Black and white photograph of construction workers in front of the conservatory, ca. 1915.

Construction workers in front of the conservatory

Construction workers in front of the conservatory, ca. 1915.

Sepia-tone photograph of railroad construction taken by Benjamin Franklin Upton, c.1868.

Construction, Hastings and Dakota Railroad

Sepia-tone photograph of railroad construction taken by Benjamin Franklin Upton, c.1868.

Continuous cookers, Green Giant Company, LeSueur.

Continuous cookers, Green Giant Company, LeSueur.

Continuous cookers at the canning factory, an innovation that saved time in the canning process, c.1968.

Black and white photograph of contour cultivation of corn on the Walter Fox farm near Faribault, 1938.

Contour cultivation of corn

Contour cultivation of corn on the Walter Fox farm near Faribault, 1938.

Control Data’s CDC 160 computer

Control Data’s CDC 160 computer

Control Data’s CDC 160 computer, 1965.

Control structure for waterfowl impoundment

Control structure for waterfowl impoundment

Control structure for waterfowl impoundment on Sunrise River, Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area, ca. 1965. Photograph by Walter H. Wettschreck.

Controversy (Prince fan club) order form

Controversy (Prince fan club) order form, ca. 1990.

Convention of Colored Citizens program cover

Proceedings of the Convention of Colored Citizens of the State of Minnesota program, 1869. This program was presented at the first political convention black Minnesotans held after gaining the right to vote. The celebration held on January 1, 1869, in St. Paul also marked the creation of the Sons of Freedom, the first African American civil rights group in Minnesota.

Black and white photograph of tents and "hutments" at Camp Ripley, 1965.

Conversion of tents to "hutments" at Camp Ripley

This image, taken in 1965, illustrates the replacement of tents with aluminum “hutments” (soldiers referred to them as tin huts) in the 1960s. The conversion took five years.

image of a Prussian Model 1809 percussion musket used by the Ninth Infantry

Converted Prussian Model 1809 percussion musket

During the Civil War the Federal Government and the States purchased foreign weapons to complement domestic pieces. This Model 1809 Prussian musket is one of more than 4,500 such weapons added to the Minnesota state arsenal. The outdated Prussian muskets were used for drill training or for issue to troops far behind the front lines, and many were turned over to civilians after the war. This musket was issued to Hans Johan Johnson, a private with Company H of the 9th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry.

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