Color image of a National Farmers Organization sign on Highway 23, near St. Cloud. Photographed on January 24, 2016, by Therese Cain.

National Farmers Organization sign near St. Cloud

National Farmers Organization sign on Highway 23, near St. Cloud. Photographed on January 24, 2016, by Therese Cain.

National Grange founders button

National Grange founders button

Fabric button commemorating the founders of the National Grange, including Minnesota farmer Oliver H. Kelley, created 1875–1899.

Black and white photograph of Minnesota National Guard at the truck drivers' strike, Minneapolis, 1934.

National Guard at truckers’ srike

Minnesota National Guard at the truck drivers' strike, Minneapolis, 1934.

Black and white photograph of the National Guard giving out clothing to refugees, 1918.

National Guard giving out clothing

National Guard giving out clothing to refugees, 1918.

National Guard looking for survivors in the wreckage of the steamboat Sea Wing

National Guard looking for survivors in the wreckage of the Sea Wing

National Guard looking for survivors in the wreckage of the Sea Wing after an accident on Lake Pepin, July 13, 1890.

Black and white photograph of the National Guard seated along street curb, Minneapolis, 1934.

National Guard seated along street curb

National Guard seated along street curb, Minneapolis, 1934.

Black and white photograph of the National Guard setting up road blocks, Minneapolis, 1934.

National Guard setting up road blocks

National Guard setting up road blocks, Minneapolis, 1934.

Black and white photograph of the National Guard with machine gun mounted on a truck, Minneapolis, 1934.

National Guard with machine gun mounted on a truck

National Guard with machine gun mounted on a truck, Minneapolis, 1934.

Black and white photograph of National Guard troops keeping a crowd back during a raid on strike headquarters in Minneapolis, 1934.

National Guardsmen at the truck drivers’ strike, Minneapolis

National Guard troops keeping a crowd back during a raid on strike headquarters in Minneapolis, 1934.

Members of the National Guard confront striking meatpacking plant workers in Albert Lea. Printed in the Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 12, 1959. Original caption: “National Guardsmen dispersed crowds at Wilson Gate early Friday morning.” Photograph by Charles Brill.

National Guardsmen confronting strikers

Members of the National Guard confront striking meatpacking plant workers in Albert Lea. Printed in the Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 12, 1959. Original caption: “National Guardsmen dispersed crowds at Wilson Gate early Friday morning.” Photograph by Charles Brill.

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