Jacob DeMong Farm, Murray County, ca. 1910.

This plaque, located in downtown St. Paul’s Culture Park, on the grounds of the Ramsey County Government Center East (160 East Kellogg Boulevard), was unveiled by Swedish crown prince Bertil in 1948 to honor Jacob Fahlström, the first Swedish settler-colonist in Minnesota. Photograph by Wolfie Browender, June 16, 2005. Used with the permission of Wolfie Browender.

Jade Mountain Illustrating the Gathering of Scholars at the Lanting Pavilion, 1790. The Qing dynasty emperor Qianlong (r. 1736–95) commissioned this jade boulder, apparently the largest piece of historic carved jade outside of China. Creative Commons Public Domain 1.0.

Relief registration form for Jake Greenberg, 1894. From the records of the Minnesota State Commission for the Relief of Fire Sufferers, 1894–1895 (State Archives Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul).