Black and white photograph of a worker dressed as Santa, passing out gifts at the Neighborhood House, c.1925.

Worker dressed as Santa, passing out gifts at the Neighborhood House

Worker dressed as Santa, passing out gifts at the Neighborhood House, c.1925.

A worker points to a section of the collapsed I-35W bridge on August 3, 2017. Photograph by Kevin Rofidal (Edina Police Department).

Worker pointing to collapsed Interstate 35W bridge

A worker points to a section of the collapsed I-35W bridge on August 3, 2017. Photograph by Kevin Rofidal (Edina Police Department).

Black and white photograph of workers and a mule at a quarry in what now is Blue Mounds State Park, ca. 1880s.

Workers and a mule at a quarry in what now is Blue Mounds State Park

Workers and a mule at a quarry in what now is Blue Mounds State Park, ca. 1880s. From the photograph collection of the Luverne Chamber of Commerce.

Workers at Pine Tree Orchard

Workers at Pine Tree Orchard

Workers sort Honeycrisp apples at Pine Tree Orchard in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Photo by Flickr user jpellgen, October 19, 2021. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Workers at the Twin Cities Ordnance Plant

Workers at the Twin Cities Ordnance Plant

Workers at the Twin Cities Ordnance Plant pack .50 caliber machine-gun ammunition into cartridge boxes during World War II. At peak production in 1943, the plant employed 26,000 people, of which 60 percent were women. Photograph by the Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company.

Black and white photograph of Workers at the Whitewater State Park CCC camp, ca. 1930s.

Workers at the Whitewater State Park CCC camp

Workers at the Whitewater State Park CCC camp, ca. 1930s.

Workers cutting timber

Workers cutting timber

Workers cutting timber into logs, ca. 1900.

Workers on a temporary platform

Workers on a temporary platform

Original caption on print: “Minnesota State Capitol, No. 255, April 16, 1904.”
Ladder appears to be secured at top and bottom and there is a railing on one side of the scaffolding, but the ends are still open. Photograph album, May 1896–November 1905 (+Reserve 47, Box 2). Minnesota Board of State Capitol Commissioners records, 1892–1914.

Black and white photograph of workers on State Emergency Relief Administration (SERA) farm near Duluth, Lake County, 1935.

Workers on State Emergency Relief Administration

Workers on State Emergency Relief Administration (SERA) farm near Duluth, Lake County, 1935.

Workers on strike at the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant

Workers on strike at the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant

Pickets blocking the entrance to Gate #3 at the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP). Photograph by E. K. Okamoto, August 24, 1967. Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant files, box 143.E.17.3B. Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

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