Dedication Ceremony and Parade
Removal of flags from the old Capitol building with a parade to the new Capitol building - 1905 scrapbook view
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The completion of the newly constructed Minnesota State Capitol Capitol building was celebrated with a parade on June 14, 1905. Flags from the Civil War were carried from the old Capitol building to the new statehouse by veterans of the conflict. Marching bands, soldiers and workers marched through downtown up the hill to the new building.
Float in dedication parade for new State Capitol, 1905.
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Removal of flags from old State Capitol to be carried to the new Capitol building, 1905.
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Capitol dedication parade - moving Civil War battle flags from the old State Capitol to the New State Capitol building, June 14, 1905
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View of the Minnesota Capitol Building, possibly after the dedication ceremony
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