First State Capitol building showing enlargement of 1878. Painted by Alfred Palmquist & Company, 1879.

First capitol building, ca. 1873.

First State Capitol, Tenth and Wabasha, St. Paul, 1875, showing the 1873 addition. From, Harper's Monthly, October 1875, p. 629.

John Banfill, the builder and owner of the Banfill Tavern, ca. 1848. Banfill was a member of the first Minnesota State Senate. Photograph by Hill, Kelley & Company.

Solidarity event held at Dar Al-Hijrah Mosque on December 14, 2015. Dar Al-Hijrah's main religious leader, Imam Sharif Mohamed, stands with hands clasped at center right. The Islamic Civic Society of America is a civic institution that seeks to demonstrate the compatibility between Islamic principles and the principles of democracy. An example of their work was experienced on a cold winter’s night in December, when ICSA hosted an event to discuss Islamophobia in America. More than a hundred Minnesotans from diverse racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds came to support their Muslim American colleagues, friends, and neighbors, who have faced increasing incidents of prejudice and discrimination in the 2010s. Several elected officials and religious leaders (including imams, rabbis, and pastors) saw Islamophobia as opposing American ideals of freedom and democracy, and vowed to help protect the rights of Muslim Americans. This type of event is one of many hosted by ICSA at Dar Al-Hijrah Mosque.

Allan Henry Spear, ca. 1980.

Flyer from Spear’s first, and unsuccessful, run for office in 1968. Flyer is from MN 150: The People, Places, and Things That Shape Our State, by Kate Roberts (Minnesota Historical Society Press).

Lawn sign used to promote the candidacy of Senator Allan Spear, ca. 1980s.

Pinback button used to promote the candidacy of Senator Allan Spear, ca. late 1970s to early 1980s.