Roy Campanella, June 13, 1948. In that year, Campanella became the first African American to play in the American Association when he played for the St. Paul Saints. Photograph by the St. Paul Dispatch-Pioneer Press.

Roy Campanella

Roy Campanella, June 13, 1948. In that year, Campanella became the first African American to play in the American Association when he played for the St. Paul Saints. Photograph by the St. Paul Dispatch-Pioneer Press.

Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams, May 11, 1938. Williams played for the Minneapolis Millers in that year.

Ted Williams

Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams, May 11, 1938. Williams played for the Minneapolis Millers in that year.

A curling game, 1937. Curling was introduced to Minnesota in the 1850s. Shown is action ca. 1935.

Curling

A curling game, 1937. Curling was introduced to Minnesota in the 1850s. Shown is action ca. 1935.

Powderhorn Park, shown ca. 1935, was home to many of the top speedskaters in the US between 1930 and 1950.

Powderhorn Park

Powderhorn Park, shown ca. 1935, was home to many of the top speedskaters in the US between 1930 and 1950.

Patty Berg, of Minneapolis, ca. 1935. Berg was one of the founding members of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and is in the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Patty Berg

Patty Berg, of Minneapolis, ca. 1935. Berg was one of the founding members of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and is in the World Golf Hall of Fame.

A Minnesota angler. Photograph by Kenneth Melvin Wright, ca. 1926.

Fisherman

A Minnesota angler. Photograph by Kenneth Melvin Wright, ca. 1926.

Ralph Samuelson, 1925. Samuelson, an eighteen-year-old from Lake City, Minnesota, is credited with inventing water skiing on Lake Pepin in 1922.

Ralph Samuelson

Ralph Samuelson, 1925. Samuelson, an eighteen-year-old from Lake City, Minnesota, is credited with inventing water skiing on Lake Pepin in 1922.

Eveleth Recreation Building, ca. 1919. The facility, built around that same year, was the first indoor hockey arena in Minnesota.

Eveleth Recreation Building

Eveleth Recreation Building, ca. 1919. The facility, built around that same year, was the first indoor hockey arena in Minnesota.

Sayles Hill Gymnasium, ca. 1910. The gym, on the campus of Carleton College, in Northfield, hosted the first state high school basketball tournament in 1913.

Sayles Hill Gymnasium, Northfield

Sayles Hill Gymnasium, ca. 1910. The gym, on the campus of Carleton College, in Northfield, hosted the first state high school basketball tournament in 1913.

The Lady Warriors (a basketball team representing Cedar-Riverside, a neighborhood in Minneapolis) pose with the University of Minnesota mascot Goldy Gopher and Minnesota Lynx mascot Prowl during project recognition at a Minnesota Lynx WNBA game, August 30, 2015.

Minneapolis women’s basketball team at a Lynx game

The Lady Warriors (a basketball team representing Cedar-Riverside, a neighborhood in Minneapolis) pose with the University of Minnesota mascot Goldy Gopher and Minnesota Lynx mascot Prowl during project recognition at a Minnesota Lynx WNBA game, August 30, 2015.

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