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Minneapolis Millers uniform jersey

Minneapolis Millers uniform jersey made by Wilson Sporting Goods Company, worn by pitcher Alex Konikowski, 1956.

Metropolitan Stadium, Home of the Minnesota Twins and Vikings

Metropolitan Stadium, Home of the Minnesota Twins and Vikings, ca. 1960.

Painting of Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington

View of Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington. A baseball game is being played on the field. Artist: Hazel Thorson Stoeckeler, 1964.

Aerial view of Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington

Aerial view of Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, MN, ca. 1958–1966. Photograph: Gordon A. Erickson.

Minnesota Kicks game at Metropolitan Stadium

New York Cosmos player Pele tangles with Minnesota Kicks player Alan Merrick but manages to pass the ball to teammate Giorgio Chinaglia at Metropolitan Stadium, 1976. Photograph: Steve Schluter, Minneapolis Star & Tribune.

Black and white photograph of Paul Flatley catching a pass, Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions football game at Metropolitan Stadium Bloomington, 1963.

Paul Flatley catching a pass, Metropolitan Stadium

Paul Flatley catching a pass, Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions football game at Metropolitan, Stadium Bloomington, 1963.

Black and white photograph of tailgaters at Minnesota Vikings vs. Los Angeles Rams, National Football Conference title game, Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, 1974. Photograph: Spence, Minneapolis Star & Tribune.

Tailgaters at Minnesota Vikings vs. Los Angeles Rams game, Metropolitan Stadium

Tailgaters at Minnesota Vikings vs. Los Angeles Rams, National Football Conference title game, Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, 1974. Photograph: Spence, Minneapolis Star & Tribune.

Viking fans strip the scoreboard after the Vikings lose to Kansas City in the last game played at Met Stadium

Viking fans strip the scoreboard after the Vikings lose to Kansas City in the last game played at Met Stadium, 1981. Photograph: John Doman, St. Paul Dispatch & Pioneer Press.