Grace, Minnesota State Photograph

Since 2002, Within the Secretary of State’s office in the Minnesota State Office Building is a colorized photograph that has been in the public domain since 1995.

The photograph “Grace,” depicting an elderly man bowing his head and giving thanks, was taken in Bovey, Minnesota in 1918 by Eric Enstrom, and was adopted as the official state photograph in 2002. A copy of the photograph is on display in the secretary of state’s office in St. Paul.

Read the story behind the photo from the official Eric Enstrom website