Viking sword

Viking sword

Viking broadsword dated to between 800 and 1000 CE. The sword was presented to Bergmann Richards, president of the Minnesota Historical Society, by Wilhelm Morgenstierne, Norwegian Ambassador to the United States, at the dedication ceremony of the Leif Erikson Memorial on the State Capitol grounds on October 9, 1949. The sword remains on long-term loan to the Minnesota Historical Society from the people of Norway.

Villa Emile

Villa Emile

A front view of Villa Emile on Coney Island in Waconia.

Photograph of four people in front of Villa Marie in Waconia. From left to right: Mrs. Emile Amblard; her mother, Mrs. Wood; Lillian Osterfelt; Mr. Emile Amblard.

Villa Marie, Coney Island

Four people in front of Villa Marie in Waconia. From left to right: Mrs. Emile Amblard; her mother, Mrs. Wood; Lillian Osterfelt; Mr. Emile Amblard.

Village of Franconia

Village of Franconia

Village of Franconia, ca. 1880.

Black and white photograph of Vincent Dunne (left), James P. Cannon (center), and Arne Swabeck (right) in Los Angeles, August, 1954.

Vincent R. Dunne, James P. Cannon, and Arne Swabeck

Vincent Dunne (left), James P. Cannon (center), and Arne Swabeck (right) in Los Angeles, August, 1954.

Black and white photograph of Vincent R. Dunne, strike committee member, arrested and held at the provost guard stockade at the State Fair grounds, 1934.

Vincent R. Dunne, strike leader, held under guard

Vincent R. Dunne, strike committee member, arrested and held at the provost guard stockade at the state fairgrounds, 1934.

Black and white photograph of Vincent Raymond Dunne, Minneapolis labor leader, ca. 1930s.

Vincent Raymond Dunne

Vincent Raymond Dunne, Minneapolis labor leader, ca. 1930s.

Men swinging bats and sticks during clash between striking truckers and a citizens’ army, Minneapolis, May 21, 1934. Pictured in the foreground are Basil Hurt, Merle Kerr, and Frank Vocks.

Violence during 1934 truckers’ strike

Men swinging bats and sticks during clash between striking truckers and a citizens’ army, Minneapolis, May 21, 1934. Pictured in the foreground are Basil Hurt, Merle Kerr, and Frank Vocks.

Color acetate film slide of Violet Weyaus gathering maple syrup on the Mille Lacs Reservation on April 19, 1947. Photographed by Monroe P. Killy.

Violet Weyaus gathering sap, Mille Lacs

Color acetate film slide of Violet Weyaus gathering maple syrup on the Mille Lacs Reservation of Ojibwe on April 19, 1947. Photograph by Monroe P. Killy.

Virginia, Minnesota, from a southeast lookout point, July 5, 2012. CC BY-SA 3.0

Virginia

Virginia, Minnesota, from a southeast lookout point, July 5, 2012. CC BY-SA 3.0

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