Historic Rondo Neighborhood

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Black and white photo of Alberta Mae Chambers in a fur coat and dress. Handwritten note on the back reads as follows:

To Easter Bradley Peaches. Alberta Mae Chambers. 671 St. Anthony. Staying at Mrs. W. Hopkins house for visit March 14, 1955. Picture taken by Alice Curry at Como Park.

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Four people pictured have been identified as Marjorie White, Sandra Hinton, Henry Fisher and Josephine Morgan.

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Black and white photograph of Bobby Hickman standing on a stage, wearing a large sash across his chest and a wreath of leaves around his head.

Scope and Contents Ten page, single-sided, legal document copied for the distribution to several members of the Rondo Neighborhood.The footnote on the first page reads "In the matter of the condemnation of certain lands for trunk highway purposes". An excerpt from the document reads as follows: To the respondents hereinabove named: You, and each of you, are hereby notified that on the 5th day of November, 1957, at 10:00 o'clock A.M., or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, in...

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Inscription on card reads

Finney Beauty Studio. Lola Mae Vassar Finney and Josephine Vassar, proprietors. Elkhurst 4219. Hours: 9-5. 437 Rondo Ave. Saint Paul 2, Minn.

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Red lined paper with machine-typed lettering reads:

Dear Miss Brown: Clarence swollowed [sic] a penny last Friday, so he is on a bread and mashed potatoe diet until he passes it off. In the meantime, of course, I have to keep him home to watch his stool. I hope he will be able to return tomorrow as the nursery has certainly done wonders for him. Sincerely yours, Mrs. Hilda Moss.

Scope and Contents Paper program for a boxing tournament held in HQB Gymnasium. In addition to HQB staff and board members, advertisements from Rondo business are listed in the program. The ten tournaments featured the following competitors: Charles McIntosh vs. Maceo Moody; Theodore Grant vs. Joe Camp; Danny Nelson vs. Chuck Harris; Don Weller vs. Robert Farmer; Lee Ballard vs. Mike Fitzgerald; Claude Duke vs. Jim Hegerlie; Sam Robinson vs. John Peck; Harry Ballard vs. Kenneth Stokes; Terry...

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Handwritten note on the back reads:

Mrs. Sydes in front of house 886 [on] St. Anthony Avenue, between milton and chatsworth Streets. St. Paul, Minnesota.