A photograph from around 1890 showing the Yoerg Brewing Company’s delivery wagon in St. Paul. Anthony Yoerg moved to St. Paul in 1848 and started brewing soon thereafter.

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St. Paul Baseball Opening Day Tag, circa 1916.

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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 photograph of the 1978 St. Patrick’s Day parade.

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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 oil on canvas painting of the Mississippi River in downtown St. Paul made by Ben Swanson in 1936.

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President Truman touring St. Paul during a visit to St. Paul on November 3, 1949.

Photographed by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer on November 3, 1949.

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Steel and Stone by Robert Edwards

Gouache on board painting of the Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge and the Robert Street Bridge in downtown St. Paul, 1987.

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Rice steamer (in Hmong,  lauj ncuab ncus mov or pot making rice) consisting of two parts:  a spittoon-like aluminum vessel and a woven bamboo basket in an elongated cone shape. Purchased in 1995 and used by members of the Hmong community in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

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Firefighter’s helmet used by Oscar J. Pederson, Assistant Chief of the St. Paul Fire Department, circa 1940.

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To view more historical firefighting objects, and to learn about the dedication of the Minnesota Fallen Firefighter Memorial on September 30, 2012, watch our podcast Firefighting in Minnesota: A Salute to the Fallen.