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Street scene, Farmington Minnesota, 1907
Street scene, Farmington Minnesota, 1907
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Oak Street looking west toward Milwaukee Depot, Farmington Minnesota, 1909
Oak Street looking west toward Milwaukee Depot, Farmington Minnesota, 1909
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Methodist Episcopal Church, Farmington Minnesota, 1910's
Methodist Episcopal Church, Farmington Minnesota, 1910s
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Exchange Bank Building, Farmington Minnesota, 1910's
Exchange Bank Building, Farmington Minnesota, 1910s
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Souvenir Card, Farmington Minnesota, 1911
Souvenir Card, Farmington Minnesota, 1911
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Oak Street and Milwaukee Depot, Farmington Minnesota, 1911
Oak Street and Milwaukee Depot, Farmington Minnesota, 1911
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Grieble Block, Farmington Minnesota, 1912
Grieble Block, Farmington Minnesota, 1912
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Dakota County Fair, Farmington Minnesota, 1913
Dakota County Fair, Farmington Minnesota, 1913
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Third Street looking north, Farmington Minnesota, 1919
Third Street looking north, Farmington Minnesota, 1919
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Cooperative Creamery Company, Farmington Minnesota, 1921
Cooperative Creamery Company, Farmington Minnesota, 1921
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Green Gables Camp, Farmington, Minnesota, 1937
Green Gables Camp, Farmington, Minnesota, 1937
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Street View, Farmington Minnesota, 1939
Street View, Farmington Minnesota, 1939
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Railroad Station, Farmington Minnesota, 1939
Railroad Station, Farmington Minnesota, 1939
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Steam Railroads of Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota Steam Railroads of
Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota
Steam railroading became an integral part of the communities in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota in the late 1800s. The railroad provided hundreds of jobs and the ability to transport both goods and passengers across the Midwest. The Chicago & North Western Railway, the Chicago Great Western Railroad, the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway, the Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific Railroad, and the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (called the Milwaukee Road by employees) served five principal gateways, which included Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota; Omaha, Nebraska; and Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri. Operating steam engines required tremendous manpower, and by the 1920s, some steam passenger trains were replaced by more efficient motor cars, fueled by oil-powered engines. Steam engines could no longer compete with the reduced operating costs, smaller crew requirements, and time savings provided by diesel, which ultimately led to the fall of steam in 1955.
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Movie Theater, Farmington Minnesota, 1939
Movie Theater, Farmington Minnesota, 1939
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Street view, Oak Street, Farmington Minnesota, 1940's
Street view, Oak Street, Farmington Minnesota, 1940s
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High School, Farmington Minnesota, 1942
High School, Farmington Minnesota, 1942
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Jefferson Street and Residence Street, Farmington Minnesota, 1944
Jefferson Street and Residence Street, Farmington Minnesota, 1944
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