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Political poster with slogan, “Governor A.O. Eberhart will open his campaign for re-election,” 1914.
Governor Elmer Benson, c.1938.
Governor Elmer Benson eating breakfast with his family at their cabin on the North shore of Lake Superior, 1937.
Governor Elmer Benson signing a bill with Grange Master William B. Pearson looking on, 1963. Photographed by Eugene Debs Becker.
Governor Elmer Benson with Vice President Henry Wallace, c.1939.
Governor Floyd B. Olson, c.1935.
Governor Floyd B. Olson speaking at the dedication of the Columbus Memorial at the Minnesota State Capitol, October 12, 1931.
Floyd B. Olson, governor of Minnesota, with Clyde Herring, governor of Iowa, November 13, 1935
Governor Harold Levander (seated) signs the Minnesota State Act Against Discrimination into law in 1967. It was renamed the Minnesota Human Rights Act in 1973.
Governor Harold Stassen delivers an address to the Minnesota Legislature,1941.