Item of the Day

This patch is embroidered with the seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Academy, featuring an eagle with an olive branch and arrows in its talons over a red, white, and blue shield.  

For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this patch in our collections database.

An oil on canvas painting titled "Zero Morning" made by Minnesota artist Henry Holmstrom in 1940.

For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this painting in our collections database.

A photograph of St. Paul Saints player Jim Pendleton, Milwaukee Brewers players George Crowe (center), and James "Buzz" Clarkson (left) discussing batting before a September 7, 1951 baseball game.

This image forms part of our Minneapolis and St. Paul Newspaper Negative collection. Additional photographs in this series may be available in the library, please view the finding aid.

For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this photograph in our collections database.

A set of six identical clear glass tumblers from the Minnesota Territorial Centennial in 1949.

For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view these glasses in our collections database.

A cyanotype photograph of F. Scott Fitzgerald and his mother, Mary (McQuillan) Fitzgerald, in front of their apartment on Laurel Avenue in 1897.

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A bumper sticker that reads "FIRST AMERICANS/ FOR/ MONDALE/ FERRARO". It is associated with 1984 Democratic presidential and vice presidential candidates Walter F. Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro.  Circulated by Roger A. Jourdain.

For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this sticker in our collections database.

A pair of leather moccasins decorated with geometric beadwork. Made by Northern Plains Indians and dated to the early 20th century.

For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view these moccasins in our collections database.

This photograph shows a woman working on the wiring of a B-24 "Liberator" bomber in May, 1944.

This image forms part of our Minneapolis and St. Paul Newspaper Negative collection. Additional photographs in this series may be available in the library, please view the finding aid.

This is a toy tanker with bright yellow steel cab with 'Tonka' decal on doors and a silver-colored plastic tanker with 'SHELL' [Shell Oil Company] & Shell logo on sides, in original cardboard packaging labeled 'Tonka/TANKER/...' model number 2635 made by Tonka Toys, Mound, Minnesota, 1978.

For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this toy in our collections database.

This segment of a railroad rail and an iron spike mounted to a wooden block is marked as being the first rail, St. Paul to Duluth, 1866-1942.

For more information or to purchase a photograph of this item, view this rail and spike in our collections database.