Street in Crookston Minnesota, 1870
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Robert Street, looking East, Crookston Minnesota, 1884
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Old Fontaine Store, near where Great Northern Depot now stands, Louis Fontaine, pioneer storekeeper, Crookston Minnesota, 1890
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Farmers with farm machinery bought from N. P. Stone Company on Main Street, Crookston Minnesota, 1890
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United States Land Office, Crookston Minnesota, 1896
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Bridge at Crookston Minnesota, 1900
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Sawmill at Crookston Minnesota, 1900
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Looking southwest from the Courthouse tower, Crookston Minnesota, 1900
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"Old dam" at Crookston, showing power house and Crookston Roller Mill, 1900
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Broadway looking southwest from corner of Second Street, Crookston, 1900
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High School Buildings, Crookston Minnesota, 1900's
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Courthouse and Jail, Crookston Minnesota, 1905
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Saw Mill, Crookston Minnesota, 1905
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Power House, Crookston Minnesota, 1905
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Main Street looking north, Crookston Minnesota, 1905
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2nd Street and Great Northern Depot, Crookston Minnesota, 1905
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Palace Hotel, Crookston Minnesota, 1906
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Court House, Crookston Minnesota, 1907
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Taft speaking at Crookston Minnesota, 1908
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High School, Crookston Crookston Minnesota, 1908
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Main Street looking north, Crookston Minnesota, 1908
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James J. Hill's private train arriving at Crookston Minnesota, 1908
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Flour Mill, Crookston Minnesota, 1908
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Carnegie Library, Crookston Minnesota, 1909
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Robert Street, Crookston Minnesota, 1909
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Polk County Jail, Crookston Minnesota, 1910
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Power House, Crookston Minnesota, 1910
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Crookston Marble Works, Crookston Minnesota, 1910
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Birds eye view, Crookston Minnesota, 1910
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Crookston College, Crookston Minnesota, 1910
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Armory, Crookston Minnesota, 1910
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St. Vincent Hospital, Crookston Minnesota, 1910
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Second Street looking east, Crookston Minnesota, 1910
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View of Houston Avenue, Crookston Minnesota, 1910's?
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Great Northern Railway Yard, Crookston Minnesota, 1910's?
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View of Crookston from the Courthouse Tower, Crookston Minnesota, 1911
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Roberts Street, Crookston Minnesota, 1911
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2nd Street looking West, Crookston Minnesota, 1911
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The Hill and Senior Buildings at the Northwest School of Agriculture, Crookston Minnesota, 1912
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Crookston Lumber Company, Crookston Minnesota, 1912
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Robert Street looking east, Crookston Minnesota, 1913
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Street filled with many sheep and lambs, Crookston Minnesota, 1914
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Bethesda Hospital, Crookston Minnesota, 1914
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Main Street in Crookston during a campaign parade for R. T. Buckler, candidate for state senator, 1914
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Red Lake River, Crookston Minnesota, 1915
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Campaign postcard showing a sheep drive down Main Street, Crookston, 1915
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Robert Street, Crookston Minnesota, 1915
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Central School, Crookston Minnesota, 1916
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St. Joseph Academy, Crookston Minnesota, 1918
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Grand Opera House, Crookston Minnesota, 1918
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Campus Street, Northwest School of Agriculture, Crookston Minnesota, 1920
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Electrical Development New Dam, Crookston Minnesota, 1920's?
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Hotel Crookston, Crookston Minnesota, 1921
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Scene on the Red Lake River, Crookston Minnesota, 1924
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Polk County Bank Building, Crookston Minnesota, 1925
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Second Street, looking west, Crookston Minnesota, 1925
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Senior Hall, Northwest School of Agriculture, Crookston Minnesota, 1925
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Repaving Crookston, 1928
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Polk County Courthouse, Crookston Minnesota, 1932
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Aerial View, University of Minnesota Crookston Campus, 1933
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First Presbyterian Church, Crookston Minnesota, 1933
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High School, Crookston Minnesota, 1935
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Hotel Crookston, Crookston Minnesota, 1935
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Fire Department, Crookston Minnesota, 1936
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Grading and graveling street, Crookston Minnesota, 1936
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United Lutheran Church of Crookston destroyed by fire, February 8th, 1936
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Winter Sports Building, Crookston Minnesota, 1938
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Mount St. Benedict, Crookston Minnesota, 1940
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Polk County Courthouse, Crookston Minnesota, 1940's?
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Eugene Field School, Crookston Minnesota, 1941
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Polk County Jail, Crookston Minnesota, 1943
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Interior, Harold C. Hagen's store, Crookston Minnesota, 1943
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Broadway Avenue looking South, Crookston Minnesota, 1945
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Roberts Street, Crookston Minnesota, 1947
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Red Lake River, Crookston Minnesota, 1950
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Clinic, Crookston Minnesota, 1950
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Winter Sports Arena, Crookston Minnesota, 1950
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Crookston Mayor and Governor Youngdahl viewing flood at Crookston, 1950
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Aerial view, Crookston flood, 1950
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Aerial view, Crookston flood, 1950
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Street scene, Crookston Minnesota, 1950's
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Bethesda Hospital, Crookston Minnesota, 1954
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Country Club Motel, Crookston Minnesota, 1958
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Street view, Crookston Minnesota, 1960's
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Street view, Crookston Minnesota, 1960's
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View along North Ash Street, Crookston Minnesota, 1960's
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Golf Terrace Motel, Crookston Minnesota, 1967
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Aerial View, University of Minnesota Crookston Campus, 2005
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