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1. August Widmark's homestead, Clearwater County, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1902
Description:: The August Widmark homestead was typical of the Clearwater County homesteads prior to 1909. A team of oxen, a few cows and a market for the timber was all one needed for a start in this county.
Contributing Institution:: Clearwater County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

2. Daniel Justus family, Swede Lake, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1860?
Description:: Men with a horse-drawn plow pose with women and children in front of a small log house. Justus was the first Swedish settler in Swede Lake.
Contributing Institution:: American Swedish Institute
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

3. Nels and Anna Olson family, Thomson, Minnesota.

Date Created:: 1890?
Description:: Exterior view of a log home. The house was built by Anna's father Simon Palkie in 1873. Nels Olson was the first Swede in Thomson, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:: American Swedish Institute
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

4. Robert Fitzpatrick homestead, Chandler, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1890?
Description:: A harvest scene at the Robert Fitzpatrick homestead near Chandler.
Contributing Institution:: Murray County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

5. Selner homestead in Erie Township, Becker County, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1890?
Description:: Selner homestead in Section 30 of Erie Township in Becker County, Minnesota. Sophie Selner and Andy Winkler are playing peek-a-boo under the Bimler Brothers machine.
Contributing Institution:: Becker County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs