The Library is actively processing thousands of new photos for the archive. These photos are searchable by keyword, session, and contributor, but may not yet be searchable by legislator name or topic.
The Library partnered with legislative staff photographers from the House Public Information Services Office and Senate Media Services to preserve their work in this joint Legislative Photo Archive. Legislative photographers share a set of photos with the Library each year for inclusion in the archive. The archive provides a centralized place to save and search for photos that document the work of the Legislature over time. Use the search fields below to explore the archive.
While the archive includes some material from other contributors (e.g. Minnesota Historical Society collections), photos from non-legislative offices or sources are added on a case-by-case basis at the Library’s discretion. For information about usage policies for photos from legislative staff photographers, please see the Minnesota House of Representatives Photo and Digital Image Use Policy and the Minnesota Senate Photo and Digital Image Use Policy.