A resource for reliable information about significant people, places, events, and things in Minnesota history.
"Old Woman looking down," c.1885. Etching by Robert Koehler.
"On the Motor – the New Conductor Announcing the Streets." Minneapolis Journal, April 20, 1889.
After debate over whether the festival should be cancelled for the sake of wartime rationing, civic leaders concluded that the Aquatennial would be good for morale at home: 400,000 attended an “On To Victory” parade promoting war bonds.
Paris at Night, undated. Etching on paper by Clara Mairs.
Portrait of An Indian Woman, oil-on-canvas painting by Elsa Jemne, 1926.
Portrait of Boy, oil-on-canvas painting by Elof Wedin, 1931.
Portrait of John Scott Bradstreet, c.1890. Oil on canvas painting by Douglas Volk.
"Prosperity" prior to restoration, August 1994. Photographed by Linda A. Cameron
Provencale Landscape, c.1933. Oil on board by Clement Haupers.
Excerpt of Prince's "Purple Rain" (1984), from the album of the same name.