Item of the Day

The issue of leggings and airlines has really taken off (pun intended, sorry) since two girls wearing leggings weren’t allowed to board a plane home to Minnesota yesterday. This reminds us of what truly objectionable pants are, which we proudly share as today’s item of the day.

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A photograph of Bemidji High School basketball fans going crazy during the 1955 State Basketball Tournament.

This image forms part of our Minneapolis and St. Paul Newspaper Negative collection. Additional photographs in this series may be available in the library, please view the finding aid here.

For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this photograph in our collections database.

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An unused ticket for a 1991 Babes in Toyland concert at First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this ticket in our collections database.

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A red circular pin-back button distributed by the Anti-Saloon League, circa 1913.

For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this button in our collections database.

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A “Delphos” evening dress created by Mariano Fortuny of New York, New York, circa 1930s and worn by Markell Conley Brooks of Saint Paul, Minnesota. It consists of the original box with lid, a rose-colored china silk evening gown with Fortuny pleats and Venetian glass beads, and an orange/rose sash with stenciled design.

For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this dress in our collections database.

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A Navajo “Sunday” saddle blanket collected by Albert Gillette and donated to the Faribault House in Mendota, Minnesota, circa 1956.

For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this blanket in our collections database.

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A green circular pin-back button from the 1969 Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

See more items from our collection here:

• Saint Patrick’s Day

For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this button in our collections database.

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A photograph of a Minneapolis truck driver and his pet monkey hearing about the Seabees from a sailor during WWII.

This image forms part of our Minneapolis and St. Paul Newspaper Negative collection. Additional photographs in this series may be available in the library, please view the finding aid here.

For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this photograph in our collections database.

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A desktop cigar cutter sold by Nat Sherman and used by Ken Davis, CEO/Founder of Ken Davis Products, Inc. of Minneapolis, MN in the 1980s. Do you remember his barbeque sauces?

See more:

• Ken Davis objects
• Ken Davis Library Materials

For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this cutter in our collections database.

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A carte-de-visite photograph of John Lunkenheimer of St. Paul. He was a State legislator from 1876-1877 and President of the St. Paul Fire Department for five years in the 1870s.

For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this photograph in our collections database.

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