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A resource for reliable information about significant people, places, events, and things in Minnesota history.
Original description on print: “Main Front Entrance, Minnesota State Capitol, May 1, 1900.” A passing wagon accidentally pulled down the scaffolding (upper right), causing Albert Swanson to fall to his death and Frank Thiery to break his leg. Photograph album, May 1896–November 1905 (+Reserve 47, Box 1). Minnesota Board of State Capitol Commissioners records, 1892–1914.
Made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008. Administered by the Minnesota Historical Society.
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