Color image of woman's white ermine tippet and muff set made c.1840.

Fur accessories associated with the American Fur Company

Woman's white ermine tippet and muff set made c.1840 from pelts collected by traders working for the American Fur Company. Worn by Sarah Alexandrine Sibley, sister of American Fur Company agent Henry Sibley, during an 1840 visit to Washington, DC.

Color image of a fur trading license issued to Henry H. Sibley, 1838.

Fur trading license issued to Henry H. Sibley

This document, dated June 26, 1838, permits Henry Sibley to trade with the Mdewakanton Dakota at the St. Peters (Minnesota) River near Fort Snelling for one year.

Black and white photograph of furniture window display, c.1920.

Furniture in window display

Furniture window display, c.1920.

photograph of limestone kiln

G. A. Carlson kiln

Red Wing's leading quarry owner G.A. Carlson built this 1882 Barn Bluff limestone kiln near the Milwaukee Road's tracks. He wished to facilitate shipments of lime and cement. The kiln, pictured about 1885, still exists.

Black and white photograph of G. K. Warren and staff, ca.1863–1865. Photographed by Matthew Brady.

G. K. Warren and staff

G. K. Warren and staff, ca.1863–1865. Photographed by Matthew Brady.

G.A.R. ribbon

G.A.R. ribbon

Ribbon created for the 1884 Grand Army of the Republic National Convention held in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

G.A.R. sack coat

G.A.R. sack coat

G.A.R. sack coat worn by an unidentified veteran of the First Minnesota Regiment.

Photograph of gaashan (g-aa-sh-n; shields) and waran (wh-ran; spear)

Gaashan (g-aa-sh-n; shields) and waran (wh-ran; spear)

Gaashan (g-aa-sh-n; shields) and waran (wh-ran; spear). Photograph by Nikki Tundel, 2016.

Contemporary photograph of an 1856 structure in Carver Minnesota

Gables

Gables at 201 Fourth Street East, Carver, Minnesota. Built in 1856.

Black and white photograph of Gabriel Renville, ca. 1880–1881.

Gabriel Renville

Gabriel Renville, ca. 1880–1881. This public-domain image was originally obtained, in 2017, from http://www.ndstudies.org/resources/IndianStudies/spiritlake/leaders_traditional.html. As of March 2, 2019, this site no longer exists.

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