Walter and Joan Mondale with their children William, Eleanor, and Ted. From the personal papers of Walter F. Mondale, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.
Walter Mondale in his army uniform with his mother, Claribel, ca. 1952. From the personal papers of Walter F. Mondale, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.
Theodore S. Mondale (center left) poses with his family, including his son Walter Mondale (far left), 1946. From the personal papers of Walter F. Mondale, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.
Walter Mondale (left) stands with his brother beside a stone wall, ca. 1935. From the personal papers of Walter F. Mondale, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.
Walter Mondale (third row, second from left) poses for a portrait with his colleagues on the Minnesota Law Review Board of Editors. From the personal papers of Walter F. Mondale, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.
One of the most accomplished politicians in Minnesota history, Walter “Fritz” Mondale served as vice president under Jimmy Carter and ran an unsuccessful presidential campaign with running mate Geraldine Ferraro in 1984. During his long career, he advanced consumer rights as Minnesota's attorney general, maneuvered civil rights and procedural reform legislation as a US senator, and revitalized the notoriously stagnant vice presidency during the Carter administration.
Oromo people gather at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul on July 25, 2007, to demonstrate for Oromo rights and self-government in their homeland. Photo by Oromia Entertainment. CC BY-SA 2.0
Plaque on the Knute Nelson Memorial in St. Paul, on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol. Photograph by Flickr user Ken Lund, August 15, 2018. CC BY-SA 2.0
Rear and side view of the Knute Nelson Memorial outside the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. Depicted are Nelson in his Civil War uniform (side of plinth) and as the governor of Minnesota (top of plinth). Photograph by Flickr user Ken Lund, August 15, 2018. CC BY-SA 2.0.
Side view of the Knute Nelson Memorial outside the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. Depicted are Nelson as a child and his mother, Ingebjørg Haldorsdatter Kvilekval. Photograph by Flickr user Lori Schaull, February 24, 2019. CC BY-SA 2.0