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St. Paul Flax Twine Mill Building

Date: 1910
Description: St. Paul Flax and Twine Mill. The factory was owned and operated by the International Flax Twine Company (originally Minnie Harvester Company), a subsidiar...
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Malcolm E. Willey Residence from Street

Date: 08 1963
Description: Exterior of the of the Malcolm E. Willey residence showing the entrance steps and a portion of the carport. A black car is parked in front of the carport....
Book or Pamphlet

Minneapolis Harvester Works Catalog

Date: 1885
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for the Minneapolis Harvester Works, manufacturers of twine binders and other agricultural implements, featuring a chromol...
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Leech Lake Agency Medical Care

Date: 1901
Description: Dr. Stephenson, Leech Lake Agency physician, and assistants prepare a small pox patient for removal to the hospital.
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Falls of Saint Anthony

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Description: Elevated view of the Falls of Saint Anthony as viewed from the east, with a bridge spanning the falls, and a part of Saint Paul on the opposite shoreline.
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Men in Front of Log Cabin

Date: 1900
Description: Two men in front of a log cabin hunting lodge.
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Showers' Store Exterior

Date: 1939
Description: Exterior view from road of a log building with a sign reading: "Showers' Store." Automobiles are parked outside and a Shell filling pump stands near the st...
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Tug Boat in Frozen Lake Minnetonka

Date: 1939
Description: View of a tug boat docked on frozen Lake Minnetonka. The boat was powered by an International PD-80 power unit and bears signage reading "Priscilla" and "....
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Sig Olson Duck Hunting

Date: 1930
Description: Sigurd Olson duck hunting with his son, Sig Jr.
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Sigurd Olson

Date: 1942
Description: Sigurd Olson standing in a Border Lakes Outfitting Company canoe.
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Statue at Saint Joseph Academy of the Holy Angels

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Description: View of a statue of Saint Joseph holding a child at Saint Joseph Academy of the Holy Angels, founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph on September 15, 1931.
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Railroad Station

Date: 1968
Description: Elevated view looking down over the railroad station district.
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Brovald Moving Beehives

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Description: Andrew C. Brovald moving a hive with a wooden wheelbarrow. A row of beehives are on the left, and more beehives are sitting in the grass in the background....
Book or Pamphlet

St. Paul Harvester Works Catalog Cover

Date: 1881
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for the Saint Paul harvester and cord binder, manufactured by the Saint Paul Harvester Works. The cover features a chromol...
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McCormick-Deering/International Harvester at Minnesota State Fair

Date: 1940
Description: Registration booth for International Harvester at the Minnesota State Fair. Includes a list of IH dealers "Present Today."
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Farmall A Tractor on Display at Minnesota State Fair

Date: 1940
Description: View of display inside a tent at the Minnesota State Fair of a McCormick-Deering Farmall A tractor set up in front of a wall with a sign above it reading: ...
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Chicago Bay Boarding House

Date: 1914
Description: View across field towards the Chicago Bay Boarding House. The lake is in the background on the left. Chicago Bay, Minnesota, is now called Hovland.
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Small Cemetery

Date: 1914
Description: View towards a wooden fence surrounding a cemetery near Tom Lake, north of Chicago Bay. Wooded hills are in the background.
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Jack with Pack

Date: 1914
Description: Jack carrying a large pack on his back. There is a log cabin in the background.
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Carl's Raft

Date: 1914
Description: View of a raft floating in the water. Carl made this primitive "raft" of a single saw log and a tree trunk fastened together with nails.

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