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A Green Hmong women's ensemble worn by Soua Thao at the 2011–2012 Hmong New Year Singing Competition at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Colorized postcard photograph of a steamboat on the Red River near Moorhead, MN, in 1879.
Disco dancers at Uncle Sam’s, ca. 1977. Photograph by Steven Laboe.
All-night dance party held inside First Avenue on April 21, 2016, after the death of Prince.
Pop-up dance party in the streets outside of First Avenue on April 21, 2016, the day of the death of Prince.
Stars on the exterior wall of First Avenue. Photograph by Daniel Corrigan.
Exterior of 7th Street Entry, 2009. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user Oneequalsone.
Doomtree performing at First Avenue, December 6, 2008. Photograph by Daniel Corrigan.
First Avenue nightclub, 2005. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user Mulad.
Handbill announcing upcoming shows at First Avenue and 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in honor of the venue's thirtieth anniversary, 2000.