“Standing Rock 2016”

“Standing Rock 2016”

“Standing Rock 2016.” Oil-on-canvas painting by Jim Denomie, 2018.

“Summerfolk” in performance

“Summerfolk” in performance

"Summerfolk" by Maxim Gorky, directed by Kenneth Mitchell and presented by the Guthrie Theater/BFA Actor Training Program, April 13–19, 2003. CC BY-NC 2.0.

“Summerfolk” in performance

“Summerfolk” in performance

"Summerfolk" by Maxim Gorky, directed by Kenneth Mitchell and presented by the Guthrie Theater/BFA Actor Training Program, April 13–19, 2003. CC BY-NC 2.0.

“The Delegation”

“The Delegation”

“The Delegation.” Oil-on-canvas painting by Jim Denomie, 2008.

“The Dentist Intervenes,” 1923

“The Dentist Intervenes,” 1923

The first of scores of Peterson’s poems to be picked up by the Chicago Tribune’s competitive editorial poetry column, “The Dentist Intervenes” describes his anguish at being left by a mysterious woman for a local dentist. Moe, Lawrence. “The Poetry of Colorado Pete.” Shevlin, MN: Clearwater County Historical Society, 2008.

“The Mesa Wind Blows Soft,” 1926

“The Mesa Wind Blows Soft,” 1926

Originally published December 8, 1926. Moe, Lawrence. “The Poetry of Colorado Pete.” Shevlin, MN: Clearwater County Historical Society, 2008.

Color image of “The Milwaukee Road” sign, manufactured ca. 1950s.

“The Milwaukee Road” sign

“The Milwaukee Road” sign, manufactured ca. 1950s.

“The Red Bull in the Winter Line,” painted by by Donna Neary, c.1988.

“The Red Bull in the Winter Line”

“The Red Bull in the Winter Line,” painted by by Donna Neary, c.1988. The painting depicts close-in combat by the First Battalion, 168th Infantry, Thirty-fourth Division, during its five-day assault on Mount Pantano, November 1943. The painting forms part of the National Guard’s Heritage Series at the National Guard Bureau.

Color image of the “Three Sisters” tree in Blue Mounds State Park, 2005.

“Three Sisters” tree in Blue Mounds State Park

“Three Sisters” tree in Blue Mounds State Park, 2005.

“Tony Passes,” 1931.

“Tony Passes,” 1931.

Originally published in 1931, “Tony Passes” was published by multiple newspapers following Peterson’s death from complications of tuberculosis a year later. Moe, Lawrence. “The Poetry of Colorado Pete.” Shevlin, MN: Clearwater County Historical Society, 2008.

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