Two men discuss a large “For Health – Drink Milk, not Booze” sign.

Captured by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer on November 11, 1941.

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KSTP TV cameras filming during a surgical procedure.

Captured by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer on December 1, 1948.

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A group of guys, including Mayor Hubert H. Humphrey at the far right, judging a swimsuit contest.

Captured by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer on March 9, 1947.

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The Three Stooges on the prowl during a 1949 visit to Minnesota.

Captured by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer on August 26, 1949.

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Wrestler Maurice Tillet “The French Angel” (right) on his way to beating Alford Johnson in under 18 minutes during a June 1940 match.

Captured by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer on June 12, 1940.

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Spirit of St. Louis rhinestone pin. “Spt of St. Louis” text at center. Circa 1945.

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African-American man on his 1947 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead motorcycle.

Captured by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer on May 28, 1947.

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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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