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Bales of twine inside Minnesota State Prison, Bayport (later Stillwater), 1925.
Exterior view of the twine factory and warehouse at Minnesota State Prison, Bayport (later Stillwater). Photo by C. J. Hibbard, 1913.
The twine factory floor at Minnesota State Prison, Bayport (later Stillwater). Photo by C. J. Hibbard, ca. 1914.
Interior view of the twine factory at Minnesota State Prison, Bayfield (later Stillwater). Photo by C. J. Hibbard, ca. 1914.
Interior view of the twine factory at Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, ca. 1900.
Sample of baling twine produced by the twine factory at the Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, between 1891 and 1925. Prisoners bundled the twine by coiling it, flattening the coil, and binding the coil in a tight cylindrical spiral.
Twined bag made by a Somali weaver and elder. Sold at the East African Women’s Center in Minneapolis, 2007.
Twins' catcher Tim Laudner watches a foul ball fly out of reach, and into the Metrodome seats.
Twins manager Tom Kelly.