Gluek’s Stite Ad, 1964
Stite was one of the first malt liquors, created in 1942 by Minneapolis’ Gluek Brewing Company in reaction to the limited ingredients available to brewers during World War II. It’s higher alcohol content helped mask it’s unconventional wartime ingredients. Known as Green Death for it’s distinctive green can, maybe serving it on ice made it more palatable.
(via Hopkins’ library turns 100 | StarTribune.com)
Hopkins celebrates centennial June 3
One hundred years. Four locations. Three rooms in the City Hall in 1912 to a 12,500-square-foot renovation in 2002. The public and staff are invited to submit stories and memories of the library online. The Friends of the Hopkins Library will be hosting a “Happy 100th” celebration on June 3, 1-3 p.m.
Hennepin County Library - St. Bonifacius Library, 1938
From the Minneapolis Public Library archival photograph collection, Special Collections.
Jean Lois Feinberg at Nokomis Beach, 1921
From the Thirty-Ninth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners, 1921.
American Indian Movement (AIM) Occupation of the Twin Cities Naval Air Station, 1971
On the evening of May 17, 1971, dozens of protesters organized by the American Indian Movement (AIM) took over the soon-to-close Twin Cities Naval Air Station at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International…
For more on the American Indian Movement, Special Collections has subject files and the AIM Newsletter.
Jack Baker and Michael McConnell Apply for Marriage License in Minneapolis, 1970 (by R. Bertrand Heine)
On the afternoon of May 18, 1970, University of Minnesota law student Jack Baker and U of M employee Michael McConnell walked into a drab government office in Minneapolis, filled out a…
For more information on Jack Baker, visit HCL Special Collections Minneapolis Collection and request his biography file.
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Poster for the 1929-1930 Minneapolis Millers of the AHA
We found part of a hockey poster for the Minneapolis Millers on the back of an Andreas Larsen stained glass drawing.
The 1929-1930 season was the first coached by Coach Bill “Red” Stuart, who had previously played for the Boston Bruins of the NHL. The Central Hockey League was created in 1931 and Minneapolis joined it. Stuart played for Duluth for 1931-1932 and returned to coach the Millers in 1932. He led them to a 25-13-2 season, losing the league championship to the Eveleth Rangers at the Minneapolis Arena (now the site of the Uptown Rainbow) 2-1 on March 31, 1933.
Coach Stuart was released after the 1932-1933 season, replaced by Stewart Adams, who was also on the 1929-1930 Millers. Coach Stewart Adams led the Millers to a league championship with a 27-11-5 record. The Millers swept Hibbing in the league series. The Millers returned to the American Hockey Association in 1936.
Intersection by Carl E. Johnson
Original engraving found in Special Collections Photo Box III. Carl E. Johnson was an art instructor at the University of Minnesota.
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