“Tony Passes,” 1931.

“Tony Passes,” 1931.

Originally published in 1931, “Tony Passes” was published by multiple newspapers following Peterson’s death from complications of tuberculosis a year later. Moe, Lawrence. “The Poetry of Colorado Pete.” Shevlin, MN: Clearwater County Historical Society, 2008.

“U Got the Look” record sleeve

“U Got the Look” record sleeve

"U Got the Look": the first release from Prince’s critically acclaimed double album Sign o’ the Times" The song reached number 2 on the US Billboard charts in 1987.

“Uptown” by Prince

Excerpt from the song “Uptown,” from Prince’s 1980 album Dirty Mind.

“Vatican Cafe”

“Vatican Cafe”

“Vatican Cafe.” Oil-on-canvas painting by Jim Denomie, 2014, on view at the Minneapolis Institute of Art in the exhibition “The Lyrical Artwork of Jim Denomie.” Photograph by Flickr Commons user Scott Ashkenaz, July 12, 2023. See also the Minneapolis Institute of Art's catalog record for the painting.

Color image of a “Vote Betty Crocker” pin, c.1950s.

“Vote Betty Crocker” pin

“Vote Betty Crocker” pin, c.1950s.

Painting of Washington Prairie Parsonage

“Washington Prairie Parsonage”

“Washington Prairie Parsonage.” Oil-on-canvas painting by Herbjorn Gausta, c. 1880–1889. Used with the permission of the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, Decorah, Iowa.

“Womanless Wedding” in Renville

“Womanless Wedding” in Renville, Minnesota

The cast of a “womanless wedding” assembles at the Renville Opera House in Renville, Minnesota, ca. 1920s.

“Women Vote in Norway” sash

“Women Vote in Norway” sash

This sash, used by the Scandinavian Woman Suffrage Association in the 1910s, emphasized the voting rights already held by Norwegian women and the desire for the United States to follow suit.

“Zen Arcade” t-shirt

“Zen Arcade” t-shirt

Hüsker Dü "Zen Arcade" t-shirt, 1984. Gift of Greg Norton.

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