Minnesota art collector and patron Charles Bolles-Rogers posing in front of his portrait painted by Minnesota artist Frances Cranmer Greenman.

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A pair of beadwork epaulets for the shoulders of a shirt. Made by the Ojibwe and dated circa 1910.

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Football helmet used by Minnesota Vikings safety Paul Krause during the mid- to late 1970s. Krause played for the Vikings from 1968 to 1979 and is the NFL all-time interception leader with 81. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998.

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A rectangular yellow cotton canvas bag with padded shoulder strap and “THE/MINNEAPOLIS/STAR” printed on one side in black and orange. Used by a Minnesota newspaper delivery boy in the 1970s.

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An oil on canvas painting made as part of the WPA Art Project showing a group of workers taking a break, made by Dorothea Lau in 1935.

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Presidential candidate Dwight Eisenhower greets a bearded fan with a coon-skin cap during a visit to Minnesota in September 1952.

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A pint glass produced by Surly Brewing Company of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota (now located in Minneapolis), following the passage of the “Surly Bill” in 2011. This law allows breweries to apply for a license to distribute their beer for retail sale and sell on the brewery’s premises. The front has an opaque white printed image of the State Capitol building behind a hand holding a Surly pint glass encircled by text that reads “POWER OF THE PINT / With your help, we changed the law”.

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A tintype showing Frances Goodman Heilbron and a group of her friends wearing swimming costumes. Made in 1890.

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A Spencer .52 caliber repeating carbine with a walnut stock, iron mountings, and a round barrel with an elevating notched rear sight and a German silver blade front sight. The carbine was used during the Civil War by Captain Mahlon Black of the 2nd Company of Minnesota Sharpshooters. Black’s unit, after serving in the Army of the Potomac, was assigned to duty with the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment on the first day of the Battle of Fair Oaks. In 1865, after being formally mustered out, Black re-enlisted and was transferred to the 1st Minnesota Battalion.

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A promotional sign advertising the Dairy Queen Black Magic sundae with Angel Food and Hot Fudge. Created by National Dairy Queen Development Company, 1955.

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