“Nothing Will Matter,” 1930.

“Nothing Will Matter,” 1930.

Originally published in March of 1930, “Nothing Will Matter” displays Peterson’s frequent themes of lost love and melancholy. Moe, Lawrence. “The Poetry of Colorado Pete.” Shevlin, MN: Clearwater County Historical Society, 2008.

“Off the Reservation (or Minnesota Nice)”

“Off the Reservation (or Minnesota Nice)”

“Off the Reservation (or Minnesota Nice).” Oil-on-canvas painting by Jim Denomie, 2012.

“On Jordan's Stormy Banks”

“On Jordan’s Stormy Banks” performed by the Carson Male Chorus, ca. 1930s.

“Protest Day 4 of the RNC" flyer

“Protest Day 4 of the RNC" flyer

A flyer advertising a rally held on September 4, 2008, at the Minnesota State Capitol and sponsored by the Anti-War Committee. The rally took place during the 2008 Republican National Convention, held in St. Paul at the Xcel Energy Center, at a time of elevated conflict in Iraq.

Color image of a“Red Bull” in Al Naumyah, Al Anbar province, Iraq, 2006.

“Red Bull” in Al Naumyah, Al Anbar province, Iraq

A soldier in Bravo Co., Second Battalion, 136 Infantry Regiment (2-136) surveys the area in Al Naumyah, Al Anbar province, Iraq during operation Sledgehammer, December 2006. Photograph by the Minnesota National Guard.

“School Bus”

“School Bus”

Gene Ritchie Monahan’s “School Bus,” 1964. Oil on canvas. 48 x 40. Used with the permission of Jean E. Monahan Kelly.

Color poster promoting school gardening programs, c.1918.

“School Garden Army” poster

Poster promoting school gardening programs, c.1918.

Sign made by student Isabel Dobier and used during the Minnesota High School Walkout and March For Our Lives (organized to draw attention to gun violence in schools) at the Minnesota State Capitol on March 7, 2018.

“Schools Are for Learning” protest sign

Sign made by student Isabel Dobier and used during the Minnesota High School Walkout and March For Our Lives (organized to draw attention to gun violence in schools) at the Minnesota State Capitol on March 7, 2018.

“Seal of Minnesota” poem

“Seal of Minnesota” poem

“The Seal of Minnesota,” a poem by Mary Henderson Eastman. Originally printed in the Minnesota Pioneer, February 20, 1850, 2.

“Serve Ye the Lord”

“Serve Ye the Lord” performed by the Carson Male Chorus, ca. 1930s. Used with the permission of Glenn Wiebe.

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