hung in John's Place, a Chinese restaurant in Minneapolis.

Black and white photograph of Johanna and William Vollbrecht, early founders of Hanover, ca. 1855.

Johanna and William Vollbrecht

Johanna and William Vollbrecht, early founders of Hanover, ca. 1855. The photograph was part of a historic display sponsored by the Hanover Lioness in the city council chambers.

Black and white photograph of Swan Turnblad, ca. 1915.

Swan Turnblad, ca. 1915

Swan Turnblad, ca. 1915.

Black and white photograph of Swan Turnblad in his office at the Svenska Amerikanska Posten, ca. 1920.

Swan Turnblad in his office

Swan Turnblad in his office at the Svenska Amerikanska Posten, ca. 1920.

Black and white photograph of the home of Swan Turnblad and his family (2600 Park Avenue, Minneapolis) ca. 1907.

Home of Swan Turnblad and his family

The home of Swan Turnblad and his family (2600 Park Avenue, Minneapolis), ca. 1907.

Black and white photograph of Swan Turnblad, ca. 1900 driving his Waverly automobile—the first commercially available car owned by a Minnesotan.

Swan Turnblad driving his Waverly automobile

Swan Turnblad, ca. 1900 driving his Waverly automobile—the first commercially available car owned by a Minnesotan.

Black and white photograph of the Turnblad family (left to right): Christina, Lillian, and Swan, ca. 1890.

The Turnblad family

The Turnblad family (left to right): Christina, Lillian, and Swan, ca. 1890.

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