Black and white photograph of Solomon Comstock, James H. Sharp, and S. G. Roberts, 1880.

Solomon Comstock, James H. Sharp, and S. G. Roberts

Solomon Comstock, James H. Sharp, and S. G. Roberts, 1880. Photograph by O. E. Flaten. Used with the permission of the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County.

Black and white photograph of Solomon Comstock, ca 1890.

Solomon Comstock

Solomon Comstock, ca 1890. Photograph by C. M. Bell. Used with the permission of the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County.

Comstock, Solomon G. (1842–1933)

Solomon Comstock earned his law degree from the University of Michigan in 1869 but worked with railroads when prospects of finding a job in his chosen career path seemed dim. In Moorhead, he began a law partnership and traded in real estate with the Northwest Land Company. In the 1880s, he worked with James J. Hill’s Northern Pacific Railway to plat townships across Minnesota.

Color image of the plaque that Representative Helen E. McMillan received at her recognition banquet, held on March 18, 1975.

Representative Helen E. McMillan plaque

Plaque that Representative Helen E. McMillan received at her recognition banquet, held on March 18, 1975.

Color image of Helen E. (Davis) McMillan of Austin, ca. 1972.

Helen (Davis) McMillan

Helen E. (Davis) McMillan of Austin, ca. 1972.

Black and white photograph of Helen E. (Davis) McMillan of Austin receiving a plaque from Martin Sabo at her recognition banquet in Austin, March 18, 1975.

Helen E. (Davis) McMillan of Austin receiving a plaque

Helen E. (Davis) McMillan of Austin receiving a plaque from Martin Sabo at her recognition banquet in Austin, March 18, 1975.

Black and white photograph of Helen E. (Davis) McMillan of Austin, ca.1972.

Helen E. (Davis) McMillan of Austin

Helen E. (Davis) McMillan of Austin, ca.1972.

Black and white photograph of Helen E. (Davis) McMillan of Austin, ca. 1972.

Helen E. (Davis) McMillan

Helen E. (Davis) McMillan of Austin, ca. 1972.

McMillan, Helen E. (1909–1984)

As a legislator, Helen E. McMillan served Mower County for twelve years. She was also involved in the Red Cross, the Women’s League of Voters, the Human Rights Commission, and the United Council for Church Women.

Scan of Buffington's drawing and floor plan of the first and second floors of the second State Capitol Building, which appeared in the St. Paul Daily Pioneer Press, August 29, 1881.

Buffington's drawing and floor plan

Buffington's drawing and floor plan of the first and second floors of the second State Capitol Building, which appeared in the St. Paul Daily Pioneer Press, August 29, 1881.

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