Living flag at GAR National Encampment

Living flag at GAR National Encampment

2,200 school children form a “living flag” during ceremonies for the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) National Encampment in St Paul, September 3, 1896. The GAR was an influential organization for Civil War veterans of the Union Army. The new federal building (later known as the Landmark Center) is under construction in the background. Photograph by G. T. Brown.

Living members of the Last Man's Club.

Living members of the Last Man's Club

Adam Marty with Peter Hall, John Goff, and Charles Lockwood surviving members of the Last Man's Club, c.1917.

Black and white photograph of Lizzie Schafman and Minnesota Gold Star Mothers upon sailing to France, July 1930.

Lizzie Schafman and Minnesota Gold Star Mothers upon sailing to France

Lizzie Schafman and Minnesota Gold Star Mothers upon sailing to France, July 1930. Used with permission of the New Brighton Area Historical Society.

Black and white scan of Lizzie Schafman’s cemetery card, ca. 1930. Used with permission of the New Brighton Area Historical Society.

Lizzie Schafman’s cemetery card

Lizzie Schafman’s cemetery card, ca. 1930. Used with permission of the New Brighton Area Historical Society.

Scan of Lizzie Schafman’s passport, 1930.

Lizzie Schafman’s passport

Lizzie Schafman’s passport, 1930. Used with permission of the New Brighton Area Historical Society.

Black and white scan of Lizzie Schafman’s pilgrimage invitation, ca.1929. Used with permission of the New Brighton Area Historical Society.

Lizzie Schafman’s pilgrimage invitation

Lizzie Schafman’s pilgrimage invitation, ca.1929. Used with permission of the New Brighton Area Historical Society.

Black and white scan of Lizzie Schafman’s “Identity Card” to use in France, 1930.

Lizzie Schafman’s “Identity Card” used in France

Lizzie Schafman’s “Identity Card” used in France, 1930. Used with permission of the New Brighton Area Historical Society.

Senator Lloyd L Duxbury Jr. from the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1963.

Lloyd L. Duxbury Jr.

Senator Lloyd L Duxbury Jr. from the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1963.

Black and white photograph of load capacity figures being stenciled on a Great Northern Railway boxcar, ca. 1957.

Load capacity figures being stenciled on a Great Northern Railway boxcar

Load capacity figures are stenciled on each boxcar as it comes out of the paint shop at Great Northern Railway's shops in St. Cloud, ca. 1957. Photograph by Henrich-Blessing Studio.

Black and white photopgrah of people loading horse and possessions of homesteaders into Great Northern Railway boxcar, date unknown.

Loading horse and possessions of homesteaders

Loading horse and possessions of homesteaders into Great Northern Railway boxcar, date unknown.

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