Your 1880s neighbors: cupola tender, smutter, scavenger

Minneapolis city directories from 1859 to 1917 are now online, thanks to the Hennepin County Library and a donation from the city's Professional Librarians Union. The address: http://box2.nmtvault.com/Hennepin2.

April 2, 2013 at 4:28PM
An image from the Minneapolis City Directory of 1906.
(Ben Welter/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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