The Leif Erikson memorial on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul, ca. 1950.

View of the Leif Erikson memorial and crowd in attendance for its dedication ceremony in St. Paul on October 9, 1949. Photograph by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

A speaker addresses the crowd during the dedication ceremony of the Leif Erikson memorial on the Minnesota State Capitol grounds in St. Paul, October 9, 1949. Photograph by the Minneapolis Star-Journal.

The Leif Erikson memorial during its dedication ceremony in St. Paul on October 9, 1949. Photograph by the St. Paul Dispatch-Pioneer Press.

The Leif Erikson memorial after its unveiling during a dedication ceremony held on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol on October 9, 1949. Photograph by St. Paul Dispatch-Pioneer Press.

The Leif Erikson memorial, partially unveiled, during its dedication ceremony on October 9, 1949. Photograph by the St. Paul Dispatch-Pioneer Press.

Dedication of the Leif Erikson memorial on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul on October 9, 1949. Photograph by the Minneapolis Star-Journal.

Leif Erikson statue being installed on top of a plinth on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul in October of 1949. Photograph by the Minneapolis Star-Journal.

Sculptor John Karl Daniels working on his statue of Leif Erikson, ca. 1948.

Sculptor John Karl Daniels with a model of the statue later used in the Leif Erikson memorial in St. Paul, ca. 1947. Photograph by Reed and by the Minneapolis Journal.