Marker recognizing the service of Lawrence Taliaferro at Fort Snelling. Photograph by Lee Brothers, 1929.

Oil-on-canvas portrait of Elizabeth Dillon Taliaferro, wife of Lawrence Taliaferro, ca. 1850s. Artist unknown.

Letter from Lawrence Taliaferro to William Clark dated August 12, 1834. In it, Taliaferro informs Clark (Superintendent of Indian Affairs) that he (Taliaferro) confiscated six barrels of whiskey from fur trader Alexis Bailly on July 22, 1834 and is holding them at Fort Snelling. Taliaferro and Bailly clashed numerous times over trading practices and Bailly's illegal distribution of alcohol to nearby Dakota and Ojibwe communities. This seizure of alcohol eventually led to a lawsuit brought by Bailly against Taliaferro. A judge ruled in Bailly's favor in 1841.

Letter from Lawrence Taliaferro to Alexis Bailly dated March 2, 1829. Taliaferro addresses Bailly's concerns about unfair trading practices and assures Bailly that he treats all of the fur traders in the area equally.

Wood and metal seal used by Lawrence Taliaferro in his capacity as Indian Agent at the St. Peters Indian Agency, 1820‒1839.

Oil-on-canvas portrait of Elizabeth Dillon Taliaferro, wife of Lawrence Taliaferro, ca. 1850s. Artist unknown.

Sheriff John Lyght with the Who’s Who in Law Enforcement Award, ca. 1991. John Lyght Papers, Minnesota Historical Society Photograph Collection.

John Lyght assisting with a AAA teen safety program, ca. early 1980s. John Lyght Papers, Minnesota Historical Society Photograph Collection.

John Lyght in his office, 1984. From the John Lyght Papers, Minnesota Historical Society Photograph Collection.

Sheriff John R. Lyght presenting a scholarship check from the Minnesota State Sheriff's office to student Susan Savonen. From the John Lyght photograph collection,