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Exterior of Prince's Paisley Park complex in Chanhassen, 2008.
Picture of Prince printed in Bryant Junior High School’s 1973 yearbook.
Ticket to Prince's first concert, which took place at the Capri Theatre in Minneapolis in 1979.
Flowers, balloons, and messages left by fans at the fence of Paisley Park to recognize Prince after his death in 2016.
Prince's star, outside the front entrance of First Avenue, painted gold in his memory, 2016.
Prince performing at the Coachella music festival, 2008. CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prince performing at First Avenue. Photograph by David Brewster (Minneapolis Star Tribune), August 3, 1983.
Prince, ca. 1995–2000.
Sticker with the unpronounceable symbol (glyph) used as a name by Prince, ca. 1993–1995.
Tamboracca (percussion instrument) and box. Developed by Prince and Kenneth D. Yould, 1992.