Rear and side view of the Knute Nelson Memorial outside the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. Depicted are Nelson in his Civil War uniform (side of plinth) and as the governor of Minnesota (top of plinth). Photograph by Flickr user Ken Lund, August 15, 2018. CC BY-SA 2.0.

Side view of the Knute Nelson Memorial outside the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. Depicted are Nelson as a child and his mother, Ingebjørg Haldorsdatter Kvilekval. Photograph by Flickr user Lori Schaull, February 24, 2019. CC BY-SA 2.0

The Knute Nelson Memorial outside the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. Photograph by Flickr user Ken Lund, August 15, 2018. CC BY-SA 2.0

The Knute Nelson Memorial outside the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user Mulad, July 14, 2005. Public domain.

The Knute Nelson Memorial outside the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. Photograph by Flickr user Photo Phiend, March 24, 2013. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Cathy Wurzer, Eric Eskola, and Hy Berman (left to right) on the set of the Twin Cities Public Television (Twin Cities PBS) program Almanac in St. Paul, ca. 1990s. CC BY-SA 3.0

Beadwork artist Holly Young shares her experiences as a Native American Artist-in-Residence (NAAIR) at the Minnesota Historical Society. NAAIR artists study collections items to better understand their respective art forms and then share their knowledge with the community.

The base of the flagpole monument on Victory Memorial Drive, ca. 1965. This base and surrounding elements were replaced in 2009 with a similar base and surrounding elements in blue granite.

Statue of Abraham Lincoln erected by the Grand Army of the Republic on Victory Memorial Drive in 1930. Photographed in 1936.