Fragment of rope which formed part of the noose used to hang William Willams

Fragment of execution rope

Fragment of execution rope used to hang William Williams in 1906. The rope was too long, causing a slow, grisly death and prompting Minnesota to end the death penalty. Williams was the last person to be executed in Minnesota.

Fragment of execution rope

Fragment of execution rope

Fragment of execution rope used to hang William Williams in 1906. The rope was too long, causing a slow, grisly death and prompting Minnesota to end the death penalty. Williams was the last person to be executed in Minnesota.

Framed portrait of Spangenbergs

Framed portrait of Spangenbergs

Portrait of Frederick Sr. and Anna Spangenberg in a frame, c.1868.

Black and white photograph of Fran Tarkenton (#10) quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, ca. 1975.

Fran Tarkenton (#10), quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings

Fran Tarkenton (#10), quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, ca. 1975.

Black and white photograph of Frances E. Andrews, ca. 1900.

Frances Andrews

Frances E. Andrews, ca. 1900. From the Ernest Oberholtzer papers, Manuscript Collection, Minnesota Historical Society.

Frances Clayton

Frances Clayton

Frances Clayton between 1864 and 1866. Public domain.

Black and white photograph of Frances Densmore seated, 1928.

Frances Densmore

Portrait of Frances Densmore, 1928.

Black and white photograph of Frances Densmore outside of tipi with American Indians, 1900.

Frances Densmore

Frances Densmore with American Indians outside of a tipi, 1900.

Black and white photograph of Frances Densmore, 1949.

Frances Densmore

Portrait of Frances Densmore, 1949.

Black and white photograph of Frances Densmore with American Indian instruments.

Frances Densmore

Frances Densmore researched and recorded the music of American Indians from the 1890s through the 1950s, preserving important cultural traditions that might otherwise have been lost.

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