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Photo of family momentos with Sterling Vincent Owens, Sr. and Wanda Marie Piper Owens (1942); Sterling Owens, Sr., Director of St. Paul Urban League.

This advertisement from the St. Paul Sun announces the Grand Opening of Rangh Court located at 989-995 Rondo Avenue. It was a project developed by the Twin Cities Negro Development Co., Inc. The St. Paul Sun was a newspaper distinct to the Rondo…

Photograph portrays Archie Anderson Senior on the right and Ira Rawls on the left in front of the housing development. Archie Anderson, Sr. was the secretary of the project at Twin City Negro Development Co.; Rawls was the president.

Marian Brown-Moore contributed this family photograph. Pictured are mother and father William and Laura Brown, along with Marian and sibling.

Ceramic mug and pitcher set embossed with identical images of elk and clocks

Family photographs belonging to the contributor, many taken before he was born. A few relate to the early Black community on St. Anthony overlooking where I-94 currently exists.

Image of a birthday party thrown by the Fletcher family.

Photograph portrays Lola Finny, mother of the former St. Paul Police Chief, Mrs. Clemons, and Bula, all in front of the housing development.

Photo of Thomas Kustermann's grandfather, the was owner of McGill's Grocery Store.

A pocket watch, originally owned by Joseph Robert Jones who recieved the watch from his employer, the Great Northern Railway, in the 1920s.