3M factory water tower, ca. 2001. Water towers were a visible part of 3M’s large factory facilities. This water tower was located in Gorseinon, Wales, United Kingdom. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user Nigel Davies.

3M factory water tower

3M factory water tower, ca. 2001. Water towers were a visible part of 3M’s large factory facilities. This water tower was located in Gorseinon, Wales, United Kingdom. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user Nigel Davies.

3M hazardous material disposal team

3M hazardous material disposal team

A 3M hazardous material disposal team at work in Woodbury, 1991. Forms part of the Jeffrey Grosscup photograph collection at the Minnesota Historical Society.

3M headquarters in Maplewood, ca. 1960. Early in the 1960s, 3M moved their headquarters from St. Paul to nearby Maplewood, where they remain today.

3M headquarters in Maplewood

3M headquarters in Maplewood, ca. 1960. Early in the 1960s, 3M moved their headquarters from St. Paul to nearby Maplewood, where they remain today.

3M’s Maplewood headquarters in 2018. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user Acroterion.

3M headquarters in Maplewood

3M’s Maplewood headquarters in 2018. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user Acroterion.

photograph of a plastic wrapped container of Scotch household tape

3M plastic household tape

Cellophane-wrapped paper package containing red 'SCOTCH/BRAND/Plastic Tape', by Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1943–1963.

Color image of the 3M Post-it Note fan board for the World Series, 1991.

3M Post-it Note fan board for World Series

During the 1991 World Series, fans wrote notes to the Twins on Post-its that were added to a large mural.

Color image of an early version of a Post-it Note, 1986.

3M Post-it Notepad

An early version of a Post-it Note, 1986.

3M’s Sasheen decorative ribbon, ca. 1960. The ribbon was created as a result of failed adhesive tape, and it helped expand the gift wrapping industry.

3M Sasheen Ribbon

3M’s Sasheen decorative ribbon, ca. 1960. The ribbon was created as a result of failed adhesive tape, and it helped expand the gift wrapping industry.

3M-brand Scotch Tape produced in the 1960s. The iconic brand became one of 3M’s most notable products.

3M Scotch Tape

3M-brand Scotch Tape produced in the 1960s. The iconic brand became one of 3M’s most notable products.

Worker monitoring a machine inside the 3M plant in New Ulm, July 1974. Public domain. From the records of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 1944–2006, National Archives record group 412.

3M worker monitoring a machine

Worker monitoring a machine inside the 3M plant in New Ulm, July 1974. Public domain. From the records of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 1944–2006, National Archives record group 412.

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