Fleet of new, air conditioned buses purchased by the MTC in the early 1970s, after the commission acquired Twin City Lines. Photo by the St. Paul Pioneer Press; used with permission.

Metropolitan Transit Commission buses

Fleet of new, air conditioned buses purchased by the MTC in the early 1970s, after the commission acquired Twin City Lines. Photo by the St. Paul Pioneer Press; used with permission.

Black and white photograph of a Mexican American migrant farm worker harvesting asparagus near Owatonna, ca. 1955.

Mexican American migrant farm worker

A Mexican American migrant farm worker harvesting asparagus near Owatonna, ca. 1955.

Mexican American migrant farm workers

Mexican American migrant farm workers

Mexican American migrant farm workers harvesting asparagus near Owatonna, c.1955. Rural Minnesota has always been demographically diverse and home to immigrant and migrant populations. Immigrants have played roles as farm owners and hired hands.

Black and white photograph of Mexican American migrant farm workers harvesting asparagus near Owatonna, ca. 1955.

Mexican American workers in Owatonna

Mexican American migrant farm workers harvesting asparagus near Owatonna, ca.1955.

Black and white photograph of Mrs. Julio Lopez and Mrs. Francisco Rangle prepare food for an Mexican Independence celebration, Our Lady of Guadaloupe Church, September 15, 1958.

Mexican Independence celebration, 1958

Mrs. Julio Lopez and Mrs. Francisco Rangle prepare food for an Mexican Independence celebration, Our Lady of Guadaloupe Church, September 15, 1958.

Black and white photograph of Guitarists at a Mexican Independence celebration, September 15, 1970.

Mexican Independence celebration, 1970

Guitarists at a Mexican Independence celebration, September 15, 1970.

Photograph of Clemens Meyer's general store on Oak Grove Street in Meire Grove c.1900.

Meyer's General Store

Photograph of Clemens Meyer's general store on Oak Grove Street in Meire Grove, c.1900. From the Fred W. Peterson archival collection, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud.

Mi Peru-MN members holding a banner

Mi Perú-Minnesota banner

Mi Perú-Minnesota members model a diverse range of traditional Peruvian dance attires while holding a banner with the group's logo. The banner was made in Huancayo, Peru, and intended to be used for the Modern Huaylarsh group dance. Photo by Sarah Leon Waddell, 2022. Used with the permission of Sarah Leon Waddell Photography.

Black and white photograph of Michael Dowling and a passenger in a car in front of the E.H. Erickson Artificial Limb Company, c.1905.

Michael Dowling and unidentified passenger in an automobile in front of E.H. Erickson Artificial Limb Company, Minneapolis

Michael Dowling and unidentified passenger in an automobile in front of E.H. Erickson Artificial Limb Company, Minneapolis, c.1905.

Photograph of Michael Henry Onstine

Michael Henry Onstine

Michael Henry Onstine, ca. 1860s. Henrytown was named for his father, Henry Onstine, who led the Onstine Party from Ohio to settle in Fillmore County.

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