Bridge Square, 1886

Bridge Square, 1886

Front and center is Minneapolis’s old city hall, constructed in 1873 on the narrow lot between Hennepin(right) and Nicollet(left) avenues. The wide open space often served as a farmer’s market.

Black and white photograph of Bridge Square, Northfield, 1876.

Bridge Square, Northfield

Bridge Square, Northfield, 1876.

Bridge Square; Light Tower at center, Minneapolis

Bridge Square; Light Tower at center, Minneapolis

Bridge Square, Minneapolis, with the electric light mast at center, c.1884.

Black and white drawing of Brigadier General Eleazar Wheelock Ripley, c.1812.

Brigadier General Eleazar Wheelock Ripley

Brigadier General Eleazar Wheelock Ripley. Fort Ripley is named for this general from the War of 1812. Unsigned engraving from Peterson, Charles, Jacob. Military Heroes of the War of 1812. Philadelphia: William A. Leary & Co., 1849.

gadier General Martinus Stenseth, ca. 1950.

Brigadier General Martinus Stenseth

Brigadier General Martinus Stenseth, ca. 1950.

Brigadier General Martinus Stenseth at the Las Vegas Army Air Force Base, ca. 1950. Photo by US Air Force

Brigadier General Martinus Stenseth

Brigadier General Martinus Stenseth at the Las Vegas Army Air Force Base, ca. 1950. Photo by US Air Force

Brigadier general’s uniform worn by William Gates LeDuc

Brigadier general’s uniform worn by William Gates LeDuc

United States Army brigadier general's double-breasted wool flannel frock coat. It was worn during the Civil War by Brigadier General William Gates LeDuc, who served in the quartermaster's department throughout the war. The coat has quilted cotton lining, a velvet faced collar and cuffs, brigadier general's shoulder straps, and gilded brass general-staff buttons.

British flag that flew at Grand Portage

British flag that flew at Grand Portage

The British flag that flew at Grand Portage in the late 1700s; photograph ca. 1960.

Black and white photograph of Broadway in Crookston, ca. 1950s.

Broadway in Crookston

Broadway in Crookston, ca. 1950s.

Black and white photograph of City hall at the corner of Broadway and Fletcher Streets, Crookston, 1914.

Broadway looking north, Crookston

City hall at the corner of Broadway and Fletcher Streets, Crookston, 1914.

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