Black and white photograph of the burning of Swede Hollow, St. Paul, 1956.

Burning of Swede Hollow, St. Paul

After deeming Swede Hollow an unhealthy place to live, the city evicted the remaining families and burned what structures remained, 1956. Photograph by the St. Paul Dispatch & Pioneer Press.

Black and white photograph of boxcar chapel in Swede Hollow, 1949.

Boxcar chapel in Swede Hollow, St. Paul; served the Mexican American Community

Boxcar chapel in Swede Hollow, 1949. Mexican Americans were the final immigrant group to call Swede Hollow home. Photograph by St. Paul Dispatch.

Black and white lithograph print on paper of Swede Hollow, c.1936.

Lithograph of Swede Hollow, St. Paul

Black and white lithograph print on paper of Swede Hollow by Vera Andrus, c.1936.

Black and white photograph of children in Swede Hollow, 1935.

Swede Hollow Junior Gang, St. Paul

Group of children in Swede Hollow, 1935. Back row, left to right: Richard Steele, George Silva, Matthew Manocchio, Joseph Sanchelli, Lupe Limon; Middle row, left to right: Dominick DaLoia, Donald Steele, John DaLoia, Antonia Silva, Agapita Limon, Catherine Limon; Front row, left to right: Michael Silva, Margaret Steele, Mary Limon or Alvera Silva.

Black and white photograph of Swede Hollow, c.1927.

View into Swede Hollow

Swede Hollow, c.1927. Photograph by Edward Albert Fairbrother.

Black and white photograph of the Swede Hollow neighborhood taken from the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad tracks, c.1910.

Swede Hollow with St. Paul and Duluth tracks in the foreground

Swede Hollow neighborhood and the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad tracks, c.1910.

Black and white photograph of Swede Hollow with the Sixth Street Bridge in the background, c.1900.

Sixth Street Bridge, St. Paul; Swede Hollow Below Bridge

Swede Hollow with the Sixth Street Bridge in the background, c.1900.

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