First airplane flight over Minneapolis

First airplane flight over Minneapolis

An airplane piloted by Alexander T. Heine flies over Minneapolis, 1913. In that year, Heine became the first person to fly a plane over downtown Minneapolis.

Horses pulling a car out of mud on a dirt road

Horses pulling a car out of mud on a dirt road

Horses pulling a car out of mud on a dirt road. Photograph by Kenneth Melvin Wright, ca. 1927. Minnesotans advocated for better roads in the 1920s and beyond.

One of the first automobiles used in Minnesota

One of the first automobiles used in Minnesota

Harold Sturgis (seated at left) and his electric automobile (one of the first automobiles used in Minnesota) draw a crowd outside the West Hotel, Minneapolis, 1896.

Opening of streetcar line on Grand Avenue, St. Paul

Opening of streetcar line on Grand Avenue, St. Paul

St. Paul’s first electric streetcar line opens on Grand Avenue, February 22, 1890. Photo by Eclipse View Company.

Advertisement for the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway

Advertisement for the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway

Advertisement for the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway, a predecessor of James J. Hill’s Great Northern Railway, with the recently completed Stone Arch Bridge in the foreground, 1885.

Engine "Shakopee" of the Minnesota Valley Railroad Company.

Engine "Shakopee" of the Minnesota Valley Railroad Company

One of the first steam locomotives in Minnesota: the Shakopee of the Minnesota Valley Railroad Company, ca. 1868. Photo by William H. Jacoby.

Steamer City of St. Louis on Lake Minnetonka

Steamer City of St. Louis on Lake Minnetonka

The steamer City of St. Louis on Lake Minnetonka, ca. 1885. Photo by William H. Jacoby.

Whaleback Christopher Columbus in Duluth Harbor

Whaleback Christopher Columbus in Duluth Harbor

The whaleback Christopher Columbus in Duluth harbor, ca. 1885.

Red Wing, War Eagle, and an unidentified steamboat at the St. Paul levee

Red Wing, War Eagle, and an unidentified steamboat at the St. Paul levee

Red Wing, War Eagle, and an unidentified steamboat at the St. Paul levee, ca. 1875.

Dakota family using a horse-drawn travois

Dakota family using a horse-drawn travois

Oil-on-canvas painting depicting a Dakota family using a horse-drawn travois (an animal skin stretched between two poles) to haul their possessions. Painted in 1869 by Seth Eastman. From the art collection of the US House of Representatives; used with permission.

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