Black and white photograph of cars on the Dan Patch line, 1910.

“Dan Patch Line” car

Cars on the Dan Patch line, 1910.

Black and white photograph of the arrival of one of the picnic trains of the Dan Patch Electric Line at Antlers Park, c.1912.

“Dan Patch Line” picnic train

Arrival of one of the picnic trains of the Dan Patch Electric Line at Antlers Park, c.1912.

“Discoverer” detail on the Columbus Memorial

“Discoverer” detail on the Christopher Columbus Memorial

Dedication engraved on the Christopher Columbus Memorial on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol. Photograph by Peter DeCarlo, 2019.

“Escapade” by Janet Jackson

Excerpt from the song “Escapade,” from Janet Jackson’s 1989 album Rhythm Nation 1814.

Clipping from the St. Paul Weekly newspaper, June 11, 1859. This article mentions the number of people who have moved to “around Northfield” to dig Ginseng. It also mentions that “At Faribault sales amount to five or six tons per week.”

“Everybody is Going for Ginseng”

Clipping from the St. Paul Weekly newspaper, June 11, 1859. The article mentions the number of people who have moved to “around Northfield” to dig ginseng. It also mentions that “At Faribault sales amount to five or six tons per week.”

Black and white photograph of a locomotive for the "Hiawatha," Milwaukee Road. Photograph by Milwaukee Road News Bureau, 1935.

“Hiawatha” locomotive

Locomotive for the "Hiawatha," Milwaukee Road. Photograph by Milwaukee Road News Bureau, 1935.

Black and white photograph of a “Hubert Humphrey for mayor” campaign worker rides his Cushman scooter before the Minneapolis mayoral election, 1947.

“Humphrey for mayor” campaigner

A “Hubert Humphrey for mayor” campaign worker rides his Cushman scooter before the Minneapolis mayoral election, 1947.

“I am a Weaver,” 1925

“I am a Weaver,” 1925

Moe, Lawrence. “The Poetry of Colorado Pete.” Shevlin, MN: Clearwater County Historical Society, 2008.

“I Want a Pal,” 1924

“I Want a Pal,” 1924

One of Peterson’s most popular poems with readers, “I Want a Pal” displayed the western motifs inspired by his stay at a Colorado sanitarium which became his signature style. His sentimental style earned him hundreds of fan letters from women around the Midwest. Moe, Lawrence. “The Poetry of Colorado Pete.” Shevlin, MN: Clearwater County Historical Society, 2008.

Black and white anti-I.W.W. cartoon printed in the Duluth News Tribune on July 5, 1916.

“I.W.W. agitator” cartoon

Anti-I.W.W. cartoon printed in the Duluth News Tribune on July 5, 1916. Cartoon is from Eleff, Robert M. “The 1916 Minnesota Miners’ Strike Against U.S. Steel.” Minnesota History 51, no. 2 (1988): 63–74.

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