Black and white photograph of the first capitol building, ca. 1873.

First capitol building

First capitol building, ca. 1873.

Black and white photograph of the first train depot, built by the Merritts at Mountain Iron, 1893.

First Depot at Mountain Iron

The first train depot, built by the Merritts at Mountain Iron was part of a larger railroad project heavily bankrolled by John D. Rockefeller, 1893.

Black and white photograph of the first electric street cars in Minneapolis, c.1889.

First electric street cars in Minneapolis

First electric street cars in Minneapolis, c.1889.

Color image of the first home built in Hanover, 2010.

First home built in Hanover

The first home built in Hanover, 2010.

First issue of Hmong Pages

First issue of Hmong Pages

The cover of the first issue of Hmong Pages, published on July 1, 2010. Photograph by Cheu Lee; used with the permission of Cheu Lee.

Image of first known deed with a covenant in the Twin Cities, May 26, 1910. The passage containing the covenant is highlighted. Deeds Book 759, page 538, Document 712111, recorded April 23, 1914. Registrar of Titles, Hennepin County Recorder’s Office, Minneapolis.

First known Twin Cities deed with a racial covenant

Image of first known deed with a covenant in the Twin Cities, May 26, 1910. The passage containing the covenant is highlighted. Deeds Book 759, page 538, Document 712111, recorded April 23, 1914. Registrar of Titles, Hennepin County Recorder’s Office, Minneapolis.

First Lieutenant Martinus Stenseth, post-World War I. Used with the permission of the Stenseth family.

First Lieutenant Martinus Stenseth

First Lieutenant Martinus Stenseth, post-World War I. Used with the permission of the Stenseth family.

First Mayo Clinic Office, Rochester

First Mayo Clinic Office, Rochester

First Mayo Clinic office, Rochester, 1883.

Black and white photograph of the Merritts' first mining operation on the Mesabi, c.1892.

First mine on Mesabi Range, near Mountain Iron

The Merritts' first mining operation on the Mesabi, c.1892.

Black and white photograph of first mine on Mesabi Range, near Mountain Iron, c.1892.

First mine on Mesabi Range, near Mountain Iron

First mine on Mesabi Range, near Mountain Iron, c.1892.

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