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3626. Svithiod Home wooden building with porch, Excelsior, Minnesota

Description:
Wooden two-story building at Svithiod Home. The Svithiod Home was started in 1928 near Excelsior by the Independent Order of Svithiod for immagrants "who felt a need for fellowship outside the religious sphere."
Contributing Institution:
Westonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3627. Swallow and Hopkins Mill, Winton, Minnesota

Description:
The Swallow and Hopkins Lumber Mill was the second largest mill in Winton. It opened in 1899 as the Fall Lake Lumber Company and continued operations until shortly after World War One.
Contributing Institution:
Ely-Winton Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3628. The Forest Hotel and Vertin's Cafe, Ely, Minnesota

Description:
At one time the premire hotel in Ely, Minnesota. In December of 1967, the building caught fire destroying not only the hotel but Vertin's Restaurant which was located in the hotel. The hotel was never rebuilt but Vertin's relocated to141 East Sheridan Street.
Contributing Institution:
Ely-Winton Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3629. The Game and Fish Station, Winton, Minnesota

Description:
Game wardens were important men in the backwoods of Minnesota. Noted above most was the Native American warden, John or Jack Linklater. Another of lasting fame was William Hanson.
Contributing Institution:
Ely-Winton Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3630. The Glass House, 701 Douglas Street, Lakefield, Minnesota

Description:
House located in Lakefield on 701 Douglas Street. Original builder was a Mr. A. N.. Douglass; who's daughter had tuberculosis and it was built to aid in the cure. Built in 1893 with maximum number of window for sunshine and fresh air, it contains 57 windows.
Contributing Institution:
Jackson County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3631. The Narrows on Lake Minnetonka with bridge, Orono, Minnesota

Description:
The Narrows bridge spans the channel connecting the Upper Lake with Lower Lake Minnetonka. The north side of the channel is in the town of Orono, and its south side is in Tonka Bay.
Contributing Institution:
Westonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3632. Three male swimmers, Ely, Minnesota

Description:
Left to right: John Johnson, John Pete and Andrew Watila. The date must be the 1920s.
Contributing Institution:
Ely-Winton Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3633. Threshing scene, Vining, Minnesota

Creator:
Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Description:
View of the Port Huron and J. I. Case tractors and threshers.
Contributing Institution:
Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3634. United States Forestry Voyageur Visitor Center, Ely, Minnesota

Description:
This building once housed exhibits of the human and natural drama of the Superior National Forest and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Later, after the United States Forest Service moved to other quarters, the building became the International Wolf Center.
Contributing Institution:
Ely-Winton Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3635. United States Post Office, Ely, Minnesota

Description:
This building looks exactly the same today as it did when built back in the 1930s. On the interior there are murals of miners and wildlife painted during the Great Depression through the New Deal art projects by Minnesota artist Elsa Jemne.
Contributing Institution:
Ely-Winton Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3636. Unknown town, northern Minnesota

Creator:
Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Description:
Aerial view of an unknown town in northern Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3637. View of boathouses on Shagawa Lake, Ely, Minnesota

Description:
Boathouses lined the shores of Shagawa Lake. Published for Bergland Brothers and A. S. James, Ely, Minnesota by a German firm.
Contributing Institution:
Ely-Winton Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3638. Washington Elementary School, Ely, Minnesota

Description:
Washington Elementary School contains a beautiful 900 seat auditorium as well as the Workman murals. It was built in 1908 but became the junior high school in 1959 when a new elementary school was built. Today it once more serves as the elementary school.
Contributing Institution:
Ely-Winton Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3639. Watonwan County's first courthouse, St. James, Minnesota

Description:
Madelia was Watonwan's first county seat, from 1860-1878. The first courthouse building is the one pictured but was since razed. In 1878 the county the seat was relocated to St. James.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3640. Wayzata and Breezy Point on Lake Minnetonka, Wayzata, Minnesota

Description:
This is a view from Wayzata of Breezy Point on Lake Minnetonka, from Edward A. Bromley Collection, Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is a reprint of a much earlier photo (1860s or 1870s).
Contributing Institution:
Westonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3641. Well diggers, St. James, Minnesota

Description:
View of well diggers at work in St. James, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3642. Willow Creek Church, Lewisville, Minnesota

Description:
Exterior view of the Willow Creek Church.
Contributing Institution:
Watonwan County Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3643. Winter scene in the woods, northern Minnesota

Creator:
Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Description:
Man standing under a curved birch branch during the winter.
Contributing Institution:
Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3644. Woman homesteader, northern Minnesota

Creator:
Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Description:
Woman homesteader in front of a log cabin in northern Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3645. Women in store, northern Minnesota

Creator:
Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949
Description:
Two women at a store counter displaying national brand names such as Quaker Wheat, Nabisco, Graham.
Contributing Institution:
Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3646. Zenith Mine, Ely, Minnesota

Description:
The Zenith Mine opened in 1892 and was in operation until it closed in 1964.
Contributing Institution:
Ely-Winton Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3647. Zion Evangelical Church of Danube, Minnesota

Description:
Exterior view of the Zion Evangelical Church.
Contributing Institution:
Renville County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3648. Zion Evangelical Church of Danube, Minnesota

Description:
Exterior view of the Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church.
Contributing Institution:
Renville County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards
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