Drawing of costumes worn by IOOF members during initiation ceremonies, 1971.

IOOF initiatory degree costumes

Drawing of costumes worn by IOOF members during initiation ceremonies, 1971.

Map of the boundaries of Iowa approved by Congress in 1845 but rejected by Iowa voters.

Iowa boundaries approved by Congress, 1845

Map of the boundaries of Iowa approved by Congress in 1845 but rejected by Iowa voters.

Ira Jones with Cuban refugees

Ira Jones with Cuban refugees

Ira Jones with Cuban refugees at Camp McCoy in Wisconsin. Printed in GayLife, Friday, August 8, 1980. Original caption: "Ira Jones (second from left) chats with refugees and sponsors from Minneapolis. Communication was sometimes a problem, but the universal language of gay love always prevailed."

Irene Gomez-Bethke

Irene Gomez-Bethke

Irene Gomez-Bethke, ca. 1990s. Used with the permission of Jesse Bethke Gomez.

Irene Gomez of the Police and Community Relations Task Force. Photograph by Erickson Studio, ca. 1983.

Irene Gomez-Bethke

Irene Gomez-Bethke of the Police and Community Relations Task Force. Gomez-Bethke was also the Human Rights Commissioner for the state of Minnesota between 1982 and 1983. Photograph by Erickson Studio, ca. 1983.

Irene Gomez-Bethke and Jack Bethke with one of their great grandchildren

Irene Gomez-Bethke and Jack Bethke with one of their great grandchildren

Irene Gomez-Bethke with her husband, Jack, and Jesse A. Lopez (one of their twenty-two great grandchildren), ca. 2000s. Used with the permission of Jesse Bethke Gomez.

Irene Gomez-Bethke and Jack Bethke with Walter Mondale

Irene Gomez-Bethke and Jack Bethke with Walter Mondale

Irene Gomez-Bethke with Walter Mondale (center) and Jack A. Bethke (right), ca. 1982. Used with the permission of Jesse Bethke Gomez.

Irene Gomez-Bethke and Ronn Vargas with Minneapolis Mayor Don Fraser

Irene Gomez-Bethke and Ronn Vargas with Minneapolis Mayor Don Fraser

Centro Cultural Latino founders Ronn Vargas and Irene Gomez-Bethke (far right and third from right) with Minneapolis Mayor Don Fraser (second from right), Chuy Negrete, and an unidentified man, 1982. From “Photographs, undated and 1981–1988,” in box 1 of the Irene Gomez-Bethke papers, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Irene Gomez-Bethke at a community event

Irene Gomez-Bethke at a community event

Irene Gomez-Bethke (first row, at left) receiving an award at a community event, ca. 1980s. Used with the permission of Jesse Bethke Gomez.

Irene Gomez-Bethke at her college graduation

Irene Gomez-Bethke at her college graduation

Irene Gomez-Bethke (center) in the audience of her Metropolitan State University graduation ceremony in St. Paul, 1980s. Used with the permission of Jesse Bethke Gomez.

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