A pocket watch taken from the hand of a victim of the Great Hinckley Fire of 1894. The watch has a silver alloy case and a white porcelain face. Manufactured in 1884 by the Elgin National Watch Company of Elgin, Illinois.

Watch belonging to a victim of the Hinckley fire

A pocket watch taken from the hand of a victim of the Great Hinckley Fire of 1894. The watch has a silver alloy case and a white porcelain face. Manufactured in 1884 by the Elgin National Watch Company of Elgin, Illinois.

Watchtower on Artists’ Point

Watchtower on Artists’ Point

Watchtower on Artists’ Point with Coast Guard crewmen, ca. 1929‒1945.

University of Minnesota students, and members of the campus Aquatic League, practice a dance number in blackface for the comic water ballet to be performed in the Cooke Hall exhibition pool on Friday night. L to R: Susan Fredrickson of Santa Cruz, California; Trudy Schlek of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Kit Thiele of Madison, Minnesota; and Gerrie Ghent of St. Paul, rehearse a "Licorice Lindy" dance number with canes in Cooke Hall. Originally published in the Minneapolis Tribune, April 14, 1950.

Water ballet at University of Minnesota Aquatic Show (1950)

University of Minnesota students, and members of the campus Aquatic League, practice a dance number in blackface for the comic water ballet to be performed in the Cooke Hall exhibition pool on Friday night. L to R: Susan Fredrickson of Santa Cruz, California; Trudy Schlek of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Kit Thiele of Madison, Minnesota; and Gerrie Ghent of St. Paul, rehearse a "Licorice Lindy" dance number with canes in Cooke Hall. Originally published in the Minneapolis Tribune, April 14, 1950.

Black and white photograph of water surrounding new courthouse. Flood waters of 1965, Chaska

Water surrounding new courthouse, Chaska

Water surrounding new courthouse. Flood waters of 1965, Chaska. Photographed by Les Melchert, April 11, 1965.

Water Toboggan Slide advertising brochure

Water Toboggan Slide advertising brochure

Cover of the advertising brochure for the Sellner Water Toboggan Slide, 1923. Sellner Collection, Rice County Historical Society, Faribault. Used with the permission of Rice County Historical Society.

Water tower

Water tower

Water tower inside Gooseberry Falls State Park, constructed on the highest point of the picnic area to provide water for visitors. The granite and masonry exterior was built around a 10,000-gallon water tank. Photograph by Noah Barton, 2021. Used with the permission of Noah Barton.

Water Wheel advertising brochure

Water Wheel advertising brochure

Advertising brochure for the Sellner Water Wheel, 1923. Used with the permission of Rice County Historical Society. Sellner Collection, Rice County Historical Society, Faribault. Used with the permission of Rice County Historical Society.

Watercolor of 1868 Fort Ripley by Col. Edward G. Bush (1838–1892). Painted by Bush in 1880 upon revisiting the fort that he commanded September 1868 to May 1869 while a thirty-year-old captain. The painting depicts the fort as he remembered it in 1868.

Watercolor of 1868 Fort Ripley by Col. Edward G. Bush

Watercolor of 1868 Fort Ripley by Col. Edward G. Bush (1838–1892). Painted by Bush in 1880 upon revisiting the fort that he commanded September 1868 to May 1869 while a thirty-year-old captain. The painting depicts the fort as he remembered it in 1868.

Watercolor of old Fort Ripley by Minnesota artist Paul S. Kramer (1919–2012). Painted in 1989 as a study for a larger oil painting that hangs in Camp Ripley’s post headquarters.

Watercolor of old Fort Ripley by Minnesota artist Paul S. Kramer

Watercolor of old Fort Ripley by Minnesota artist Paul S. Kramer (1919–2012). Painted in 1989 as a study for a larger oil painting that hangs in Camp Ripley’s post headquarters.

Waterfall and stream at Marine Mills historic site

Waterfall and stream at Marine Mills historic site

A waterfall and stream at the Marine Mills historic site at Marine on St. Croix, ca. 2010s. Photograph by Minnesota Historical Society.

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