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Photographs personal residences of lawyers and judges in Minnesota.
Photographs of Historic Federal Courthouses in Minnesota.
Photographs of Historic County Courthouses in Minnesota - Part One.
Photographs of Historic County Courthouses in Minnesota: Part Two.
Photographs of Historic County Courthouses in Minnesota: Part Three.
Photographs of the St. Paul City Hall-Ramsey County Courthouse. (1932).

























































































Viewing Thomas M. Newson, "Pen Pictures of St. Paul, Minnesota, and Biographical Sketches of Old Settlers " (1886).


Thomas M. Newson, "Pen Pictures of St. Paul, Minnesota, and Biographical Sketches of Old Settlers " (1886).

In the 1880s Thomas McLean Newson (1827-1893), a St. Paul journalist, wrote dozens of short biographical sketches of early settlers for local newspapers. The portraits, which included many lawyers and judges, are short, vivid and insightful. They were compiled and published in a 746 page book in 1886. It is posted here.

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