Black and white photograph of Quarry, Rockville Granite Company, Rockville, Minnesota, c.1910

Quarry, Rockville Granite Company, Rockville, Minnesota

Quarry, Rockville Granite Company, Rockville, Minnesota, Henry Alexander left, c.1910.

photograph of a group of quarrymen at Barn Bluff

Quarrymen posing

A group of Barn Bluff quarrymen pose for a photo about 1890.

Quartermaster’s map of northern Georgia

Quartermaster’s map of northern Georgia

Topographical map of part of northern Georgia printed on cotton fabric. The map includes roads, waterways, railroad lines, and town locations. The signature of "W. G. LeDuc" is in black ink on the back. The map was used during the Civil War by Brigadier General William Gates LeDuc of Minnesota, who served in the quartermaster's department throughout the war.

Queen of the Lakes Crown, 1948

Queen of the Lakes "Hobe Crown," 1948

Description used with permission of Hennepin County History Museum: “The brilliantly bejeweled Hobe crown first worn in 1948 by Aquatennial Queen of the Lakes Patty McLane(Parker). The piece is copied from a crown which won first prize in the Exhibition of Arts and Crafts in Florence, Italy in 1906. Designed by James D. Dougherty and crafted by George Hatlestad and Lawrence Hensel, the crown exhibits emerald green semi-precious stones, blood colored garnets, seed pearls, rubies, and silver filigree work created by William Hobe and produced by the J.B. Hudson Company.” Hennepin County History Museum Aquatennial Collection, All Rights Reserved.

Black and white photograph of Quewesansish (Bad Boy), c.1860. Quewesansish was a leader of the Gull Lake Ojibwe.

Quewesansish (Bad Boy)

Quewesansish (Bad Boy), c.1860. Quewesansish was a leader of the Gull Lake Ojibwe.

Color image of a cradleboard made by Hope Two Hearts and Galen Drapeau (Isanti and Ihanktonwan Dakota, respectively), c.1980.

Quilled and beaded cradleboard

A cradleboard made by Hope Two Hearts and Galen Drapeau (Isanti and Ihanktonwan Dakota, respectively), c.1980. The cradleboard, which won best traditional art at the Sante Fe Indian Market Show, was originally made for Hanhepi Maniwin. An image of her in this cradleboard was featured in promotional materials for Hope and Galen's business, the Elk's Camp Society.

Color image of a Quilled coat, ca. 1851.

Quilled coat

This style of coat was popular with the Métis of the Red River Valley. This particular coat belonged to Alexander Ramsey and may have been brought back by him from an 1851 treaty signing. The coat is possibly Cree, Métis, or Ojibwe in origin.

Color image of a quilt panel memorializing 212 Minnesotans who had died of AIDS, 1988.

Quilt panel memorializing 212 Minnesotans who died of AIDS

Quilt panel memorializing 212 Minnesotans who died of AIDS, 1988. Panel made by Leah Hassett, Barb Sarapas, and many others. The photograph is from the Minnesota Names Quilt Project Report manuscript collection held at the Minnesota Historical Society.

Color image of a quilt panel memorializing an “anonymous uncle,” 1988.

Quilt panel memorializing an “anonymous uncle”

Quilt panel memorializing an “anonymous uncle,” 1988. Panel made by Dan Becker of the Minnesota Quilt Committee. The photograph is from the Minnesota Names Quilt Project Report manuscript collection held at the Minnesota Historical Society.

Color image of a quilt panel memorializing Chuck and Bryan, 1988.

Quilt panel memorializing Chuck and Bryan

Quilt panel memorializing Chuck and Bryan, 1988. Panel made by Gay Lesbian Outreach, Albert Lea. The photograph is from the Minnesota Names Quilt Project Report manuscript collection held at the Minnesota Historical Society.

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