Graphite drawing of Fort Ripley from east the Mississippi, 1863. Drawing by Jonathan Burnett Salisbury.

Graphite drawing of Fort Ripley from east the Mississippi

Graphite drawing of Fort Ripley from east the Mississippi, 1863. Drawing by Jonathan Burnett Salisbury.

Graphite Drawing of Fort Ripley, 1863. Drawing by Jonathan Burnett Salisbury.

Graphite drawing of Fort Ripley

Graphite Drawing of Fort Ripley, 1863. Drawing by Jonathan Burnett Salisbury.

Black and white drawing of Brigadier General Eleazar Wheelock Ripley, c.1812.

Brigadier General Eleazar Wheelock Ripley

Brigadier General Eleazar Wheelock Ripley. Fort Ripley is named for this general from the War of 1812. Unsigned engraving from Peterson, Charles, Jacob. Military Heroes of the War of 1812. Philadelphia: William A. Leary & Co., 1849.

Black and white photograph of Fort Ripley, 1862.

Fort Ripley

Fort Ripley, 1862.

Fort Ripley

Fort Ripley was a nineteenth century army outpost located on the upper Mississippi River in north-central Minnesota. It was situated near government agencies for the Ho-Chunk and Ojibwe. By its very presence, however, the fort spurred immigration into the area by whites.

Color image of a Minneapolis Civilian Auxiliary button, c.1917.

Minneapolis Civilian Auxiliary button

Minneapolis Civilian Auxiliary button, c.1917. This button was worn by Edward Karow, member of the Minneapolis Civilian Auxiliary. Original button is in the Edward Karow Scrapbooks, 1917–1925, Manuscript Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Color scan of a war map of Minneapolis likely drawn during the Twin Cities Streetcar strike, 1917.

War map of Minneapolis drawn during the Twin Cities Streetcar strike

War map of Minneapolis drawn during the Twin Cities Streetcar strike, 1917. The map was likely drawn by Minnesota Home Guard and Minneapolis police commanders. Original map is in the Edward Karow Scrapbooks, 1917–1925, Manuscript Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Special Deputy Sheriff, Ramsey County badge

Special Deputy Sheriff, Ramsey County badge, issued to members of the Minnesota Home Guard during the Twin Cities Streetcar strike, 1917. This badge was worn by Edward Karow, Captain in the Thirteenth Battalion of the Minnesota Home Guard. Original badge is in the Edward Karow Scrapbooks, 1917–1925, Manuscript Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Black and white photograph of Home Guardsmen on duty outside the St. Paul Public Library during the Street Railway union rally in Rice Park, December 2, 1917.

Home Guardsmen on duty outside the St. Paul Public Library

Home Guardsmen on duty outside the St. Paul Public Library during the Street Railway union rally in Rice Park, December 2, 1917.

Black and white photograph of Third Infantry passing in review for Maud Hart Lovelace, author of Early Candlelight, which was set at Fort Snelling, September 1929.

Third Infantry passing in review for Maud Hart Lovelace

Third Infantry passing in review for Maud Hart Lovelace, author of Early Candlelight, which was set at Fort Snelling, September 1929.

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