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Dakota beadwork band

Dakota band with loomed, geometric beadwork, c.1890.

Dakota people in what is now Minnesota began using glass beads to decorate clothing, bags, and household items in the mid-nineteenth century. The practice both reinforced and transformed Dakota art, allowing Native artists to preserve a creative tradition that continues in the twenty-first century.

Excavating in the Round Tower at Fort Snelling in preparation for restoration

Excavating in the Round Tower at Fort Snelling in preparation for restoration, 1965. Photographed by Terry Garvey.

Interior of the Round Tower Museum

Interior of the Round Tower Museum, 1941.

Colorized Round Tower postcard

Round Tower postcard, c.1910.

Round Tower postcard

Round Tower postcard, c.1905.

Oil painting of Round Tower by moonlight

Oil painting of round tower by moonlight, c.1888.

Clement Haupers giving a lecture on the St. Croix river

Clement Haupers giving a lecture on the St. Croix river and displaying his paintings of the St. Croix area in the Livingston-Griggs Amusement Room, c.1969.