First suspension bridge, Minneapolis

First suspension bridge, Minneapolis

The Hennepin Suspension Bridge photographed by Beal's Gallery, ca. 1868.

First Train of Taconite to Silver Bay, Minnesota, 1955. The first train of taconite from Reserve Mining Company’s Peter Mitchell Pit was shipped to the concentration facilities in Silver Bay in 1955.

First train of taconite to Silver Bay

First Train of Taconite to Silver Bay, Minnesota, 1955. The first train of taconite from Reserve Mining Company’s Peter Mitchell Pit was shipped to the concentration facilities in Silver Bay in 1955.

photograph of Reserve Mining Company train

First train of taconite to Silver Bay, Reserve Mining Company

First train of taconite to Silver Bay, Reserve Mining Company, 1955.

First women flour packers at Washburn-Crosby COMPANY

First women flour packers at Washburn-Crosby Company

The first women flour packers at Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis. From “Pictures Revive First Girls' Crew," Eventually News 1, no. 11 (January 7, 1920), 2.

Fish Fry cooks at Norway Brook, Pine River MN, 1920s.

Fish Fry cooks at Norway Brook, Pine River MN, 1920s.

Migrating outdoors after the Lenten season, fish fries are community mainstays across Minnesota that often benefit churches, fire and police departments, and local clubs. Photograph from Logsleds to Snowmobiles, used with permission of the Pine River Chamber of Commerce.

Color image of the Fisher IOOF main hall, interior.

Fisher IOOF main hall, interior

Interior of the main hall in Fisher, where weekly meetings were held for IOOF No. 87, during the 1970s. The red chair reserved for the grand master, the lodge’s leader, sits at center.

A Minnesota angler. Photograph by Kenneth Melvin Wright, ca. 1926.

Fisherman

A Minnesota angler. Photograph by Kenneth Melvin Wright, ca. 1926.

A fisherman in Whitewater State Park, ca. 1917. Original caption: “A Favorite Bend in the Stream.” From The Paradise of Minnesota: The Proposed Whitewater State Park (L. A. Warming, 1917).

Fisherman in Whitewater State Park

A fisherman in Whitewater State Park, ca. 1917. Original caption: “A Favorite Bend in the Stream.” From The Paradise of Minnesota: The Proposed Whitewater State Park (L. A. Warming, comp., 1917). Available at the Minnesota Historical Society library as F612.W742 W37 1917.

Fisherman in Whitewater State Park, ca. 1917. Original caption: “Where the Finy [sic] Tribe Abound.” From The Paradise of Minnesota: The Proposed Whitewater State Park (L. A. Warming, 1917).

Fisherman in Whitewater State Park

Fisherman in Whitewater State Park, ca. 1917. Original caption: “Where the Finy [sic] Tribe Abound.” From The Paradise of Minnesota: The Proposed Whitewater State Park (L. A. Warming, comp., 1917). Available at the Minnesota Historical Society library as F612.W742 W37 1917.

Black and white photograph of the exterior of Fisher’s Barber Shop splashed with red paint, c.1940s.

Fisher’s Barber Shop

The exterior of Fisher’s Barber Shop splashed with red paint, c.1940s. During this period, shops perceived as communist—especially those allied with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)—were vandalized with red paint.

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