World War II K-ration (supper variety) issued to Wendal Jerome Kulenkamp. Kulencamp was in service between 1941 and 1944.

World War II K-ration issued to Minnesota soldier

World War II K-ration (supper variety) issued to Wendal Jerome Kulenkamp (1917–1998). Kulenkamp was in service between 1941 and 1944.

motorette newspaper advertisement

World War II motorette advertisement

A newspaper ad recruiting women to operate streetcars, 1944.

World War II motorettes

Three of the first motorettes report for work at Nicollet Station, Thirty-first Street and Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, 1943.

World War II-era can of SPAM

World War II-era can of SPAM

Can of SPAM manufactured between 1941 and 1945.

Color image of the world’s largest peace pipe, installed next to the Rock Island Depot in Pipestone. Photographed by Flickr user Josh Mattson, August 15, 2009.

World’s Largest Peace Pipe

The world’s largest peace pipe, installed next to the Rock Island Depot in Pipestone. Photographed by Flickr user Josh Mattson, August 15, 2009.

Color image of the world’s largest peace pipe, photographed during installation next to the Rock Island Depot in Pipestone, 1998.

World’s Largest Peace Pipe during installation

The world’s largest peace pipe, photographed during installation next to the Rock Island Depot in Pipestone, 1998.

Worthwhile 4-H Club members, 1949.

Worthwhile 4-H Club members

The cast of the one-act play Henry’s Mail-Order Wife, 1949: Glen Torkelson, Ron Peterson, Toni Tofely, Phyllis Ristau, Alvin Torbi, and Leo Wold (at front). All were members of the Worthwile 4-H Club.

Black and white photograph of WPA crew mixing grasshopper bait for distribution to farmers, State Highway Maintenance Shops at Hopkins, 1937.

WPA crew mixing grasshopper bait

WPA crew mixes grasshopper bait for distribution to farmers, State Highway Maintenance Shops at Hopkins, 1937.

Black and white photograph of WPA workers with grasshopper bait for distribution to farmers, 1937.

WPA workers with grasshopper bait

WPA workers with grasshopper bait for distribution to farmers, 1937.

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