Dorsey Willis

Dorsey Willis

Dorsey Willis in December 1972. Photograph by John Croft for the Minneapolis Tribune. From box 317 of the Minneapolis and St. Paul newspaper negatives collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Dorsey Willis at his honorable discharge ceremony

Dorsey Willis at his honorable discharge ceremony

Dorsey Willis (second from right) with family members at a ceremony granting him an honorable discharge from the US Army on February 11, 1973. The Army had dishonorably discharged Willis in 1906 for his alleged involvement in the Brownsville Incident. Olive Willis (Dorsey’s wife) stands to his left. Photograph by Larry Schreiber for the Minneapolis Star. From box 346 of the Minneapolis and St. Paul newspaper negatives collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Dorsey Willis being interviewed

Dorsey Willis being interviewed

Dorsey Willis interviewed in January 1974. United Press International (UPI) photographs collection, Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives, Chapman University.

Dorsey Willis receiving an apology and honorable discharge

Dorsey Willis receiving an apology and honorable discharge

Dorsey Willis (center right) greets an Army representative at a ceremony granting him an apology and honorable discharge on February 11, 1973. The Army had dishonorably discharged Willis in 1906 for his alleged involvement in the Brownsville Incident. Olive Willis (Dorsey’s wife) stands at center left. Photograph by Larry Schreiber for the Minneapolis Star. From box 346 of the Minneapolis and St. Paul newspaper negatives collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Doryphoros

Doryphoros

The Doryphoros, Roman, 120–50 BCE. The Doryphoros, or Spear Bearer, represents the perfect man, reflecting mathematically precise proportions. This is one of four surviving copies of the Greek original, now lost. Creative Commons Public Domain 1.0.

Double-barrel percussion rifle

Double-barrel percussion rifle

Double-barrel percussion rifle reportedly used by Parker J. Pierce during the US–Dakota War of 1862.

Black and white photograph of Douglas Lodge, 1913.

Douglas Lodge

Douglas Lodge, 1913. The Itasca State Park lodge was designed by Clarence Johnston and built near Lake Itasca. Its design followed a rustic-style similar to Old Faithful Inn at Yellowstone National Park. Photographer unknown.

Downtown Ely

Downtown Ely

Looking west on Sheridan Street in Ely, 1940s.

Black and white photograph of downtown Hanover seen from the Hennepin County side of the Crow River, ca. late 1800s.

Downtown Hanover

Downtown Hanover seen from the Hennepin County side of the Crow River, ca. late 1800s. Used courtesy of the Hanover Historical Society.

Downtown Minneapolis skyline

Downtown Minneapolis skyline

Interstate 35W approaching downtown Minneapolis, looking north from the 24th Street pedestrian bridge. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user AlexiusHoratius, May 9, 2010. CC BY-SA 3.0

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