Friday, February 15, 2013

On This Date in Minnesota History: February 15

February 15, 1887 – “The Northwestern Knitting Company was incorporated by Minneapolis patent attorney Amasa C. Paul, who was president in 1887 while George D. Munsing served as vice-president.” In 1919, the company was renamed the Munsingwear Corporation. “By 1923 the company, reconstituted as Munsingwear, Inc., had become the largest manufacturer in the world producing underwear under one trademark. The firm was the largest employer of women in Minnesota—85 percent of its 3,000 employees were female.”

http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/50/v50i04p152-161.pdf





From a 1918 newspaper advertisement



The building today is International Market Square



Photos taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain Feb. 15, 2013, 
as long as acknowledgement included.



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