Images from a poster used by Minnesota Men of Color, ca. 2000. The organization’s founders, Nick Metcalf and Edd Lee, are pictured at the top right and bottom left. Photographs by Chuck Smith.

Minnesota Men of Color poster

Images from a poster used by Minnesota Men of Color, ca. 2000. The organization’s founders, Nick Metcalf and Edd Lee, are pictured at the top right and bottom left. Photographs by Chuck Smith.

Black and white photograph of Minnesota Motor Corps encampment, Camp Lakeview, Lake City, c.1918.

Minnesota Motor Corps encampment

Minnesota Motor Corps encampment, Camp Lakeview, Lake City, c.1918.

Black and white photograph of Minnesota Motor Corps officers and color guard at Camp Lakeview, Lake City, Minnesota, September, 1918. Motor Corps commander, Colonel Stephens, is kneeling left of the colors in the light colored tunic.

Minnesota Motor Corps officers and color guard

Minnesota Motor Corps officers and color guard at Camp Lakeview, Lake City, Minnesota, September, 1918. Motor Corps commander, Colonel Stephens, is kneeling left of the colors in the light colored tunic. Photograph from Minnesota Historical Society Sound and Visual Collection II.4.

The Minnesota North Stars compete at Metropolitan Sports Center, 1969. The Minnesota North Stars brought the NHL to Minnesota in 1967.

Minnesota North Stars

The Minnesota North Stars compete at Metropolitan Sports Center, 1969. The Minnesota North Stars brought the NHL to Minnesota in 1967.

The Minnesota North Stars hockey team at the Metropolitan Sports Center, 1969. The Minnesota North Stars played their home games at the Bloomington venue, better known as the Met Center.

Minnesota North Stars at the Met Center

The Minnesota North Stars hockey team at the Metropolitan Sports Center, 1969. The Minnesota North Stars played their home games at the Bloomington venue, better known as the Met Center.

The Minnesota North Stars hockey team in action against the New York Islanders, 1981. The North Stars played in their first Stanley Cup finals against the New York Islanders in that year and lost the series 4-1.

Minnesota North Stars in action against the New York Islanders

The Minnesota North Stars hockey team in action against the New York Islanders, 1981. The North Stars played in their first Stanley Cup finals against the New York Islanders in that year and lost the series 4-1.

The Minnesota North Stars’ goalie Gilles Meloche defends a shot on goal by the Islanders’ Anders Kallum in a Stanley Cup finals game at the Met Center in 1981.

Minnesota North Stars in the Stanley Cup

The Minnesota North Stars’ goalie Gilles Meloche defends a shot on goal by the Islanders’ Anders Kallum in a Stanley Cup finals game at the Met Center in 1981.

A North Stars jersey from around 1990, during the team’s final years in Minnesota.

Minnesota North Stars jersey

A North Stars jersey from around 1990, during the team’s final years in Minnesota.

The longtime logo of the Minnesota North Stars hockey team. Public domain.

Minnesota North Stars logo

The longtime logo of the Minnesota North Stars hockey team. Public domain.

The logo used by the Minnesota North Stars hockey team between 1991 and 1993. Public domain. As owner Norm Green was looking to relocate the North Stars, the logo was redesigned and the word “North” was removed. Some fans saw this as an ominous sign for the future of Minnesota’s team. Public domain.

Minnesota North Stars logo

The logo used by the Minnesota North Stars hockey team between 1991 and 1993. Public domain. As owner Norm Green was looking to relocate the North Stars, the logo was redesigned and the word “North” was removed. Some fans saw this as an ominous sign for the future of Minnesota’s team. Public domain.

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