View of the I-35W bridge wreckage in the Mississippi looking through the arches of the  Tenth Avenue bridge in Minneapolis. Photograph by Kevin Rofidal (Edina Police Department), August 4, 2007.

I-35W wreckage

View of the I-35W bridge wreckage in the Mississippi looking through the arches of the Tenth Avenue bridge in Minneapolis. Photograph by Kevin Rofidal (Edina Police Department), August 4, 2007.

First responders next to the smoking wreckage of the bridge. Photo taken by Wikimedia Commons user Tony Webster, August 1, 2007. CC-BY-2.0

Minneapolis I-35W bridge collapse (smoke)

First responders next to the smoking wreckage of the bridge. Photo taken by Wikimedia Commons user Tony Webster, August 1, 2007. CC-BY-2.0

Oliver Mining Company employee gardens, 1923. Oliver Mining Company allowed employees to plant and harvest from gardens within their communities. This garden was located in Fayal Location, near Eveleth.

Oliver Mining Company employee gardens

Oliver Mining Company employee gardens, 1923. Oliver Mining Company allowed employees to plant and harvest from gardens within their communities. This garden was located in Fayal Location, near Eveleth.

Oliver-built homes in Taconite, 1920. Similar to those built in Marble, Oliver built homes in nearby Taconite to accommodate for the growing Canisteo District population and workforce.

Oliver Mining Company-built homes in Taconite

Oliver-built homes in Taconite, 1920. Similar to those built in Marble, Oliver built homes in nearby Taconite to accommodate for the growing Canisteo District population and workforce.

Oliver-built homes in Marble, Minnesota, 1920. The company designed and built homes in in the Canisteo District for employees to live in as they populated towns throughout the western Mesabi Range.

Oliver Mining Company-built homes in Marble

Oliver-built homes in Marble, Minnesota, 1920. The company designed and built homes in in the Canisteo District for employees to live in as they populated towns throughout the western Mesabi Range.

Labor Day Parade, Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, 1909

1909 Labor Day Parade

Labor Day Parade, Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, 1909.

Labor Day Parade, Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, 1909.

1909 Labor Day Parade

Labor Day Parade, Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, 1909.

The president of the United Packing House Workers of America (UPWA) union Local 6Local 6, Charles Lee, 1959. Minneapolis Star Tribune portraits collection (news photos, box 108), Minnesota Historical Society

Charles Lee

The president of the United Packing House Workers of America (UPWA) union Local 6Local 6, Charles Lee, 1959. Minneapolis Star Tribune portraits collection (news photos, box 108), Minnesota Historical Society

: Attorney General Miles Lord (left) and Minnesota Governor Orville Freeman (right), 1958.

Attorney General Miles Lord and Governor Orville Freeman

: Attorney General Miles Lord (left) and Minnesota Governor Orville Freeman (right), 1958.

Minnesota Governor Orville Freedman, 1957.

Governor Orville Freedman

Minnesota Governor Orville Freedman, 1957.

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