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Nellie Stone Johnson at Nellie's Shirt and Zipper repair shop

Nellie Stone Johnson at work inside Nellie's Shirt and Zipper repair shop, Lumber Exchange Building 1035, Minneapolis, November 1980. Photograph by Elizabeth M. Hall.

Nellie Stone Johnson (far right) with NAACP leaders, 1954.

Nellie Stone Johnson with NAACP leaders

Nellie Stone Johnson (far right) with NAACP leaders, including Anthony Cassius (far left); publisher Milton G. Williams (third from left); and Howard Bennett, later appointed Minnesota’s first black judge (second from right), 1954.

Nellie Stone Johnson with the Count Basie Orchestra

Nellie Stone Johnson speaking at a performance of the Count Basie Orchestra at the Riverview. Photograph by Charles Chambliss, December 16, 1980.

Nelson’s Ice Cream float in Flax Day parade

Float created by Nelson’s Ice Cream Company passing the State Theater in the Flax Day parade in Windom, late 1940s.

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park entrance sign

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park entrance sign, date unknown. The park is the last sizable remnant of Minnesota’s “Big Woods.” Used with the permission of Rice County Historical Society.

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park limestone

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park limestone, undated. Limestone quarried from the park was used to build local house houses, churches, and businesses. Used with the permission of Rice County Historical Society.