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| Title | Minnesota State Flag |
| Caption (front) | 1819, 1858, 1893; L'etoile Du Nord; Minnesota State Flag |
| Caption (back) | Minnesota State Flag; The state flag of Minnesota was adopted by the legislature of 1893. The picture on the flag's seal shows a pioneer farmer plowing on the banks of the Mississippi, his gun and powderhorn within reach. He is looking back at an Indian who is galloping away towards the setting sun. At the right are the falls of St. Anthony, and at the top is the state motto in French - "L'Etoile du Nord" - Star of the North. Three dates are woven into a flowered wreath: 1858, the Statehood year; 1819, the establishment of Fort Snelling; and 1893, the year the flag was adopted. |
| Subject |
State flags Flags |
| Location | Minnesota |
| Printer | Dexter Press |
| Publisher | Northern Minnesota Novelties |
| Period | Photochrome Period, 1940-Present |
| Language | English |
| Card No. | B-MN-00-6 |
| Genre | Postcards |
| Digital Publisher | Miami University Libraries |
| Copyright | This item is made available by the Walter Havighurst Special Collections, Miami University, for personal, educational, and research purposes in accordance with the Fair Use provisions of Copyright Act of 1976. Other uses may require permission from the copyright owner. |
| Collection Name | Bowden Postcard Collection Online |
| Repository | Walter Havighurst Special Collections Library at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio |
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| Title | Front |
| Caption (back) | The state flag of Minnesota was adopted by the legislature of 1893. The picture on the flag's seal shows a pioneer farmer plowing on the banks of the Mississippi, his gun and powderhorn within reach. He is looking back at an Indian who is galloping away towards the setting sun. At the right are the falls of St. Anthony, and at the top is the state motto in French - "L'Etoile du Nord" - Star of the North. Three dates are woven into a flowered wreath: 1858, the Statehood year; 1819, the establishment of Fort Snelling; and 1893, the year the flag was adopted. |
| Subject |
State flags Flags Farming |
| Period |
Photochrome Period, 1940-Present |
| Language | English |
| Card No. | MN00006 |
| Genre | Postcards |
| Digital Publisher | Miami University Libraries |
| Copyright | This item is made available by the Walter Havighurst Special Collections, Miami University, for personal, educational, and research purposes in accordance with the Fair Use provisions of Copyright Act of 1976. Other uses may require permission from the copyright owner. |
| Collection Name | Bowden Postcard Collection Online |
| Repository | Walter Havighurst Special Collections Library at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio |
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