Harmon Killebrew hitting his 500th home run

Harmon Killebrew hitting his 500th home run

Harmon Killebrew of the Minnesota Twins hitting his 500th home run during a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, August 10, 1971.

Earl Battey

Earl Battey

Signed photograph of Earl Battey, catcher for the Minnesota Twins, ca. 1970.

1965 Minnesota Twins World Series pin

1965 Minnesota Twins World Series pin

Metal clasp-pin button shaped like the state of Minnesota, featuring the Minnesota Twins' handshake logo, produced for the 1965 World Series between the Twins and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Zolio Versalles baseball card

Zolio Versalles baseball card

1963 Topps Minnesota Twins baseball card for Zolio Versalles.

1961 Minnesota Twins concession cup

1961 Minnesota Twins concession cup

Waxed paper concession cup of the type used to serve beverages at the Minnesota Twins' home games at Metropolitan Stadium. Manufactured in 1961.

Minnesota Twins placemat

Minnesota Twins placemat

Minnesota Twins calendar placemat manufactured by Hamm’s Beer, 1960.

Harmon Killebrew baseball card

Harmon Killebrew baseball card

1955 Topps Washington Nationals baseball card for Harmon Killebrew. In 1961, Killebrew moved to Minnesota with the Nationals franchise, which was renamed the Minnesota Twins.

1965 Minnesota Twins

1965 Minnesota Twins

Photograph of the 1965 Minnesota Twins used as part of an advertisement for Hamm’s Beer, 1965.

The Met Center couldn’t find a tenant after the North Stars left for Dallas, and the arena sat empty until it was demolished in December 1994. Photo by Steve Clover.

Metropolitan Sports Center, post-North Stars

The Met Center couldn’t find a tenant after the North Stars left for Dallas, and the arena sat empty until it was demolished in December 1994. Photo by Steve Clover.

Marshall plays Glencoe in the girls’ state basketball tournament at the Met Center in Bloomington, 1976.

High school basketball game at the Metropolitan Sports Center, 1976

Marshall plays Glencoe in the girls’ state basketball tournament at the Met Center in Bloomington, 1976.

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