Photograph of The Fireplace of States, Bemidji Tourist Information Center

The Fireplace of States

The Fireplace of States inside the Tourist Information Center, Bemidji, ca. 2015.

Black and white photograph of the first horsecar in the Twin Cities (St. Paul Street Railway Company), July 15, 1872.

The first horsecar in the Twin Cities (St. Paul Street Railway Company)

The first horsecar in the Twin Cities (St. Paul Street Railway Company), July 15, 1872.

Black and white photograph of the first Pillsbury Bake-Off in New York City at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, 1949.

The first Pillsbury Bake-Off in New York City

The first Pillsbury Bake-Off in New York City at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, 1949.

Black and white photograph of the first real estate office in Minneapolis, c.1855.

The first real estate office in Minneapolis

The first real estate office in Minneapolis, c.1855.

The first Target store

The first Target store

The first Target store, Roseville, 1963. Photo by Norton and Peel.

The first Tilt-A-Whirl

The first Tilt-A-Whirl

The first Tilt-A-Whirl, built by Herbert Sellner in James Chapman’s garden in Faribault, 1926. It was later purchased by the Wildwood Amusement Park in White Bear Lake. Photograph collection, White Bear Lake Historical Society. Used with the permission of White Bear Lake Historical Society.

The first Tilt-A-Whirl, installed at Wildwood Amusement Park

The first Tilt-A-Whirl, installed at Wildwood Amusement Park

Children at Wildwood Amusement Park in the first Tilt-A-Whirl, built by Herbert Sellner in Faribault and moved to White Bear Lake. Photograph collection, White Bear Lake Historical Society. Used with the permission of White Bear Lake Historical Society.

The cover of The Five Star Minstrel Book (Northwestern Press, 1938), which is meant to act as a guide for anyone wanting to organize a blackface minstrel show.

The Five Star Minstrel Book (1938)

The cover of The Five Star Minstrel Book (Northwestern Press, 1938), which is meant to act as a guide for anyone wanting to organize a blackface minstrel show.

Color image of a poster encouraging women to replace wheat products with corn, c.1917.

The Food of the Nation

Poster encouraging women to replace wheat products with corn, c.1917.

Color image of the former Northwest Bell Building in St. Paul, which features Morton gneiss, 2016. Photograph by Paul Nelson.

The former Northwest Bell Building in St. Paul

The former Northwest Bell Building in St. Paul, which features Morton gneiss, 2016. Photograph by Paul Nelson.

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