“The Mesa Wind Blows Soft,” 1926

“The Mesa Wind Blows Soft,” 1926

Originally published December 8, 1926. Moe, Lawrence. “The Poetry of Colorado Pete.” Shevlin, MN: Clearwater County Historical Society, 2008.

Color image of “The Milwaukee Road” sign, manufactured ca. 1950s.

“The Milwaukee Road” sign

“The Milwaukee Road” sign, manufactured ca. 1950s.

“The Red Bull in the Winter Line,” painted by by Donna Neary, c.1988.

“The Red Bull in the Winter Line”

“The Red Bull in the Winter Line,” painted by by Donna Neary, c.1988. The painting depicts close-in combat by the First Battalion, 168th Infantry, Thirty-fourth Division, during its five-day assault on Mount Pantano, November 1943. The painting forms part of the National Guard’s Heritage Series at the National Guard Bureau.

Color image of the “Three Sisters” tree in Blue Mounds State Park, 2005.

“Three Sisters” tree in Blue Mounds State Park

“Three Sisters” tree in Blue Mounds State Park, 2005.

“Tony Passes,” 1931.

“Tony Passes,” 1931.

Originally published in 1931, “Tony Passes” was published by multiple newspapers following Peterson’s death from complications of tuberculosis a year later. Moe, Lawrence. “The Poetry of Colorado Pete.” Shevlin, MN: Clearwater County Historical Society, 2008.

“U Got the Look” record sleeve

“U Got the Look” record sleeve

"U Got the Look": the first release from Prince’s critically acclaimed double album Sign o’ the Times" The song reached number 2 on the US Billboard charts in 1987.

“Uptown” by Prince

Excerpt from the song “Uptown,” from Prince’s 1980 album Dirty Mind.

“Vatican Cafe”

“Vatican Cafe”

“Vatican Cafe.” Oil-on-canvas painting by Jim Denomie, 2014, on view at the Minneapolis Institute of Art in the exhibition “The Lyrical Artwork of Jim Denomie.” Photograph by Flickr Commons user Scott Ashkenaz, July 12, 2023. See also the Minneapolis Institute of Art's catalog record for the painting.

Color image of a “Vote Betty Crocker” pin, c.1950s.

“Vote Betty Crocker” pin

“Vote Betty Crocker” pin, c.1950s.

Painting of Washington Prairie Parsonage

“Washington Prairie Parsonage”

“Washington Prairie Parsonage.” Oil-on-canvas painting by Herbjorn Gausta, c. 1880–1889. Used with the permission of the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, Decorah, Iowa.

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