A rare stereographic daguerreotype showing St. Anthony falls in Minneapolis in the 1850s.

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A carved oak fragment of the hull of the USS Minnesota with engraved silver plaque reading “Trophy / From U.S. Battle Ship Minnesota / PRESENTED BY / T. Buttler & Co. Boston Mass. / TO / A.S. of N. Crew of Minnesota No. 1.” The ornamental trophy was created when the Minnesota was decommissioned from the U.S. Navy and scrapped in 1901.

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A ¼ plate Daguerreotype showing the St. Cloud and Hartford Land Office in St. Anthony, Minnesota. 1857.

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An ambrotype of Governor and Mrs. Horace Austin on their wedding day in 1859.

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A United States Army Model 1842 single-shot .54 caliber percussion lock pistol that belonged to Alexander Ramsey, Governor of Minnesota from 1860 – 1863. The pistol has an oiled walnut stock and brass mountings. The iron parts are finished white, except for a blued trigger. Made by Henry Aston in Middletown, Connecticut.

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A quarter plate daguerreotype showing a view of St. Paul at the corner of Third and Robert streets in 1851.

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A large framed daguerreotype of five men with surveying equipment. Made in the 1850s.

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A daguerreotype showing a view of St. Paul and the First Baptist Church. Taken in 1851.

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An ambrotype of Dr. Josiah R. Snelling with his dog in 1855. Snelling was the son of the first commander of Fort Saint Anthony, which later became Fort Snelling.

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Daguerreotype of St. Anthony Falls and stores along Main Street, St. Anthony, made in the 1850s.

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