First Minnesota Field Artillery gun crew

First Minnesota Field Artillery gun crew

A First Minnesota Field Artillery gun crew conducts service practice with a M1905 3-inch field gun near Port Isabel, Texas, on the Gulf Coast, September 1916. They had been called up with the rest of the Minnesota National Guard to patrol the Mexican border along the Rio Grande in south Texas. Photo by Charles Green. Used with the permission of the Minnesota Military Museum, Camp Ripley.

Battery D, Second Battalion, First Minnesota Field Artillery

Battery D, Second Battalion, First Minnesota Field Artillery

Battery D, Second Battalion, First Minnesota Field Artillery, on review in front of its castle-like home at the Kenwood Armory in Minneapolis, November 1913. Torn down in the 1930s, this armory was located next to the parade grounds near present-day Walker Art Center.

Members of Battery B of Minneapolis, First Battalion of Artillery

Members of Battery B of Minneapolis, First Battalion of Artillery

Battery B of Minneapolis, First Battalion of Artillery, fires into Lake Pepin while at Camp Lakeview, the Minnesota National Guard’s summer training camp near Lake City in 1907. The artillery usually trained elsewhere in the summer due to Camp Lakeview’s small size. Photo by B. R. Suyer.

 First Battalion of Artillery Band

First Battalion of Artillery Band

First Battalion of Artillery Band at a National Guard exposition in Louisville, Kentucky, 1905. Photo by Royal Photo Co. From the collections of the Minnesota Military Museum Collection, Camp Ripley.

Gunners of the First Battalion of Artillery

Gunners of the First Battalion of Artillery

Sgt. Al Pray, holding his twin daughters, poses with fellow gunners of the First Battalion of Artillery during Visitors Day at Camp Lakeview, 1897.

First Section of Battery B, 151st Field Artillery Battalion

First Section of Battery B, 151st Field Artillery Battalion

The First Section of Battery B, 151st Field Artillery Battalion, learns to use a British 25-pounder howitzer in Northern Ireland, June 1942. This is the weapon they fired in North Africa. Front row, from left: Donald Reynolds, Frank Ruebl, Glenn Wishert, Louis Dobbleman, James O’Neil. In back: William Brisley, Lawrence Swanson, Alfred Wilson, John Anderson. Used with the permission of the Minnesota Military Museum, Camp Ripley.

151st Field Artillery Regiment

The 151st Field Artillery is one of the oldest, most decorated units in the Minnesota National Guard. Its performance in combat during World War I as part of the Forty-second “Rainbow” Division, and during World War II with the Thirty-fourth “Red Bull” Division, drew high praise from senior Army commanders and remains a source of pride to the soldiers in its ranks.

Henrik Shipstead with freshman senators.

Shipstead with fellow progressive, freshman senators Brookhard, Wheeler, and Frazier at the Capitol in Washington, 1922; Shipstead is second from right.

Henrik Shipstead in Washington

Henrik Shipstead in Washington

Shipstead seated at a meeting in Washington, 1939.

Henrik Shipstead

Henrik Shipstead

Shipstead as a new senator, 1923.

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