Crystal chandelier linked to Nina Clifford

Crystal chandelier linked to Nina Clifford

Crystal chandelier in the private offices of the mayor of St. Paul (St. Paul City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse 44). The chandelier was allegedly taken from Nina Clifford’s brothel in the 1930s. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user Runner 1928, May 8, 2017. CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gordon Parks at the Civil Rights March on Washington

Gordon Parks at the Civil Rights March on Washington

Gordon Parks at the Civil Rights March on Washington, August 28, 1963. National Archives via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

Edwin L. MacLean

Edwin L. MacLean

Edwin L. MacLean, a state representative from Minneapolis who o-sponsored several bills with Sue M. Dickey Hough, including gun control legislation and auto insurance bills. From The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, St. Paul, N.p., 1923.

Frank E. Nimocks

Frank E. Nimocks

Frank E. Nimocks, a state representative from Minneapolis who co-sponsored several bills with Sue M. Dickey Hough, including capital punishment bills. From The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, N.p., 1923.

Hough, Sue Metzger Dickey (ca. 1882–1980)

One of the first four women elected to the Minnesota legislature in 1922, Sue Metzger Dickey Hough campaigned for gun control, strict capital punishment, and mandatory automobile insurance, among other issues. After four unsuccessful bids for re-election, Hough turned her attention to club work and other causes, including animal welfare and civic engagement.

Sue M. Dickey Hough

Sue M. Dickey Hough

Sue M. Dickey Hough avoiding the camera after appearing in traffic court over a speeding ticket in 1943. She paid a twenty-dollar fine and had to forfeit one gas A-ration coupon. Photo by Star and Tribune Company, published on November 16, 1943. Minneapolis Newspaper Photograph Collection, Hennepin County Library, Minneapolis.

Sue M. Dickey Hough

Sue M. Dickey Hough

Sue M. Dickey Hough, 1924. Photo by Miller Studios; published in the Minneapolis Evening Tribune on September 3, 1924. Minneapolis Newspaper Photograph Collection, Hennepin County Library, Minneapolis.

Sue M. Dickey Hough

Sue M. Dickey Hough

Sue M. Dickey Hough, 1935.

Sue M. Dickey Hough

Sue M. Dickey Hough

Sue Metzger Dickey Hough, ca. 1924. Photo by Matzene.

Petitioners with Minnesota Humane Education Society representatives

Petitioners with Minnesota Humane Education Society representatives

Petitioners with representatives of the Minnesota Humane Education Society in district court. Pictured are (left to right): Anna D. Massie, Earl J. Lyons (attorney), Sue Dickey Hough, Josiah Chase (attorney), and Fay Porter, 1938. Photo by the Minneapolis Tribune, published on Mary 17, 1938. Minneapolis Newspaper Photograph Collection, Hennepin County Library, Minneapolis.

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