Prospect Park tower

Prospect Park tower

Prospect Park Water Tower, 1937. Photographer: .

Prospect Park Water Tower, Minneapolis

Prospect Park Water Tower

Prospect Park Water Tower, 55 Malcolm Avenue SE, Minneapolis, April 3, 2016. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user McGhiever. CC BY-SA 4.0

Prospect Park water tower, Minneapolis

Prospect Park water tower, Minneapolis

Prospect Park Water Tower, Minneapolis, 1914–1915. Photographer: Charles J. Hibbard.

Protest against Hormel policy of non-union hires

Protest against Hormel policy of non-union hires

Demonstrators protest Hormel’s practice of hiring non-union workers. Minneapolis Star Tribune negatives collection, box 596 (Hormel strike images).

Protest button

Protest button

"March On the Capitol" button issued as a Vietnam War protest item, ca. 1971.

Protest button

Protest button

Vietnam War protest button. Green text in front of dove reads "NOV. 6 / 1971." Date refers to a march on the Minnesota state capitol held that day to protest the war in Southeast Asia. Made by Horn Company, Philadelphia, November 6, 1971.

Protest button

Protest button

Vietnam War protest button, ca. early 1970s.

Protest march and ride

Protest march and ride

On April 10, 1986, citizens on motorcycles lead a protest march in Austin. P-9 mobilized their members and the Austin community to take their fight for a living wage and safe working conditions to the national stage with the help of national media attention. Union activists joined their fight, coming from across the country to participate in picketing, demonstrations, and rallies. Minneapolis Star Tribune negatives collection, box 596 (Hormel strike images).

Public notice issued  by the Mankato Board of Health

Public notice issued by the Mankato Board of Health

Digital poster created by the Blue Earth County Historical Society that incorporates the text of a notice issued by the Mankato Board of Health on October 12, 1918, in response to the influenza epidemic.

Color image of Minnesota Commission of Public Safety "Peace Officer" badge.

Public Safety Commission Badge

On May 14, 1917 the Minnesota Commission of Public Safety began the appointment of "Peace Officers." Officers wore metallic badges and protected the private property of citizens.

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