A portion of the Minnesota Veterans Home, once called the Minnesota Soldiers' Home, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Minnesota Legislature authorized the establishment of the Soldiers' Home in 1887 as a "reward to the brave and deserving" veterans who served on the Union side in the American Civil War of the 1860s. There are now (as of 2019) five veterans' home sites in Minnesota [graphic].

A portion of the Minnesota Veterans Home, once called the Minnesota Soldiers' Home, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Minnesota Legislature authorized the establishment of the Soldiers' Home in 1887 as a "reward to the brave and deserving" veterans who served on the Union side in the American Civil War of the 1860s. There are now (as of 2019) five veterans' home sites in Minnesota [graphic]. Highsmith, Carol M., 1946- photographer. still image Digital photographs Color 2010-2020. gmgpc 2019-10-24. eng Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive. America Minnesota Veterans Home United States Minnesota Hennepin County Minneapolis. Carol M. Highsmith Archive. https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/highsm.59872 No known restrictions on publication.