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US Senate collage, 1860

A collage of the members of the United States Senate in 1860; Rice is in the middle of the third row down. When Rice entered the Senate as a Democrat in 1858, his party was deeply divided over the expansion of slavery into new territories.

US Supreme Court building

The US Supreme Court building, designed by Cass Gilbert. Photo by Wikimedia Commons user AscendedAnathema, January 1, 2004.

Using tear gas during the truckers' strike, Minneapolis

Tear gas being used on demonstrators during the truck drivers’ strike, 1934.

USS George G. Henry

USS (later SS) George G. Henryin 1917. The ship collided with and sank the USS Herman Frasch. Used with the permission of the US Naval Historical Center.

US–Canada border marker

Marker at the international border of the United States and Canada inside Franz Jevne State Park. Photo by Wikimedia Commons user Tony Webster, October 5, 2017. CC BY-SA 2.0

US–Dakota War of 1862

For six weeks in 1862, war raged throughout southwestern Minnesota. There were many causes. The fighting and its aftermath changed the course of the state's history, and descendants of those touched by the war continue to live with the trauma it caused.

V. Kokatnur

V. Kokatnur, a Ph.D. student and fellow at the University of Minnesota. From the Hindusthanee Student, September 1915.

Val Bjornson

Photograph of Val Bjornson in front of Wadena County Farm Bureau Building with Joe Langer, Fred Miller and others, c. 1954.

Val Johnson Incident

On August 27, 1979, deputy sheriff Val Johnson experienced a "close encounter" in rural Marshall County. His vehicle—mysteriously damaged in the incident—is preserved by the Marshall County Historical Society. KSTP-TV ran this news segment and interview with Johnson on Channel Five Eyewitness News in 1979.

Val Johnson’s squad car

The 1977 Ford LTD driven by Marshall County Deputy Sheriff Val Johnson during the Val Johnson incident (August 27, 1979). Undated. Created by, and used with the permission of, the Marshall County Historical Society.

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