Photograph of John Keller’s room by St. Paul Dispatch photographer, published on April 13, 1905. This is where William Williams shot and killed Keller and his mother on April 12. Image reproduced from microfilm at the Minnesota Historical Society with permission from the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Photograph of William Williams. Photo taken by a St. Paul Dispatch photographer in the county jail on April 13, 1905. Image reproduced from microfilm at the Minnesota Historical Society with permission from the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Bird's-eye view of Vasa (Goodhue County), the first Swedish colony in Minnesota. Postcard c.1900.

Hans Mattson. Cabinet photograph c.1885 by William R. Miller.

Cherstin Mattson, Hans Mattson's wife. Carte-de-viste c.1865.

Daguerreotype of Hans Mattson ca. 1863.

Hans Mattson. Photograph by Joel Emmons Whitney c.1864.

Archbishop John Ireland helped numerous Irish prosper in America and Minnesota. MN90 Producer Allison Herrera talks about the man behind the boulevard in St. Paul. Includes an interview with Ann Regan, author of Irish in Minnesota, published by the Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2002.