Babcock Road sign

Babcock Road sign

Road sign originally located on Trunk Highway 60 near Faribault, Minnesota, in the mid-twentieth century. The road was named in honor of Charles Merritt Babcock (1871-1936), commissioner of Highways. The sign was used ca. 1920–1960.

Comstock House

Comstock House

Comstock House, Moorhead. Photograph by Ole E. Flaten, ca. 1885.

Painting celebrating the life of Ruth Tanbara

Painting celebrating the life of Ruth Tanbara

Acrylic-on-canvas triptych painting ("Ruth Nomura Tanbara: A Life of Public Service") by HIRO, 2005.

Gown worn by Thersea Ericksen

Gown worn by Thersea Ericksen

Pink and white piña cloth gown with black velvet collar made in the Philippines by Lang Lee. The own was worn by Red Cross nurse Theresa Ericksen of Minnesota at a reception for William Taft, the first governor of the Philippines, 1901.

Button produced by the Minnesota Smoke-Free Coalition

Button produced by the Minnesota Smoke-Free Coalition

"Tobacco Payments for Tobacco Prevention" button produced by the Minnesota Smoke-Free Coalition, ca. 1995–2009.

"Camel Cash" advertisement issued by Camel brand cigarettes

: "Camel Cash" advertisement issued by Camel brand cigarettes

"Camel Cash" advertisement issued by Camel brand cigarettes. The Joe Camel character was central to the charge that tobacco companies marketed their products to children—the state's claim in State of Minnesota V. Philip Morris.

Anti-smoking bumper sticker produced by the Community Prevention Coalition of Hennepin County

Anti-smoking bumper sticker produced by the Community Prevention Coalition of Hennepin County

Anti-smoking bumper sticker produced by the anti-substance-abuse Community Prevention Coalition of Hennepin County, ca. 1993. The camel is an allusion to Joe Camel, a cartoon character used in marketing Camel cigarettes made by the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.

"Camel Cash" catalog issued by Camel brand cigarettes

"Camel Cash" catalog issued by Camel brand cigarettes

"Camel Cash" catalog issued by Camel brand cigarettes. The Joe Camel character was central to the charge that tobacco companies marketed their products to children—the state's claim in State of Minnesota V. Philip Morris.

Button produced by the Minnesota Smoke-Free Coalition

Button created by the Minnesota Smoke-Free Coalition

"Save Kids, Not Tobacco" button produced by the Minnesota Smoke-Free Coalition, ca. 1995–2009.

Self-portrait of Anton Gág painted by his daughter Wanda

Self-portrait of Anton Gág

Self-potrait of Anton Gág, ca. 1900.

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