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.

The Leif Erikson memorial on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user Mulad, June 22, 2005. Public domain.

The Storied: Queer Voices series interviews Andrea Jenkins, a poet, writer, transgender activist, and educator. Jenkins, a Ward 8 council member and vice president of the Minneapolis City Council, holds an MFA in creative writing from Hamline University and teaches poetry at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She is a co-editor of Queer Voices: Poetry, Prose, and Pride. Her book of poetry is titled The T is Not Silent: new and selected poems. Her writing is also featured in the MNHS Press books Blues Vision: African American Writing from Minnesota and A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota.

Vice President Walter Mondale addresses a crowd in Duluth, Minnesota. Photograph by Robert McNeely, November 4, 1978. From the vice presidential papers of Walter F. Mondale, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Walter Mondale, Vice President Al Gore, and Senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker of Kansas meet in the White House. Photograph by Robert McNeely, March 17, 1997. From the post-ambassadorial papers of Walter F. Mondale, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

United States Ambassador to Japan Walter Mondale visits a Marine Corps Base Camp on Okinawa. Photograph by Robert McNeely, April 11, 1994. From the ambassadorial papers of Walter F. Mondale, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Vice President Walter Mondale speaks to Egyptian President Anwar Sadat during a tour in Egypt. Photograph by Robert McNeely, July 3, 1978. From the vice presidential papers of Walter F. Mondale, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.