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State Capitol. St. Paul.
Antique postcard from the private collection of Valerie Mockaitis.
Published circa 1905 by E. C. Kropp Pub. Milwaukee.
This black-and-white postcard has a large bottom border
for a message because the back was designated as for the
address only.
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St. Paul. New State Capitol
Antique postcard from the private collection of Valerie Mockaitis.
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons circa 1905.
Printed in Germany.
The horse-drawn vehicles and the pedestrians were probably added by the artist, as was the unusual sky.
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Old Minnesota State Capitol
Photograph by Whitney & Zimmerman circa 1860.
Source: Minnesota Historical Society.
This state capitol was Minnesota's first. It was built in 1853, but was inadequate and underwent major remodeling and expansion in 1872 and again in 1878.
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Old Minnesota State Capitol
Sketch published in 1875 in Harper's Weekly. Source: Minnesota Historical Society.
The first state capitol is shown in this sketch after the major 1872 remodel. Besides adding a wing, the dome and drum were removed and replaced with the large cupola. This capitol was remodeled again in 1878.
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State Capitol after first remodeling, St. Paul
Photograph circa 1875.
Source: Minnesota Historical Society.
This photo of the capitol after the 1872 remodel is from a similar, if not the same, angle as the sketch above.
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State Capitol. St. Paul, Minn.
Photo published circa 1880 by Alf. Palmquist & Co.
The enlargement from the 1878 remodel of the first Minnesota capitol is shown in this photograph. The building burned in 1881.
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Zimmerman's Artistic Minnesota Views
Stereoscopic card circa 1885.
Source: Minnesota Historical Society.
Minnesota's second capitol, pictured here, was built in the same location as the first. It opened in 1883 and was used for only 10 years before the current capitol was considered a necessity and in the planning stages. This building was in public use until 1937, and then it was torn down.
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Zimmerman's Artistic Minnesota Views
Stereoscopic card circa 1885.
Source: Minnesota Historical Society.
This enlargement is included here to provide better detail.
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Minnesota State Capitol. St. Paul, Minn.
Antique, embossed postcard published circa 1905 by S. Langsdorf & Co. Publishing, New York, N. Y. Made in Germany.
There is no reason for the stone dome of this capitol to be shown as green in this view other than artistic misinterpretation.
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Moccasin, Minnesota State Flower
State Capitol, St. Paul, Minn.
Antique postcard. Copyright 1908 by Williamson-Haffner Co., Denver.
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Minnesota, gem of the north,
Both fields and forests tell thy worth.
Our love and praises thou dost win,
Emblem dear is the moccasin.
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The Minnesota State Capitol. St. Paul, Minn.
Antique postcard published circa 1905 by Raphael Tuck & Sons. Printed in England.
Here the stone dome is the right color. The difference between this dome and the green one in the view above is interesting since the cards were made from the same photo and include some of the same artwork.
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Minnesota State Capitol. St. Paul, Minn.
Antique postcard published circa 1910.
This wonderfully active and dramatic view has a black-and-white mate at the top of this page.
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