Bronze statue of Knute Nelson

Bronze statue of Knute Nelson

Statue of Knute Nelson in front of State Capitol building, 1940. Sculpted by John K. Daniels.

Black and white photograph of Brook Park (Pokegama) after a catastrophic fire, ca. 1894.

Brook Park (Pokegama) after the fire

Brook Park (Pokegama) after a catastrophic fire, ca. 1894. The pool of water pictured (part of Pokegama Creek) protected townspeople who sought shelter there during the fire. Published in Wilkinson, Rev. William, Minnesota Forest Fires (Minneapolis: Wilkinson, 1895), 26.

Color image of the obelisk monument in Brook Park Cemetery commemorating the victims of the 1894 fire, August 7, 2017. Photograph by Alan W. Slacter.

Brook Park Cemetery monument to 1894 fire victims

Obelisk monument in Brook Park Cemetery commemorating the victims of the 1894 fire, August 7, 2017. Photograph by Alan W. Slacter.

Brother Louis Blenkner

Brother Louis Blenkner, ca. 1986. Blenkner, a Benedictine monk from St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, opened Hennepin County’s first adult foster home (hospice) for people with HIV/AIDS in 1987. Used with the permission of St. John’s Abbey–Collegeville.

Black and white photograph of Brown Berets march in a Mexican Celebration Parade, St. Paul, September 15, 1972.

Brown Berets

Brown Berets (members of a socio-political organization tied to the Chicano Movement) march in downtown St. Paul, September 15, 1972.

Brown Berets march in step

Brown Berets march in step

Brown Berets march in step, May 1, 1970. Place unidentified. Photo by Wikimedia Commons user Patricia Borjon Lopez. CC BY-SA 4.0

Brown Berets marching in Mexican Celebration Parade

Brown Berets marching in Mexican Celebration Parade

Brown Berets marching in Mexican Celebration Parade, St. Paul, September 15, 1972.

Brown Berets marching in St. Paul’s Mexican Celebration Parade

Brown Berets marching in St. Paul’s Mexican Celebration Parade

Brown Berets marching in St. Paul’s Mexican Celebration Parade, September 15, 1972.

Brown Berets marching in St. Paul’s Mexican Celebration Parade

Brown Berets marching in St. Paul’s Mexican Celebration Parade

Brown Berets marching in St. Paul’s Mexican Celebration Parade, September 15, 1972.

Brown Berets marching with flags

Brown Berets marching with flags

Brown Berets marching in a Mexican Celebration Parade, St. Paul, 1972. They carry the American flag; the “La Causa” flag of the Chicano movement; and a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

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