The aftermath of a May 5, 1950 airplane crash near the Minneapolis airport. The 3 crew and 28 ROTC passengers of the Curtiss C-46 survived the crash. The plane was named “The Haylift Express” because it once delivered hay to snowbound North Dakota farmers, the animal heads on the side of the plane designate completed Haylift missions.

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A photograph of a Minneapolis drugstore soda fountain on March 26, 1950.

Photographed by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer.

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A Fiddle-Bow Bill and His Dew Valley Acorns postcard promoting their appearance at the Midway Garden sometime in the 1950s.

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A staged photo of a woman in a fishing boat with a large walleye and a 6-pack of Schmidt City Club beer, May 15, 1950.

Photographed by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer on May 15, 1950.

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A woman putting out a “Free Snow” sign after a heavy snow storm hit Minneapolis in 1951.

Photographed by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer on March 14, 1951.

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The Minneapolis Artist/Printmaker Eunice Spicer Latham and her pet pig Susie in 1950.

Photographed by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer on January 15, 1950.

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Professional wrestler Gorgeous George walking to the ring during a April 10, 1950 match in Minneapolis.

Photographed by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer on April 10, 1950.

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Breaking up a fight between University of Minnesota and Harvard hockey players, December 30, 1950.

Photographed by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer on December 30, 1950.

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Red and yellow painted wood Sno Scooter manufactured by the White Bear Company of White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Circa 1955.

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Action during a Minneapolis Lakers game against the Harlem Globetrotters the day before the Lakers started the NBA playoffs.

Photographed by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer on March 20, 1950.

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