A member of the Milwaukee Brewer’s baseball team yelling at the ump during a May 11, 1948 game against the Minneapolis Millers.

Captured by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer in 1948.

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Photograph of heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis speaking to a KSTP television news reporter. Louis had traveled to the Twin Cities to promote his namesake soft drink, Joe Louis Punch. Captured by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer on July 6, 1948.

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A man and woman execute an acrobatic pose near the beach at Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis. Captured by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer on June 14, 1947.

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Northwest Airlines employee badge used by Minneapolis architect and watercolorist Francis R. Meisch. Meisch was employed as an airport engineer and architect for NWA from 1942 to 1950. The badge is undated but includes a photograph of Meisch and his signature.

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Babe Ruth pauses for a photograph with a young fan on the tarmac at Wold-Chamberlain Field (now Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport) during a visit to Minnesota. Captured by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer in August of 1947. Ruth was to die a year later on August 16, 1948.

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Photograph of boxer Elmer “Kid Violent” Ray at home with one of his heavyweight boxing championship trophies. Captured by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer on September 10, 1946.

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A man and a woman chop down a tree (or pose as if they are doing so) on the roof of a building in downtown Minneapolis. The Foshay Tower rises in the background. Captured by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer on October 3, 1946.

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Children gather around a Twin Cities Driving school vehicle that has crashed into a tree. Captured by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer on July 5, 1946.

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A tattoo artist applies a tattoo to his client’s artificial leg. Captured by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer on November 28, 1944.

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Two members of the Vulcan Krewe take a police officer hostage during the 1946 St. Paul Winter Carnival. The Krewe is a fraternal organization whose members are elected on a yearly basis and participate in charitable, promotional and theatrical activities associated with the Carnival. The image was captured by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer on February 22, 1946.

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