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1. Artwork - "Spirit of 1862"

   Artwork print titled "Spirit of 1862". Created by McLeod County Sheriff Scott Rehman with photographer Jon Otteson for Rehman's submission for the Night of the Arts' Celebrity Art Auction held June 1, 2012 at the McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson. The collage of Civil War and 1862 Conflict era artifacts and photographs pictured were from the collections of the McLeod County Historical Museum. Rehmann and Otteson used the pieces to create a...

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2. Bag, Powder - Black powder leather pouch

   Black powder leather pouch with shoulder strap and brass spring action device on the open end of the pouch. Used in the Hutchinson Stockade during the Indian Outbreak. Given by William Dewing.

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3. Clipping, Newspaper - American House, Hutchinson

   Newspaper clipping photograph of Hutchinson's first hotel, the old American House. Undated. Mounted on cardboard. Marked on back as a loan to the Historical Society June 26, 1915(?) by W. H. Hartman. The main right hand part of the American House was built by Jack Dieter. Wm. Sumner bought and moved it to the corner later occupied by J. A. Tmey's clothing store. He added the wing and porch and it stood at the location for some 30 years. Me...

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4. Disc, Compact - Sioux Indian Execution-Mankato December 26, 1862

   CD of the poster of the Execution of the Thirty-Eight Indians at Mankato, Mn, December 26, 1862.

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5. Drawing - Pendergast Academy, Hutchinson, MN

   1880 Pencil drawing of Pendergast Academy that was burned down by Little Crow's band of Indians during the Dakota Uprising in 1862. It was Hutchinson's first school house. Another drawing is 1988-0409-002. One or both were drawn by John Fickling, a student in the school. This drawing appears to have been done professionally.

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6. Drawing - Pendergast Academy, Hutchinson, MN

   1880 Pencil drawing of Pendergast Academy that was burned down by Little Crow's band of Indians during the Dakota Uprising in 1862. It was Hutchinson's first school house. Another drawing is 1988-0409-001. One or both were drawn by John Fickling, a student in the school. This drawing appears to be less professional and was drawn on the back of an engraving of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales (in 1880).

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7. Gunpowder - Black powder saved by Ellen Pendergast Harrington

   Glass vial of black powder saved by Ellen Pendergast Harrington; saved from cartridges used with musket balls during the Indian outbreak.

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8. Lithograph - Company B, 3d Regiment, Minn Volunteer Inf.

   Color lithograph "Soldiers' Memorial" for Company B, 3rd Regiment, Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, mustered into United States Service November 15th, 1861. by Captain A. D. Nelson, 10th Infantry U.S.A. at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co. Lithographers. Entered in year 1863 by J. W. Waterman in clerk's office of District Court of the Southern District of Ohio. Paragraphs at the top corners describe the history of the regiment, in...

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9. Picture - Chief Little Crow

   Framed oval picture of Little Crow (Taoyateduta), Dakota Indian Chief who led the 1862 Indian Uprising in Minnesota. Wide brown barn wood frame; glass

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10. Portrait - Daniel Cross

    Charcoal portrait of Daniel Cross. He is dressed in suit and tie. Daniel was killed in the 1862 Dakota Uprising.

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11. Postcard - Target Tree, August 17,1862

    Black and white photographic postcard showing a lone tree standing in a harvested grain field. This tree called the "Target Tree" was located on the spot of the first blood shed at Acton Township, MN in the U.S.-Dakota War, Aug 27,1862.

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12. Poster - Execution of the Thirty-Eight Sioux Indians

    Color poster showing the Execution of the Thirty-Eight Sioux Indians at Mankato, Minnesota, December 26, 1862.

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13. Poster - Little Crow

    Large poster about Little Crow, Dacotah chief, using an article from the November 7, 1971 St.Paul Pioneer Press & Dispatch Sunday Magazine. Relates the history of Little Crow as Chief, his death, brutal treatment at Hutchinson, display & storage of his body by the Minnesota Historical Society, and private family burial at Flandreau SD. Jesse Wakeman, his closest descendant and Mrs. Ida Allen are pictured. Includes photographs & a drawing of Ta...

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14. Print - Indian Execution, 1862

    Framed lithograph print of the Execution of the Thirty-Eight Sioux Indians at Mankato Minnesota December 26, 1862. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1883 by John C. Wise in the Office of Librarian of Congress at Washington. Hayes Litho. Co., Buffalo NY. Wood frame; glass.

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15. Print, Photographic - Chief Little Crow statue & monument

    Composite black and white photograph of the first statue of Chief Little Crow and the monument erected near the site he was killed. The Little Crow statue, sculpted by Les Kouba in 1937, was located by the Hutchinson, MN dam. The monument, erected in 1929, is located north of Hutchinson in Meeker County. The plaque on the monument reads: "Chief Little Crow, leader of the Sioux Indian outbreak in 1862, was shot and killed about 330 feet south o...

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16. Print, Photographic - Dr. John Benjamin Family

    Sepia toned, outdoor photograph of the Dr. John Benjamin Family. Seated (l to r) Robert G. Benjamin, Annie B. McKenzie, Dr. John & Elizabeth Garner Benjamin & Franklin Benjamin. Standing (l to r) Dr. Arthur E. Benjamin, Louisa Benjamin Cooke, Olive Benjamin Bacon & Dr. Winfred Benjamin. Mounted on photo board. The date 1894 is written on the reverse in pencil and the name George W. Benjamin. Dr. John Benjamin was present at the Hutchinson stockad...

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17. Print, Photographic - Dr. John Benjamin family, c.1894

    Framed black & white outdoor photograph of the Dr. John Benjamin Family. Taken in the orchard at Faerie Glen, 1.5 miles east of Hutchinson, c.1894. A bear skin is at their feet. Ornate silver gray wood frame with gilt accents and trim; glass; wood backing. Seated (l to r) Robert G. Benjamin, Annie Benjamin McKenzie, Dr. John & Elizabeth Garner Benjamin & John Franklin "Frank" Benjamin. Standing (l to r) Dr. Arthur E. Benjamin, Louisa Benjamin ...

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18. Print, Photographic - Eliphalet W. Richardson, killed by Indians, Fort Ridgely August 22,1862

    Photocopy of a photograph of the gravestone in Glencoe City Cemetery for Eliphalet W. Richardson, killed by the Indians at Fort Ridgely August 22, 1862. A color photograph copy is attached to family tree chart 2007-0173-002.

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19. Print, Photographic - Glencoe cemetery stone-Samuel & Laura White

    Color photograph of a cemetery stone in Glencoe, MN cemetery marked "Samuel and Laura White, Killed by Indians at Lake Addie, September 22, 1862, aged 52 and 45 years". The stone was located 150' north of the flagpole.

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20. Print, Photographic - Mr. & Mrs. Silas J. Green

    Black and white photograph of Mr. & Mrs. Silas J. Green. Silas Green was admired for his knack of woodcarving. He was a friend of the Vollmer family and lived in Winsted, MN for a time, c.1876. Mounted on gray photo board. In 1862 (August 13 to November 1) he was third sergeant with the Hutchinson Home Guard that protected Hutchinson, MN during the Sioux Indian Uprising. He is buried at Long Lake, MN in the cemetery next to Highway 12. Not...

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