Torch, medal, and donor plaque for the 1990 US Olympic Festival, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The festival, which ran from 1978-1995, was desig...

University of Minnesota Gophers cart with small gold Naval Company, Inc cannon. Painted metal cart in maroon and gold with four wheels, two handle...

Minnesota Vikings football cart with small silver Naval Company, Inc cannon. Painted metal cart in purple and yellow with four wheels, two handles...

Krupp, Germany. Bisected metal Krupp's no. 1 railroad train locomotive wheel. The Krupp company was well known for Alfred Krupp's invention of sea...

Large group of medallions. Nineteen James J. Hill Group medallions featuring a bust of James J. Hill. Two Glacier National Park medallions featuri...

M&StL (Minneapolis & St. Louis) wooden train box or trunk with iron fittings. Marked along the front "M&ST L Train Box No."Provenance: Collection ...

Group of two large glass globe ceiling lampshades from the Great Northern Railroad. Each with scrolling leaf designs etched along the sides and a ...

K. & I. T. Dietz 39 Vulcan double guard, wire bottom model. Impressed along the top "Dietz, N. 39 Vulcan New York, U.S.A." With a red glass globe....

Great Northern Railway Company Special Agent railroad police badge. The central boss features an image of Louis W. Hill, president of the company ...

Pair of antique tin money boxes, one with a red handle. Keys are not included.Provenance: Collection of the James J. Hill Reference Library.Certai...

Early railroad sign, likely from the Great Northern Railway, that reads "Wait until car stops. Do not stand on car step. Do not lean out beyond si...

Group of twelve books containing maps and records of the Northern Pacific Railway Company and Great Northern Railroad, ca. 1920s.Provenance: Colle...

Wooden handled case with a hinged lid. Impressed along both sides with the image of a still life.Provenance: Collection of the James J. Hill Refer...

Large group of 30 books and atlases on the subjects of travel and collecting. Included is a scrapbook about James J. Hill.Provenance: Collection o...

Large collection of memoriums for James J. Hill following his death. Most from corporations such as First National Bank where Hill was a part of t...

Fontaine Talbot Fox, Jr. (American, 1884-1964). Group of original drawings and newspaper cuttings of cartoons and illustrations, most wishing the ...

Russian silver plated samovar with a silver plated undertray. Marked along the top in Cyrillic "Tul.Patron.Zav" possible referring to Tula, a city...

Group of two octagonal cast iron plaques of James J. Hill in profile. Each with mounted stands.Provenance: Collection of the James J. Hill Referen...

Pair of two plaster reliefs depicting a figure in a rowboat on a lake with a mountain and forest in the background, possibly of Glacier National P...

Large group of personal items from James J. Hill and Louis Hill. Including Louis Hill's spectacles, photographs of the Hills, etchings, medals, st...

Group of two early Minnesotan works, one map and one print. The map is of Lake Minnetonka in 1884. A legend along the upper left corner reads "The...

John T. McCutcheon (American, 1870-1949). Ink on paper two-panel cartoon of James J. Hill painting a picture of "The Golden Northwest" to a group ...

Edited manuscript of Stewart H. Holbrook's biography of James J. Hill, "James J. Hill: A Great Life in Brief." Knopf: New York, 1955.Provenance: C...

E.A. Brown 18K gold English pocket watch. With an ornately engraved dial with applied hour markers, and additional engravings along the movement, ...

Large group of railroad stock and gold certificates from various railroad companies in the United States, dating from the early 20th c.Provenance:...

Octagonal bronze plaque for the Association of the Great Northern Railyard Veterans featuring a bust of James J. Hill along the center.Provenance:...

Warren Telechron Co., American. Large electric clock housed in a wooden case with a spotlight.Provenance: Collection of the James J. Hill Referenc...

Framed photograph of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands, the Hague, 1901. Silver gelatin print. Printed by Ebner and La Haye. ...

Set of four 19th c. Dutch sterling silver candlesticks, with spiral twist stems on round spreading bases. Profusely decorated throughout with scro...

Gorham sterling silver two-handled trophy cup or chalice with a square base. Etched along one side with "Presented to Hon. James J. Hill at the op...

Silver punch bowl. Designed by Alfred Lenz of New York. Presented to James J. Hill at a banquet given by "Minneapolis friends" on September 19, 19...

Large silver plated serving tray and Wallace ladle. The server rests on four legs and is decorated with an impressed foliate design along the tray...

Large group of maps and schematics of the United States featuring the Great Northern Railroad, Minneapolis, and Saint Paul. The schematics mainly ...

Albert Hartshorne (English, 1839-1910),"Old English Glasses." Edward Arnold: New York and London, 1897. Book containing an illustrated catalog of ...

John Senex (English, 1678-1740). "Map of Louisiana and the River Mississippi," from "A New General Atlas," London, 1721. Dedicated to William Law ...

Group of two homestead act certificates from the Land Office in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. One is signed by President Ulysses S. Grant; the other i...

Letter from Alexander Ramsey, first governor of the Minnesota Territory and second governor of the state of Minnesota, a post he held from 1860-18...

Benjamin Upton (American, 1818-1910). Cabinet card photograph depicting Native Americans sitting on an cliff overlooking Minnehaha Falls in Minnea...

Benjamin Upton (American, 1818-1910). Cabinet card photograph depicting a real estate office with gentlemen gathered on the porch in Minneapolis, ...

Benjamin Upton (American, 1818-1910). Cabinet card photograph depicting the first frame house in St. Anthony, Minnesota. Titled "First Frame House...

Benjamin Upton (American, 1818-1910). Cabinet card photograph depicting Ramsey County court house in 1857 in Minnesota. Titled with a stamp and fu...

Benjamin Upton (American, 1818-1910). Cabinet card photograph depicting the Old Government Flour Mill in 1857 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Titled "O...

Benjamin Upton (American, 1818-1910). Cabinet card photograph depicting St. Anthony Falls in 1863 in Minnesota. Titled "St. Anthony Falls in 1863....

Benjamin Upton (American, 1818-1910). Cabinet card photograph depicting St. Anthony Falls in 1863 in Minnesota. Titled "St. Anthony Falls in 1863....

Benjamin Upton (American, 1818-1910). Cabinet card photograph depicting St. Anthony Falls in 1861 in Minnesota. Titled "St. Anthony Falls" and dat...

Benjamin Upton (American, 1818-1910). Cabinet card photograph depicting St. Paul, Minnesota in 1868. Titled "St. Paul in 1868 from College Avenue"...

Benjamin Upton (American, 1818-1910). Cabinet card photograph depicting St. Anthony, Minnesota in 1857. Titled "St. Anthony in 1857. Winslow House...

Benjamin Upton (American, 1818-1910). Cabinet card photograph depicting St. Paul, Minnesota in 1861. Titled "St. Paul in 1861" and additionally in...

Benjamin Upton (American, 1818-1910). Cabinet card photograph depicting St. Paul, Minnesota in 1861. Titled "St. Paul in 1861 from Dayton's Bluff....

Benjamin Upton (American, 1818-1910). Cabinet card photograph depicting St. Anthony Falls in Minnesota in 1863. Titled "St. Anthony Falls in 1863"...

Benjamin Upton (American, 1818-1910). Cabinet card photograph depicting St. Anthony Falls in Minnesota in 1863. Titled "St. Anthony Falls in 1863....

Benjamin Upton (American, 1818-1910). Oval cabinet card photograph depicting a dog sled team in St. Paul, Minnesota in the winter of 1859. Titled ...

Benjamin Upton (American, 1818-1910). Cabinet card photograph depicting Civil War "Hickory Guards" of Fort Snelling in Minnesota. Inscribed below ...

Benjamin Upton (American, 1818-1910). Cabinet card photograph depicting Fort Ripley in 1862 in Minnesota. Titled "Fort Ripley, Minnesota 1862." An...

Benjamin Upton (American, 1818-1910). Cabinet card photograph depicting a Native American Indian encampment in Minnesota in 1858. An ink inscripti...

Benjamin Upton (American, 1818-1910). Cabinet card photograph depicting Red River carts with men lounging in the grass. Titled "Red River Carts, F...

Benjamin Upton (American, 1818-1910). Cabinet card photograph depicting a ferry leading to Fort Snelling in Minnesota in 1867. Titled "Fort Snelli...

Benjamin Upton (American, 1818-1910). Cabinet card photograph depicting the Second Infantry at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. (Civil War) Inscribed bel...

Benjamin Upton (American, 1818-1910). Cabinet card photograph depicting the second Minnesota State Fair in 1860. Titled "State Fair in Fort Snelli...

Benjamin Upton (American, 1818-1910). Cabinet card photograph depicting Rochester, Minnesota in 1867. Titled "Rochester, Minnesota 1867" Numbered ...