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The Minnesota Historical Society preserves and makes available a wide range of materials chronicling Minnesota's history and culture. The goals of the Collections Department are to collect and preserve; provide access and interpretation; and engage in education and outreach. This blog is a tool to share these stories and let people know what is happening in the department.
Scene of the Bremer kidnapping, Lexington and Goodrich, St. Paul.
On this day, January 17, 1934, the Barker-Carpis gang kidnepped St. Paul banker Edward Bremer. He would be held for weeks before being released for ransom. The subsequent manhunt would bring down the gang. This phote from the collection shows the scene of the kidnapping at the intersection of Goodrich and Lexington Ave. in St. Paul.
Learn more about the Barker-Karpis gang and the kidnapping in this MNopedia article: https://www.mnopedia.org/group/barker-karpis-gang
ID: HV8.13 p3 (Locator Number)
Link: http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display.php?irn=10742327