A resource for reliable information about significant people, places, events, and things in Minnesota history.
Mainquist farm house, Rockford Township, Wright County, ca. 1920.
Drawing of a maize or corn plant enjoying warm weather in Southern Mexico. Drawing by Emmeline Hall.
Major Alfred B. Brackett, c.1863.
Major Brackett and his aide, Van Garren, at a camp in Dakota Territory, 1864.
Major Charity E. Adams (right) and Captain Mary Kearney (left) inspect the 6888th Battalion in England on February 15, 1945. NAID: 531249, local ID: 111-SC-200791.
Map of the United States showing major and minor corn growing areas.
Major General Gouverneur Kemble Warren, United States Army, ca. 1863.
Major General John Newton, officer of the Federal Army and namesake of the em>General John Newton sternwheeler towboat.
Major General Norman Kirk, Surgeon General of the Army, inspecting Minnesota-made artificial limbs, December 6, 1943.
Major Jose H. Sherwood, 1918. Sherwood commanded the Sixteenth Battalion of the Minnesota Home Guard.