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Nacirema Club

Nacirema Club (“America backwards), 1975.

Minneapolis Spokesman and St. Paul Recorder office

Minneapolis Spokesman and St. Paul Recorder office, 3744 Fourth Avenue South, 1958.

Pass for the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad

Pass for the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, used by Henry Castle, 1878.

Black and white photograph of shops and roundhouse of the First Division, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, a predecessor of Great Northern, St. Paul, 1875.

Shops and roundhouse of the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad

Shops and roundhouse of the First Division, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, a predecessor of Great Northern, St. Paul, 1875.

St. Paul and Pacific Railroad officials and guests at Breckenridge

St. Paul and Pacific Railroad officials and guests at Breckenridge, 1873.

St. Paul and Pacific Railroad employees

St. Paul and Pacific Railroad employees, 1873. Photographed by Redington & Shaffer.

The St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, or St. P & P, was one of Minnesota’s first major railroads. It was created in 1862 from the remnants of another bankrupt line and strengthened by valuable land grants. It survived financial hardships to become a cornerstone of the Great Northern Railway system, a legendary transcontinental route and an integral part of Minnesota railroad history.