Mortar and pestle used by Ojibwe people for threshing wild rice. The long pestle (A) is made from a roughly carved piece of wood. The mortar (B) is a cedar slat bucket with a round log slab base. Because the support hoops are not attached, the mortar disassembles easily for storage. Forms part of the Jeannette O. and Harry D. Ayer Ojibwe Collection.

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.

Detail of the wolf mosaic outside the Discover Wolves! exhibit at the International Wolf Center, 2019.

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.