Hamline University's "Oracle" room, the office for the student newspaper. The office door reads, "The Northern Institute of Osteopath[y], Reception Room." On the left is Roy Benham, Class of 1899.
Staff of the "Oracle," Hamline University's student newspaper. Front row left to right: ?, Jennie Maxwell, Raymond Kaighn, Ernest Wallace, Eleanor Park. Back row: Roy Benham and Lewis Merritt.
Portrait of Mrs. Ellen M. Nelson postmaster of Ross. On the reverse, it indicates that she was the sister of Mrs. William Warner, daughter of Yankee Nelson.
A man wearing a heavy apron stained with ink (the printer) and a man wearing vest and tie (proprietor) stand outside the entrance to the printing shop. Schwartz Printing Shop was the first Jewish-owned print shop in Minneapolis. It was located at 240 4th Avenue South.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
The office of the Rochester Telephone Company (organized in 1895) was located over Farm's Grocery Store on Zumbro Street West (now 2nd Street SW). ; The first telephone service for general use had 75 subscribers. This interior view shows women telephone operators working at the manual switch board (left to right): Lydia Witteau, Katherine Casey, Frances Lund, Carrie Hanson, Ophelia Delaney, Susie Arndt, Mabel Bascomb, Hilda Hanson.