Morton Wilkinson was one of Minnesota's first US Senators, and was a member of the original Territorial Legislature. Wilkinson successfully lobbied President Lincoln to appoint Thompson to the Northern Superintendency because of his support during his Senate race. Wilkinson eventually retired to Thompson's railroad town of Wells.
The entrance to the Discover Wolves! exhibit at the International Wolf Center, 2019. The mosaic, created by Split Rock Studios, is made up of thousands of images of wolves.
A motel on Highway 61 in Minnesota, ca. 2010s. From Highway 61, by Jessica Lange (powerHouse Books, 2019). Used with the permission of powerHouse Books.
Motor Corps airplane about to take off at Camp Lakeview, Lake City, Minnesota, September, 1918. Photograph from Minnesota Historical Society Sound and Visual Collection II.4.
Motor Corps headquarters at Colonel Winfield Stephens' Buick dealership in Minneapolis, c.1918. Photograph from Minnesota Historical Society Sound and Visual Collection II.4.