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Removed fingerprints

Alvin Karpis shows his altered fingertips, 1934. Karpis had his fingerprints removed by underworld physician Joseph Moran after the Bremer kidnapping.

Removing the gold leaf on the quadriga

Removing the gold leaf on the quadriga at the Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul, 1949. Photographed by Minneapolis Star Journal Tribune.

Rene Dawis (first FMA president)

FMA president Rene Dawis delivering a speech in Minneapolis, 1953.

Rene Valdes at Control Data (his employer) in Bloomington in 1981, at the dawn of the personal computing revolution. Valdes landed his job after fleeing Cuba in 1980 as part of the Mariel Boatlift. He devoted much of his life to the computer industry, later taking a job with Microsoft. Used with the permission of Alan Lessik.

Renee Giving at Huset Pioneer School

Renee Geving, director of the Cass County Historical Museum, greets a crowd of guests at the centennial celebration of Huset School, July 25, 2013. Photograph by Cecelia McKeig. Used with the permission of Cecelia McKeig and the Cass County Historical Society.