Photograph of Lyght and deputies with escaped lion

Sheriff John Lyght and deputies with escaped lion.

Sheriff John Lyght and deputies with an escaped pet lion they shot in Lutsen, Minnesota. Photograph by Dick Dorr, 1978. Credit: Northern Wilds magazine.

Photograph of John Lyght presenting a scholarship check

Sheriff John R. Lyght presenting a scholarship check to a student

Sheriff John R. Lyght presenting a scholarship check from the Minnesota State Sheriff's office to student Susan Savonen. From the John Lyght photograph collection,

Sherman House Hotel

Sherman House Hotel

Sherman House, Joseph and Albert Miller, Prop. Waconia, Minnesota, c.1890s.

Black and white photograph of the Sherman House Hotel, 1904

Sherman House Hotel

The Sherman House Hotel after the storm, 1904. It is the building in the center, next to the large tree. The photo shows the entire front of the building laying in the street in the foreground. Witness accounts say nothing inside the building was moved.

Black and white photograph of the Sherman House Hotel, Waconia, c.1890.

Sherman House Hotel Waconia

This was one of the first hotels that contributed to Waconia being a summer tourist destination, c.1890.

Black and white photograph of a shipbuilding crew at Port Cargill, Savage, ca. 1941.

Shipbuilding crew at Port Cargill

Shipbuilding crew at Port Cargill, Savage, ca. 1941.

Photograph postcard depicting a shipment of butter produced by Farmers Cooperative Creamery in Milaca, c.1915.

Shipping butter to the eastern markets, Farmers Cooperative Creamery, Milaca

Photograph postcard depicting a shipment of butter produced by Farmers Cooperative Creamery in Milaca, c.1915. Minnesota farmers expected to produce goods for a market, and came to use cooperatives like this one to control the prices they received for their goods. Photograph by O. L. Palmquist.

Color photograph of Shir Tikvah Synagogue.

Shir Tikvah Synagogue

The front façade of Shir Tikvah Synagogue on the former site of the First Universalist Church of Minneapolis.

Shoes worn by Gratia Alta Countryman

Shoes worn by Gratia Alta Countryman

Women's black lace-up shoes worn by Gratia Alta Countryman of Minneapolis, ca. 1889.

Shofar used at Mount Zion Hebrew Association

Shofar used at Mount Zion Hebrew Association

Shofar (ceremonial ram's horn) used at Mount Zion Hebrew Association by hazzan Lion Kalmon. Shofars are used during the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

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