Coya Knutson inspects one of Generalissimo Trujillo’s cows while on a trip to the Dominican Republic with the Agricultural Committee. From the Coya Knutson papers, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society.
Coya Knutson (fourth from left) poses with other Minnesota DFL congresswomen. From the Coya Knutson papers, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society.
A drum puller and reels of cable being strung for the Cooperative Power Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota/United Power Association, Elk River, Minnesota high-voltage power-line construction through Grant County, Minnesota, 1976–1978.
The cracked windshield of the 1977 Ford LTD driven by Marshall County Deputy Sheriff Val Johnson during the Val Johnson incident (August 27, 1979). Undated.
Ojibwe cradleboard with beaded bow and velvet cover with beaded floral designs. Made by Mash-ko-wa-ni-ma doke (Strong Wind), Grand Portage Chippewa, no later than 1932.
The Lakeside Hotel and scenic Lake Pepin, a widening of the Mississippi, is pictured, c.1870. With its cooler summer temperatures, the Lakeside drew tourists from around the nation, particularly the South.
A crane helicopter lining up a power-line tower’s top portion with its base during construction of a high-voltage power line through Grant County, Minnesota, 1976-1978.