Pair of brass western style spurs with metal boot straps. Each spur has a ten point iron rowel. The spurs were worn during the Civil War by Major Thomas B. Wilson of the 4th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment.

US Army officer's spurs

Pair of brass western style spurs with metal boot straps. Each spur has a ten point iron rowel. The spurs were worn during the Civil War by Major Thomas B. Wilson of the 4th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment.

Color image of saddle case used by First Sergeant George W. Northrup, who served in Brackett's Battalion.

US Cavalry saddle case

Saddle case used by First Sergeant George W. Northrup, who served in Brackett's Battalion.

US District Court Judge Earl R. Larson

US District Court Judge Earl R. Larson

US District Court Judge Earl R. Larson, ca. 1980. Larson ruled in Welsch v. Likins (1974) that both the US Constitution and Minnesota state law required state-run institutions to provide habilitation (vocational training and other education) to their inmates.

US flag raised in Georgia during the Civil War and preserved by William Gates LeDuc

US flag raised in Georgia during the Civil War and preserved by William Gates LeDuc

United States flag raised in Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia, during Sherman's March to the Sea. Gift of Brigadier General William G. LeDuc.

US Highway 61 sign

US Highway 61 sign

US Highway 61 sign. Photograph by Marjorie Savage, 2022. Used with the photographer's permission.

U.S. Model 1841 Percussion Rifle. This rifle was struck by a bullet and disabled during the Battle of Birch Coulee.

US Model 1841 "Mississippi" rifle

U.S. Model 1841 Percussion Rifle. This rifle was struck by a bullet and disabled during the Battle of Birch Coulee.

US Senate collage, 1860

US Senate collage, 1860

A collage of the members of the United States Senate in 1860; Rice is in the middle of the third row down. When Rice entered the Senate as a Democrat in 1858, his party was deeply divided over the expansion of slavery into new territories.

US Supreme Court building

US Supreme Court building

The US Supreme Court building, designed by Cass Gilbert. Photo by Wikimedia Commons user AscendedAnathema, January 1, 2004.

Black and white photograph of tear gas being used on demonstrators during the truck drivers’ strike, 1934.

Using tear gas during the truckers' strike, Minneapolis

Tear gas being used on demonstrators during the truck drivers’ strike, 1934.

USS <em>George G. Henry</em>

USS George G. Henry

USS (later SS) George G. Henryin 1917. The ship collided with and sank the USS Herman Frasch. Used with the permission of the US Naval Historical Center.

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