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Rensselaer Nelson in his thirties. Photograph by Whitney’s Gallery ca. 1860s.
Rensselaer Nelson near the end of his career, ca. 1890s.
Black and white 8x10 photoprint of cars parked on the High bridge c.1915.
Repaired headstone at Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery in Minneapolis, 2016. Photographed by Paul Nelson.
Workers repair the roof of Lakewood Chapel, 1953. Photograph by Norton & Peele.
Scene depicting an old J.R. Watkins wagon and salesman, c.1870.
Representative Charles H. Warner, 1919. From the Forty-First Minnesota Legislative Session Manual.
Representative Frank L. Cliff, 1919. From the Forty-First Minnesota Legislative Session Manual.
Plaque that Representative Helen E. McMillan received at her recognition banquet, held on March 18, 1975.
Minnesota Representative Terry Morrow (DFL) speaks on the House floor against SF 1308. Photographed on May 20, 2011, by Flickr user Tony Webster.