Twine factory, Stillwater Prison

Twine factory, Stillwater Prison

Interior view of the twine factory at Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, ca. 1900.

Twine factory, Stillwater Prison

Twine factory, Stillwater Prison

Interior view of the twine factory at Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, ca. 1900.

Twine sample

Twine sample

Sample of baling twine produced by the twine factory at the Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, between 1891 and 1925. Prisoners bundled the twine by coiling it, flattening the coil, and binding the coil in a tight cylindrical spiral.

Photograph of a twined bag made by a Somali weaver and elder.

Twined bag made by a Somali weaver and elder

Twined bag made by a Somali weaver and elder. Sold at the East African Women’s Center in Minneapolis, 2007.

Twins' catcher Tim Laudner watches a foul ball fly out of reach, and into the Metrodome seats.

Twins Catcher Tim Laudner

Twins' catcher Tim Laudner watches a foul ball fly out of reach, and into the Metrodome seats.

Twins manager Tom Kelly.

Twins manager Tom Kelly.

Twins manager Tom Kelly.

A Hamm’s poster celebrating the Minnesota Twins’ 1965 season. Hamm’s Brewing Company collaborated with professional sports teams in Minnesota and the Midwest as an advertising partner.

Twins/Hamm’s poster

A Hamm’s poster celebrating the Minnesota Twins’ 1965 season. Hamm’s Brewing Company collaborated with professional sports teams in Minnesota and the Midwest as an advertising partner.

Two Beltrami County Poor Farm staff

Two Beltrami County Poor Farm staff

Two Beltrami County Poor Farm staff, ca. 1929–1930. Mrs. Beaulieu (at right) was the farm's cook. From the Beltrami County Poor Farm records (State Archives, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul).

Black and white photograph of wo Dakota men at the Fort Snelling concentration camp, c.1862–1863. Photograph by Benjamin Franklin Upton.

Two Dakota men at the Fort Snelling concentration camp

Two Dakota men at the Fort Snelling concentration camp, c.1862–1863. Photograph by Benjamin Franklin Upton.

Photograph of two Egekvist Bakery store clerks, 1936.

Two Egekvist Bakery store clerks

Egekvist Bakery store clerks Lois Jorgensen (left) and Virginia Gustafson (right), 1936. From the Minneapolis Newspaper Photograph Collection, Hennepin County Library Special Collections.

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