A photograph of a dextrose truck parked on a Minneapolis street in July of 1938. The truck advertises candy as a “Delicious Food , Eat Some Every Day!”

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Gratuitously stealing the title from one of my favorite Minnesota history books, Twin Cities Then and Now by Larry Millet , Item of the Day presents an occasional series, Minneapolis Bars Then and (sometimes) Now.

This photograph shows Worwa’s Bar at 2300 University Ave NE in 1963. This location is still a bar/restaurant, Gasthof Zur Gemutlichkeit.

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An 1883 stereoview photograph showing the Stone Arch Bridge under construction in Minneapolis.

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A postcard from the 1920s that reads, “It may seem funny but — Minneapolis is a very fascinating town!!” The word Minneapolis is printed on a small blue felt banner adhered to the postcard.

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A view of the art gallery in the Minneapolis Public Library at 10th and Hennepin in 1908.

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A hand-drawn color map of Minneapolis and St. Paul listing the “101 neighborhoods of Minneapolis and the 127 neighborhoods of St. Paul”. Drawn by Rosalind Lyons and published by Big Stick in 2003.

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An employee of a Minneapolis bicycle shop installing a headlight on a girl’s bike on June 24, 1937.

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A daguerreotype of St. Anthony Falls showing the houses and businesses along the river. Made in 1852.

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A rare stereographic daguerreotype showing St. Anthony falls in Minneapolis in the 1850s.

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A set of twins in downtown Minneapolis on a hot July 9, 1951.

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