Black and white photograph, “Grace,” the Minnesota state photograph, taken by Eric Enstrom, c.1920.

"Grace"

“Grace,” the Minnesota state photograph, taken by Eric Enstrom, c.1920.

“Grace,” the Minnesota state photograph, taken by Eric Enstrom c.1920 and colorized by Enstrom’s daughter, Rhoda Nyberg.

Colorized "Grace"

“Grace,” the Minnesota state photograph, taken by Eric Enstrom c.1920 and colorized by Enstrom’s daughter, Rhoda Nyberg.

“Grace” (Minnesota state photograph)

Around 1920, the photographer Eric Enstrom took a picture of a white-bearded visitor to his studio in Bovey. The resulting image, which Enstrom called “Grace,” gained international recognition and was designated Minnesota’s official state photograph in 2002.

Black and white pro-I.W.W. cartoon printed in the newspaper Solidarity on July 1, 1916.

Pro-I.W.W. cartoon

Pro-I.W.W. cartoon printed in the newspaper Solidarity on July 1, 1916. Cartoon is from Betten, Neil. “Riot, Revolution, Repression in the Iron Range Strike of 1916.” Minnesota History 51, no. 2 (1988): 63–74.

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.

Black and white anti-I.W.W. cartoon printed in the Duluth News Tribune on July 1, 1916.

Anti-I.W.W. cartoon

Anti-I.W.W. cartoon printed in the Duluth News Tribune on July 1, 1916. Cartoon is from Betten, Neil. “Riot, Revolution, Repression in the Iron Range Strike of 1916.” Minnesota History 41, no. 2 (1968): 82–94.

Colorized postcard of the Missabe Mountain open pit mine in Franklin, c.1915.

Missabe Mountain open pit mine, Franklin

Postcard of the Missabe Mountain open pit mine in Franklin, c.1915.

Black and white photograph of a Twin City Television Lab project, c.1948.

Twin City Television Lab project

Twin City Television Lab project, c.1948.

Television in Minnesota, 1928–1961

Minnesota was a pioneer in the early years of broadcast television. From the 1920s through the 1960s, local stations achieved many national firsts and produced enduring TV legends.

A side wall of St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral sanctuary

Side wall of St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral sanctuary after renovation, 2015. The wall features new iconography by world-renowned Russian iconographer Dmitry Shkolnik.

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